Cole Cassels

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Cole Cassels
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Cassels with the Utica Comets in 2015
Born (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 29)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Avangard Omsk
Utica Comets
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Belleville Senators
WBS Penguins
Cleveland Monsters
Södertälje SK
San Jose Barracuda
NHL draft 85th overall, 2013
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2015–present

Cole Cassels (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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Playing career

With early years spent with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets, he played junior ice hockey for the Oshawa Generals, winning the Memorial Cup with the team in 2015. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round (85th overall) in 2013. He signed an entry-level contract with the Canucks in 2013. [1]

At the conclusion of his rookie contract with the Canucks having played exclusively with American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets, Cassels was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Canucks and was free to pursue free agency on June 25, 2018. [2]

On July 31, 2018, Cassels signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with German outfit, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL. [3] In his only season with the Grizzlys in 2018–19, Cassels registered 23 points through 50 games, before leaving at the conclusion of the regular season as a free agent on March 8, 2019. [4]

Approaching the 2019–20 season, he returned to the AHL in attending the Belleville Senators training camp. Upon his release from Belleville, Cassels resumed his North American career, agreeing to a contract with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL on October 2, 2019. [5] He played 7 games with the Grizzlies, amassing 10 points before he returned to Belleville on a professional tryout contract on November 1, 2019. [6] Cassels made 24 appearances with Belleville, contributing with 3 goals and 8 points, before leaving for fellow AHL club, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in securing an AHL contract for the remainder of the season on January 4, 2020. [7]

At the conclusion of his contract with the Penguins, Cassels as a free agent opted to continue within the Senators organization, returning to Belleville on a one-year AHL contract on October 29, 2020. [8]

On July 30, 2021, Cassels extended his career in the AHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Cleveland Monsters, affiliate to the Columbus Blue Jackets. [9]

As a free agent from the Monsters organization, Cassels left for Europe for the second time in his career, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club, Södertälje SK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on July 26, 2022. [10] Cassels registered just 2 assists through 13 games to start the 2022–23 season with Södertälje SK, before opting to leave Sweden and return to the AHL in signing a one-year contract for a second stint with the Belleville Senators on November 2, 2022. [11]

On September 12, 2023, Cassels continued his career in the AHL by moving as a free agent to the San Jose Barracuda on a one-year contract. [12] In the 2023–24 season, Cassels was amongst the Barracuda's offensive leaders in posting 11 goals and 45 points through 67 regular season games as the club missed out on the post-season.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Barracuda, Cassels opted to leave the AHL in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL, on May 16, 2024. [13]

Personal life

Cassels is the son of former NHL player Andrew Cassels. Cole spent most of his childhood living in Dublin, Ohio. He was born in Hartford, when his father was a member of the Hartford Whalers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Oshawa Generals OHL 6438113161016
2012–13 Oshawa GeneralsOHL6415284351910114
2013–14 Oshawa GeneralsOHL6124497390126111716
2014–15 Oshawa GeneralsOHL54305181100166131912
2015–16 Utica Comets AHL 672572441010
2016–17 Utica CometsAHL66651133—————
2017–18 Utica CometsAHL69719267052132
2018–19 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 507162344—————
2019–20 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 728108—————
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL2435810—————
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL286131910—————
2020–21 Belleville SenatorsAHL315121726—————
2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL706192556—————
2022–23 Södertälje SK Allsv 1302231—————
2022–23 Belleville SenatorsAHL6412395135—————
2023–24 San Jose Barracuda AHL6711344530—————
AHL totals4865815120929493142

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Canada Ontario U17 Bronze medal icon.svg61236
Junior totals61236

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References

  1. ↑ "Canucks sign Cole Cassels to entry-level contract". Vancouver Canucks. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Canucks make qualifying offers". Sportsnet.ca. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Cole Cassels completes squad" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. ↑ "Further personnel decisions taken by Wolfsburg" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. ↑ ECHL (October 2, 2019). "Utah announce player signing". Twitter . Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Belleville signs Cassels to PTO". Belleville Senators. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Penguins sign forward Cole Cassels". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ Belleville Senators (October 29, 2020). "Belleville sign three to one-year contracts". Twitter . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Monsters sign Cassels, Greaves and LeBlanc to AHL contracts". Cleveland Monsters. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cole Cassels signs for SSK!" (in Swedish). Södertälje SK. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Belleville Sens sign Cole Cassels to AHL contract". Belleville Senators. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Barracuda land Cassels". American Hockey League. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cole Cassels joins Avangard". Avangard Omsk. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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