Markus Phillips

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Markus Phillips
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Born (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25)
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Ontario Reign
Manitoba Moose
Porin Ässät
Fehérvár AV19
NHL draft 118th overall, 2017
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2019present

Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Phillips played junior hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), before moving to the major junior level in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Attack.

Following his second season with the Attack, Phillips was selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft in the fourth-round, 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings. [3] He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on April 30, 2019. [4]

Phillips spent the duration of his contract with the Kings, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

In the final season of the rookie contract with the Kings in 2021–22, Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets organization in exchange for Nelson Nogier on March 21, 2022. [5] He was immediately assigned to continue in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, where he played out the remainder of the season.

As a pending restricted free agent with the Jets, Phillips was later un-signed by the club and opted to leave North America to sign a signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, Porin Ässät of the Liiga, on August 5, 2022. [6] [7]

After a lone season with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19 in the ICE Hockey League, Phillips continued his career abroad in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, on June 11, 2024. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 20114
2015–16 Owen Sound Attack OHL 6339122260002
2016–17 Owen Sound AttackOHL66133043441705510
2017–18 Owen Sound AttackOHL6810293934100334
2018–19 Owen Sound AttackOHL31281028
2018–19 Guelph Storm OHL313131620242248
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 50004
2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 2006618
2019–20 London Knights OHL25381113
2020–21 Ontario ReignAHL3137101410000
2021–22 Ontario ReignAHL3814518
2021–22 Manitoba Moose AHL70228
2022–23 Ässät Liiga 330441050000
2023–24 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 38511161471234
AHL totals81413174410000
Liiga totals330441050000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015 Canada Red U17 4th60112
2016 Canada U18 4th70222
2016 Canada IH18 5th40116
2019 Canada WJC 6th50336
Junior totals2207716

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