Team: Dallas Stars
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Fantasy Summary

A serial playmaker, Ertel follows a pass-first mentality, making accurate feeds to teammates.


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January 2025 – Ertel is in the first year of his entry-level contract. He was one of the last cuts in training camp with the Dallas Stars and due to a log jam of forwards has since spent most of this season with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL. Though he has recently been called up to the AHL and has been making an impression from the jump. He has been a solid bottom six player with some offensive upside that will help him carve out a spot at a higher level. If he can add some finishing to his game along with his play-making abilities, he will find himself a permanent spot in the AHL soon. Taylor Newby

 

January 2024 – In September of 2023, Ertel went the to prospect tournament in Traverse City with the Dallas Stars. Shortly after the tournament started, the Stars had multiple injuries on the blue line. Ertel was one of the players chosen to take shifts on defense, allowing him to showcase his two-way game. Since then, he has been playing in the OHL for the North Bay Battalion. Though he is an overager, Ertel has been stellar for his team, as he is currently a point-per-game player. He has fine tuned his play-making skills but even more so, he has been able to finish his own chances. Ertel is becoming a well-rounded player that can be lethal at both ends of the ice.  Taylor Newby

 

September 2022 – Ertel was cut from training camp today, and will be heading to the North Bay Battalion of the OHL for the 2022-23 campaign. Ertel was under-utilized the in NCAA with Cornell University, and will hopefully receive more opportunities and ice time in the OHL. Poised for a strong season, Ertel could see himself on both special team units, as well as in a top-six position. Aaron Itovitch

 

June 2022 – After several years of dominance in high school at St. Andrews College, and a successful period in the MJAHL with the Summerside Western Capitals, Ertel shot himself up all the way to the third round of the 2021 draft. In his first NCAA season with Cornell, Ertel put up nine points in 23 games, far below expectations set for him after being a third-round NHL draft pick. If Ertel finds his game at the college level, expect him to finish his degree, realistically jumping to the pros for the 2024-25 season. Aaron Itovitch

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.5
NHL Certainty 6.5
Country CAN
Position LW
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth May 27, 2003
Height 6‘2”
Weight 187 lbs
Drafted 2021 Round 3; Overall: 79

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2012-2013 Toronto BulldogsBrick Invitational6 1 01 2|Playoffs2 2 02
 2014-2015 Team Ontario Selects U12WSI U129 3 25 16|        
 2017-2018 Mississauga Senators U16 AAAOHL Cup4 1 01 4|        
  Mississauga Senators U15 AAAGTHL U15- - -- -|        
 2018-2019 Toronto Red Wings U16 AAAU16 AAA70 27 3461 -|        
  Toronto Red Wings U16 AAAOHL Cup7 3 36 4|        
  Team GTHL Blue OGC-164 1 34 0|        
  Toronto Red Wings U16 AAAGTHL U1632 12 1123 24|        
  Victus Academy U18NAPrepHL U182 0 00 0|        
  Cambridge RedhawksGOJHL5 0 00 0|        
 2019-2020 St. Andrew's College CAHS56 40 5393 42|        
  St. Andrew's College CISAA12 11 1627 18|        
 2020-2021 St. Andrew's College CISAA0 0 00 0|        
  Summerside Western CapitalsMJAHL18 9 1928 10|Playoffs5 3 69
 2021-2022 Cornell Univ.NCAA23 1 89 10|        
 2022-2023 North Bay BattalionOHL46 14 2236 52|Playoffs20 1 56 26 
 2023-2024 North Bay BattalionOHL64 25 4469 74|Playoffs16 8 1119 21 
 2024-2025 Texas StarsAHL16 1 56 4|        
  Idaho SteelheadsECHL21 4 48 0|        

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