Jimmy Schuldt

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Jimmy Schuldt
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Schuldt with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2022.
Born (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 28)
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Coachella Valley Firebirds  (AHL)
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

James Schuldt (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played with the Vegas Golden Knights.

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Early life

Schuldt was born on May 11, 1995, [1] to parents Steve and Sheri Schuldt in Minnetonka, Minnesota. [2] Both of his parents were involved in sports growing up; his father played offensive line for the St. Cloud State football team while his mother was recruited to St. Cloud State to play softball. [3]

Playing career

Schuldt played junior hockey for three seasons with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (OHL) before going on to play collegiate hockey at St. Cloud State University. He captained the Huskies during his last three seasons there. Schuldt was a Hobey Baker Award finalist and All-NCHC First Team two times at St. Cloud State and during his senior season, he was also named NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year. [4] [5] On March 12, Schuldt was named to the AHCA First-Team All-American. [6]

On April 3, 2019, Schuldt signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights. [7] He made his debut on April 6, 2019, against the Los Angeles Kings. [8]

As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Schuldt agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 28, 2021. [9] In the following 2021–22 season, Schuldt played exclusively with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, appearing in a professional high 61 regular season games from the blueline in contributing with 5 goals and 17 points.

Schuldt continued his career in the AHL signing a one-year AHL contract with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, affiliate to the Seattle Kraken, for their inaugural 2022–23 season, on September 22, 2022. [10]

Following a successful debut season with the Firebirds, Schuldt earned a one-year, two-way contract with NHL affiliate, the Seattle Kraken, for the 2023–24 season on July 1, 2023. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Omaha Lancers USHL 60225—————
2013–14 Omaha LancersUSHL57619259941012
2014–15 Omaha LancersUSHL591326394831120
2015–16 St. Cloud State NCHC 4110162624—————
2016–17 St. Cloud StateNCHC368111928—————
2017–18 St. Cloud StateNCHC4010283836—————
2018–19 St. Cloud StateNCHC3910253518—————
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 10110—————
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 526152142—————
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL3868141550002
2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL615121758101344
2022–23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL7182432312654910
NHL totals10110—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
NCHC Rookie Team 2016
NCHC First Team 2018, 2019
NCHC Player of the Year 2019 [12]
NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year 2019
AHCA First-Team All-American 2019 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jimmy Schuldt". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Schuldt". St. Cloud State. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hatten, Mick (December 4, 2020). "John Schuldt gives look inside UNO's experience in Omaha pod". The Rink Live. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Golden Knights sign defenseman Jimmy Schuldt to entry-level contract". 3 April 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. ↑ "St. Cloud State Bio". scsuhuskies.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Jimmy Schuldt named to Senior CLASS Award All-America Team". scsuhuskies.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ Gotz, Ben (April 3, 2019). "Golden Knights sign free-agent college defenseman Jimmy Schuldt". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Golden Knights' Jimmy Schuldt: Gearing up for NHL debut". cbssports.com. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sabres sign Schuldt to a one-year deal". Buffalo Sabres. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Firebirds sign three players to AHL contracts". Coachella Valley Firebirds. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2023 NHL Free Agency blog". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "SCSU, UMD DOMINATE 2018-19 NCHC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS". Nchchockey.com. 13 March 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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Preceded by NCHC Player of the Year
2018–19 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
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