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American professional ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Mark Kastelic
Kastelic playing for the Ottawa Senators in January 2024
Born (1999-03-11) March 11, 1999 (age 25)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
NHL draft 125th overall, 2019
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2021–present

Mark Kastelic (born March 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kastelic was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

Early life

Kastelic was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Kastelic played his youth ice hockey years with the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes teams while attending Desert Vista High School.

Playing career

Kastelic joined the Calgary Hitmen junior team of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2015. He played five seasons for the Hitmen. His best season was 2018–19 when he scored 47 goals and had 77 points. He served as team captain for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons. He went undrafted twice during his time with Calgary.

After his outstanding 2018–19 season, Kastelic was drafted in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in the fifth round, 125th overall, as an over-age player by the Ottawa Senators. Kastelic signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators. Kastelic returned to Calgary for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In 2021, Kastelic made his professional debut, joining the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL), Ottawa's primary minor-league affiliate.

Due to injuries to several Senators players, Kastelic was called up to Ottawa in January 2022. Kastelic made his NHL debut on January 29, 2022, against the Anaheim Ducks. On April 23, 2022, Kastelic scored his first two career NHL goals, including the eventual game-winner, in a 6–4 win against the Montreal Canadiens.

During the 2022–23 season, Kastelic made the Ottawa Senators out of training camp and became an NHL regular. Impressed with his play, general manager Pierre Dorion signed him to a two-year $1.67 million contract on October 27, 2022. On January 13, 2023, Kastelic scored the game-winning goal in a 5–3 win over the Arizona Coyotes, playing in his hometown for the first time. During the NHL All-Star break, Kastelic was sent back to Belleville on February 2, 2023, after having missed the previous four Ottawa games with an illness/injury. He was recalled on February 25.

On June 24, 2024, Kastelic was traded alongside Joonas Korpisalo and a 2024 first round pick to the Boston Bruins, in exchange for Linus Ullmark.

Personal

Kastelic is of Slovenian descent. His father Ed is a former professional ice hockey player who played 220 games for the Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers of the NHL. His grandfather Pat Stapleton played over 600 games for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins of the NHL. His uncle Mike Stapleton played 697 games in the NHL for several teams.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes T1EHL 24 5 10 15 38 4 1 3 4 4
2015–16 Calgary Hitmen WHL 59 5 5 10 39 5 0 1 1 4
2016–17 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 13 22 35 65 4 0 1 1 10
2017–18 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 23 22 45 93 — — — — —
2018–19 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66 47 30 77 122 9 6 3 9 18
2019–20 Calgary Hitmen WHL 58 38 30 68 83 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 31 4 6 10 18 — — — — —
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 64 14 14 28 87 2 0 2 2 4
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 2 2 4 14 — — — — —
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 7 4 11 102 — — — — —
2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 7 1 4 5 5 — — — — —
2023–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 63 5 5 10 63 — — — — —
NHL totals 144 14 11 25 179 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 4

Awards and honors

Award Year
WHL
East Second All-Star Team 2019, 2020

References

  1. ^ "Mark Kastelic Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN". TSN. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. "Mark Kastelic Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. Alvira, Zach (July 16, 2019). "Ahwatukee's Mark Kastelic picked by Ottawa in NHL Draft". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Captain Kastelic – 2020 Hitmen Graduating Class". dubnetwork.ca. July 14, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. Wallace, Lisa (September 26, 2022). "Family wisdom and hard work carried Ottawa Senators rookie Mark Kastelic to the NHL". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. "Sens F Norris expected to be out until after all-star break". TSN. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. "Event Summary, Saturday January 29, 2022". NHL. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. "Senators hang on, send Canadiens to eighth loss in a row". NHL. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. "Senators sign Mark Kastelic to two-year contract extension". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  10. Marshall, John (January 13, 2023). "Kastelic scores winning goal as Senators send Coyotes to 7th straight loss". CBC Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  11. Garrioch, Bruce (February 2, 2023). "Snapshots: Centre Mark Kastelic will spend the lengthy Senators break in Belleville". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  12. "Ice Chips: Sens send Greig to AHL, recall Kastelic". TSN. February 25, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  13. "Ullmark traded to Senators by Bruins for Korpisalo, 1st-round pick". NHL.com. June 24, 2024.

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