Justin Sourdif

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Justin Sourdif
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Sourdif with the Charlotte Checkers in 2024
Born (2002-03-24) March 24, 2002 (age 22)
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Florida Panthers
Charlotte Checkers  (AHL)
NHL draft 87th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2022–present

Justin Sourdif (born March 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Junior

Sourdif played in the Delta Hockey Academy before he was selected third overall by the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft. [1] He began his major junior career with the Giants in the following 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, Sourdif was a member of the Giants team that advanced all the way to the WHL championship, losing in seven games to the Prince Albert Raiders. [2] During the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season, Sourdif registered 54 points for the Giants. [3] That season, Sourdif was among those chosen to the play in the Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. [4] He was selected as the Giants captain leading into his final junior season in 2021–22 and with the club out of playoff contention he was dealt to the Edmonton Oil Kings at the trade deadline in exchange for two first-round draft picks and a fellow junior player on January 17, 2022. [5] Sourdif contributed with 14 points through 19 playoff games with the Oil Kings to help capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions. [6] As WHL champions, the Oil Kings were one of the four teams at the 2022 Memorial Cup, however, the team finished last in the tournament. [7]

Professional

Sourdif was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on October 7, 2020. [3] Sourdif was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on September 25, 2021. [8] Sourdif began his professional career in the 2022–23 season, assigned by the Panthers to American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Remaining with the Checkers for the entirety of the season, Sourdif showed offensive potential in posting seven goals and 24 points while limited to just 48 games through injury as a rookie. [9]

In the 2023–24 season, following an impressive training camp with the Panthers, Sourdif was the final cut re-assigned to the Checkers before the commencement of the season. [10] Before joining the Checkers, Sourdif was recalled by the Panthers and was named to the opening season roster. He later made his NHL debut on October 16, 2023, in a 4–3 victory against the New Jersey Devils. [11] [12] He went scoreless in three games with the Panthers before he was re-assigned to the Charlotte Checkers on October 23, 2023. [13]

International play

Sourdif was selected to play for Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. In five games he scored one goal and five points and as the team won a silver medal. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18Valley West Hawks U18 BCEHL 352350735732354
2017–18 Vancouver Giants WHL 4000070000
2018–19 Vancouver GiantsWHL64232346311726816
2019–20 Vancouver GiantsWHL5726285444—————
2020–21 Vancouver GiantsWHL2211233429—————
2021–22 Vancouver GiantsWHL249233228—————
2021–22 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL281722393319591418
2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 48717243261124
2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 30000
2023–24 Charlotte CheckersAHL581226386231012
NHL totals30000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 Canada Red U17 4th61234
2019 Canada HG18 Silver medal icon.svg51452
Junior totals112686

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2020 [4]
WHL Champion 2022 [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ Ewen, Steve (June 2, 2022). "Ex-Vancouver Giants allies Justin Sourdif, Lukas Svejkovsky now adversaries in WHL final". The Province. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Zillich, Tom (October 6, 2020). "Vancouver Giants' Justin Sourdif picked by Florida Panthers". The Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Zillich, Tom (December 17, 2019). "Sourdif says he's excited to play in CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vancouver Giants trade captain Justin Sourdif to Edmonton Oil Kings at the WHL trade deadline". The Province . January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Edmonton Oil Kings win 2022 Ed Chynoweth Cup". CanadianSportScene.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Van Diest, Derek (June 27, 2022). "Edmonton Oil Kings still champions despite being eliminated from Memorial Cup". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Panthers agree to terms with forward Justin Sourdif". Florida Panthers. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021– via NHL.com.
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  10. ↑ "Justin Sourdif back to Florida Panthers NHL roster". FloridaHockeyNow.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Reinhart scores twice, Bobrovsky makes 31 saves as Panthers beat Devils 4-3 for their first win". ESPN . Associated Press. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ Niedzielski, Nicholas (October 23, 2023). "Florida Assigns Justin Sourdif to Charlotte". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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