Chase Priskie

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Chase Priskie
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Priskie with the Hershey Bears in 2023
Born (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)
Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears  (AHL)
Florida Panthers
NHL draft 177th overall, 2016
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2019–present

Chase Evans Priskie (born March 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Priskie appeared in four NHL contests with the Florida Panthers. He is the first player exclusively born and raised in South Florida to play a game for the Panthers.

Playing career

Born in March 1996, Priskie was originally eligible to be drafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, but was not chosen until two years later when he was selected near the end of the sixth round, 177th overall by the Washington Capitals, after playing at Quinnipiac University for the Bobcats. [1] In his first season, Priskie averaged top four minutes and finished third in points among team defensemen; he was ranked 126th overall according to NHL Central Scouting heading into the draft. [1] He would play three more seasons with Quinnipiac, finishing with over a point-per-game in his final season. During this time, he served as team captain from 2017 to 2019, when he graduated. In his final season, he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and led all defensemen in the country in goals scored, but lost the prestigious award to Cale Makar. [2]

After his final year of college, Priskie was not signed by the Capitals and became a free agent in August 2019. On August 17, Priskie and the Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract. [3] In his first professional season, Priskie did not make the Hurricanes' roster and was assigned to Carolina's minor league affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. He appeared in 52 games with the Checkers, recording 31 points. On February 24, 2020, the NHL's trade deadline, Priskie was included in a package with Erik Haula, Eetu Luostarinen, and Lucas Wallmark when he was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Vincent Trocheck. [4] He played the rest of the season in the AHL with Florida's affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

During the COVID-19 affected 2020–21 season, the Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning shared an AHL team, the Syracuse Crunch, where Priskie appeared in 15 games. As a restricted free agent, Priskie was re-signed by the Panthers to a $750,000 one-year, two-way contract on August 5, 2021. [5] The following season, the Checkers became Florida's affiliate, and Priskie began the season with them. [6] Priskie was called up to the Panthers three times by November 3, 2021, to serve as depth for Panthers defensive injuries, but did not appear in a game. [7] He made his NHL debut the following night against the Capitals due to an injury to Radko Gudas, playing on the bottom defensive pair next to Kevin Connauton. [8] He played 10:37 and recorded one shot on goal in a 5–4 overtime win. [9] In his debut, Priskie became the first Florida player to suit up for the Panthers. His accomplishment was celebrated with several billboards in the Sunrise, Florida, area. [10] Priskie was returned to the AHL on November 7. [11]

A free agent at the end of the season, Priskie signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 13, 2022, the opening day of free agency. [12] On March 3, 2023, the Sabres traded Priskie to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Austin Strand. [13]

On July 5, 2023, Priskie signed a one-year, two-way contract in joining his draft club, the Washington Capitals, for the 2023–24 season. [14]

Personal life

Priskie was born in Pembroke Pines, the only child of parents Jeff Priskie and Lisa Evans, and is Jewish. [15] He grew up a fan of the Florida Panthers. [10] Priskie first attended a Panthers game when he was 27 days old on April 16, 1996. [16] While at Quinnipac, he majored in finance with a minor in computer science, graduating early in 2018. He completed a Master of Business Administration in 2019, also from Quinnipac. [17]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 576142018—————
2015–16 Quinnipiac University ECAC 43422262—————
2016–17 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC387192616—————
2017–18 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC3711142510—————
2018–19 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC3617223923—————
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 566253122—————
2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL52242—————
2020–21 Syracuse Crunch AHL153474—————
2021–22 Charlotte CheckersAHL54823312670110
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 40002—————
2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL4245910—————
2022–23 San Diego Gulls AHL16761310—————
2023–24 Hershey Bears AHL69826344020212146
NHL totals40002—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup 2024 [18]

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  2. ↑ "Chase Priskie - 2019 Hobey Baker Top 10". Hobey Baker. 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Florida Panthers Re-Sign Defenseman Chase Priskie". National Hockey League. August 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Florida Panthers Announce AHL Affiliation with Charlotte Checkers". Florida Panthers. September 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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  9. ↑ Poupart, Alain (November 4, 2021). "Ovechkin scores No. 740 in Capitals OT loss to Panthers". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Richards, George (November 4, 2021). "Chase Priskie first to make NHL debut with hometown Florida Panthers". Florida Hockey Now. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ Niedzielski, Nicholas (November 7, 2021). "Panthers Recall Lucas Carlsson, Assign Chase Priskie to Charlotte". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ LaBarber, Jourdan (July 13, 2022). "Sabres sign trio of defensemen to 1-year deals". NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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