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Fantasy Summary

Potential to be a bottom-six NHL forward.


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June 2022 – At 24 years old, Kaspick will need to improve his production in order to continue on his path to the NHL. Thus far in his professional career, he’s played 170 games in the AHL and tallied 18 goals and 19 assists. As an RFA, it’s not unlikely he doesn’t get re-signed and instead signs a minor league contract this off-season. Gordon Munro

June 2018: Kaspick finished his last season in the WHL as both a captain of the Brandon Wheat Kings and a point-per-game player for the Victoria Royals post-trade. A quick skater with a bit of an edge Kaspick’s next challenge is the AHL. It’s too soon to tell if the forward prospect will be as successful on pro ice but he’s going to get plenty of opportunities with the San Antonio Rampage. Josh Epstein

September 2017 – Kaspick made progress in 2016-2017 with the Brandon Wheat Kings.  Although 19 goals and 26 assists in 49 games does not cause anybody to be elated, the five PPGs and 3 SHGs are a positive sign for Kaspick’s development.  The Blues are a patient organization and Kaspick remains a player who projects out as a bottom 6 grinding forward with some upside.  He faces increased competition longer term from newly drafted players such as Kostin and Thomas who possess more overall talent than Kaspick.  On the other hand, bottom six grinders are always in demand if they learn to play within their limitations.  Kaspick seems willing to engage in the physical aspect of the game.  The talent on the Brandon Wheat Kings in 2016-2017 meant he was playing down the lineup; and that could account for his production of goals being good but not excellent. Kaspick is playing at the Traverse City Tournament this week; and it is an especially important chance for him to showcase himself.  Kaspick seems at least two seasons away from an NHL callup. Doug Abrams

December 2016 – The Blues took their third centre of the 2016 draft by picking Tanner Kaspick of the WHL-champion Brandon Wheat Kings and recipient of the 2016 WHL Scholastic Player of the Year. Going into his draft year, Kaspick wasn’t putting up any kind of offensive numbers that would make you say “wow”. He scored just one goal in his 2014-15 rookie campaign and tallied 13 this 2015-16. He wasn’t afforded prime ice time as he had the misfortune of playing behind Nolan Patrick, Jayce Hawryluck and John Quenneville so that had a large affect on his numbers. But thanks to the graduation to the professional ranks for the later two and Patrick battling an injury that has sidelined him for all but six games this year, Kaspick has taken his game to another level. In his third WHL campaign, the assistant captain has registered 11 goals and 18 assists (a team high) in 27 games. And on a team full of minuses Kaspick is a plus-five. He’s a hard-working, heart and soul type player who’s not afraid to battle in the corners or go the greasy areas on the ice and make things happen. Brad Phillips

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 2.0
NHL Certainty 1.0
Country CAN
Position C
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth January 28, 1998
Height 6‘1”
Weight 203 lbs
Drafted 2016 Round 4; Overall: 119

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2011-2012 Brandon Wheat Kings U15 AAAWAAA U1529 24 731 48|        
 2012-2013 Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAAMU18HL42 8 3038 30|Playoffs7 3 47
 2013-2014 Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAAMU18HL40 28 3563 42|Playoffs7 1 1011 10 
  Team Manitoba WCCC-164 4 26 2|        
  Brandon Wheat KingsWHL1 1 01 0|        
 2014-2015 Team Gold U17-Dev3 4 15 4|        
  Brandon Wheat KingsWHL53 1 1718 15|Playoffs13 1 23
  Canada White U17WHC-175 1 01 0|        
 2015-2016 Team White U18-Dev3 1 12 2|        
  Brandon Wheat KingsWHL53 13 1831 37|Playoffs21 5 510 28 
  Brandon Wheat KingsMemorial Cup3 0 00 0|        
  Canada U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup4 0 00 0|        
 2016-2017 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL49 19 2645 75|Playoffs3 0 22
 2017-2018 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL35 12 2537 43|        
  Victoria RoyalsWHL25 13 1427 22|Playoffs2 1 23
  Manitoba MooseAHL0 0 00 0|Playoffs1 0 11
  WHL All-StarsJr Super Series2 0 11 7|        
 2018-2019 San Antonio RampageAHL46 4 48 24|        
  Tulsa OilersECHL6 0 11 4|Playoffs18 3 25 20 
 2019-2020 San Antonio RampageAHL59 6 814 33|        
 2020-2021 Utica CometsAHL20 2 35 16|        
 2021-2022 Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL45 6 410 40|Playoffs13 0 00
 2022-2023 Iowa WildAHL43 2 46 38|Playoffs2 0 11
 2023-2024 San Jose BarracudaAHL64 6 915 42|        
 2024-2025 AsiagoICEHL- - -- -|        

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