Carson Soucy

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Carson Soucy
Born (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 27)
Irma, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 137th overall, 2013
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2017–present

Carson Soucy (born July 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Minnesota Wild, 137th overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Personal life[]

Soucy was born in Viking, Alberta, on July 27, 1994,[1] to mother Debbie.[2] His father Mike Soucy previously played softball.[3] Soucy's older brother Tyson also played ice hockey, last playing for the Elk Point Elks of the SaskAlta Senior Hockey League.[4]

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Growing up in Alberta, Soucy competed at the Triple-A midget level until he was 18 before being cut from the Western Hockey League’s Edmonton Oil Kings.[5] Following this, he played one season of junior A hockey with the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and assisted in their 2013 AJHL North Division regular season and playoff titles. During this time, he also competed in softball and was an outfielder during the 2012 International Softball Federation World Junior Championship for Team Canada.[6] Upon returning from the softball tournament, Soucy suffered a torn MCL and missed numerous games to recover.[7]

After experiencing a six inch growth spurt, which drew attention from American NCAA Division I schools,[5] Soucy chose to play collegiate hockey for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.[8] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Sousy was ranked 137th overall North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[9] He was eventually drafted 137th overall by the Minnesota Wild.[5] His cousin Parker MacKay joined Soucy in Minnesota for two seasons.[10]

Professional[]

On April 11, 2017, at the conclusion of his four year collegiate career, Soucy was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild. He was subsequently re-assigned to the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Iowa Wild, for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[11] Soucy was subsequently invited to the Minnesota Wild's Development Camp, where he praised by Wild's Director of Player Development Brad Bombardir for his play during the camp who said: "Carson Soucy just continues to improve and get better every development camp, and this was his fifth development camp. He continues to be one of the most improved, year in and year out, so I was happy with him."[12] After attending the Wild's training camp, Soucy began the 2017–18 season with the Iowa Wild.[13] After playing 67 games in the AHL, accumulating 15 points and a team-leading plus-12 rating,[14] Soucys was recalled to the NHL level on April 2 following an injury to Ryan Suter.[15] He made his NHL debut against Edmonton that night, registering three shots and two hits in 15:26 of time on ice. He became the fifth player to make his NHL debut with the Wild that season before being re-assigned to Iowa on April 6.[16]

The following season Soucy failed to impress at the Wild's training camp and spent the entirety of the 2018-19 season in the AHL.[17] When he returned to training camp for the 2019–20 season, he impressed Boudreau, who said: "This year, we didn’t know what to expect. And he came in and he was aggressive, and he moved the puck well, and he defended well. So it was all good."[18] During this season, Soucy suffered an upper-body injury and was expected to miss 2-4 weeks to recover.[19] On October 5, 2020, Soucy signed a three-year, $8.25 million contract extension to remain with the Wild.[20]

On July 21, 2021, Soucy was selected from the Wild at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken.[21]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Lloydminster Bobcats AMHL 34 3 8 11 20 2 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Lloydminster Bobcats AMHL 30 9 20 29 100 — — — — —
2011–12 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 35 5 10 15 71 16 1 1 2 30
2013–14 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 34 0 6 6 60 — — — — —
2014–15 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 40 6 8 14 40 — — — — —
2015–16 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 38 3 9 12 61 — — — — —
2016–17 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 35 3 12 15 55 — — — — —
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 67 1 14 15 55 — — — — —
2017–18 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Iowa Wild AHL 66 5 15 20 71 11 0 2 2 6
2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 55 7 7 14 18 4 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Minnesota Wild NHL 50 1 16 17 51 4 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 108 8 23 31 71 12 0 0 0 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Carson Soucy". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Doyle, Mike (August 5, 2013). "Q & A With Carson Soucy". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Christopher (June 11, 2014). "Small-town Alberta a hotbed for softball talent". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tyson Soucy". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c McLellan, Sarah (December 17, 2019). "On the plus side: Wild defenseman Carson Soucy has been a revelation this season". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "UMD RECRUIT SOUCY CHOSEN BY MINNESOTA WILD IN NHL DRAFT". umdbulldogs.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Roberts, Chris (December 18, 2012). "Saints Soucy, Morris hoping to carry on Spruce Grove tradition". hockeysfuture.com. Hockeys Future. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Highly touted defenseman chooses UMD". Duluth News Tribune. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "CSS Midterm 2013 North American Skater Rankings". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Parker MacKay". eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Wild Agrees to Terms with Defenseman Carson Soucy". nhl.com. National Hockey League. April 10, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Myers, Dan (July 13, 2017). "Wild's 2017 Development Camp Comes to Productive Conclusion". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Mizutani, Dan (September 29, 2017). "Wild assign Carson Soucy, release veteran Ryan Malone from NHL tryout". Twin Cities Press. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Wild recalls Soucy from Iowa". nhl.com. National Hockey League. April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Myers, Dan (April 2, 2018). "From the Rink: Soucy to make NHL debut against 'hometown' team". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Minnesota Wild reassigns Soucy to Iowa". nhl.com. March 7, 2021. April 6, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Myers, Dan (October 13, 2020). "In Minnesota, Soucy has found 'a place to call home'". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Blount, Rachel (October 2, 2019). "Carson Soucy makes the Wild as seventh defenseman". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kunin, Soucy each out for Wild with upper-body injury". nhl.com. National Hockey League. February 23, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  20. ^ "Wild re-signs defenseman Carson Soucy to a three-year contract". nhl.com. National Hockey League. October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  21. ^ "Seattle Kraken make their picks". Seattle Kraken. July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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