Miles Wood

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Miles Wood
Born (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 (age 26)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team New Jersey Devils
National team  United States
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2013
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2016–present

Miles William Wood (born September 13, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wood was drafted by the Devils in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

As a youth, Wood played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Middlesex Islanders minor ice hockey team, along with teammates Jon Gillies and Matt Grzelcyk.[1]

Following the 2015–16 season, his freshman year with Boston College in the Hockey East, Wood ended his collegiate career in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils on April 8, 2016.[2] He made his NHL debut for the Devils the following night on April 9, 2016, against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On November 29, 2016, Wood scored his first NHL goal in a 3–2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.[3]

The 2017–18 season was a breakout year for Wood who set career highs in points and played in his first NHL playoff game. On November 12, 2017, Wood scored his first NHL hat trick in a 7–5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.[4] On February 18, 2018, Wood was suspended without pay for 2 games for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov.[5] Wood helped the Devils clinch a spot in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs by scoring the goal that won the game in a 2–1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 5, 2018.[6] Wood ended the regular season with a career-best 32 points and signed a four-year contract with the Devils before the 2018–19 season.[7]

Personal life[]

When Wood was 11 years old he wrote a letter to Washington Capitals star, Alexander Ovechkin, asking him to autograph his hockey card. In the letter, Wood promised that if Ovechkin did not sign and return the card that he would check him the first chance he got to play against him when he made it to the NHL. Although Ovechkin never returned the card, he autographed a photo for Wood before facing him for the first time at the Verizon Center.[8]

Wood's father is former professional hockey player Randy Wood, who played for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars before retiring. His mother is Cheryl Wood. Wood also has a brother Tyler, born in 1994, who currently plays with ERC Sonthofen in the German league Oberliga.[9]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Salem Ice Dogs EmJHL 13 4 5 9 8 2 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Salem Ice Dogs EmJHL 14 8 1 9 28 — — — — —
2012–13 Noble & Greenough USHS 15 8 10 18 18 — — — — —
2013–14 Noble & Greenough USHS 28 29 25 54 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Noble & Greenough USHS 17 17 18 35 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Boston College HE 37 10 25 35 76 — — — — —
2015–16 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 New Jersey Devils NHL 60 8 9 17 86 — — — — —
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL 15 4 4 8 34 2 0 0 0 10
2017–18 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 19 13 32 84 5 0 0 0 14
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 63 10 14 24 91 — — — — —
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL 68 11 12 23 57 — — — — —
2020–21 New Jersey Devils NHL 55 17 8 25 29 — — — — —
NHL totals 323 65 56 121 347 5 0 0 0 14

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 United States WJC 5th 5 0 0 0 6
2016 United States WC 4th 10 1 0 1 8
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 6
Senior totals 10 1 0 1 8

References[]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ^ "Devils sign forward Miles Wood". NHL.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Devils fall to Jets despite strong effort by pair of rookies". NY Daily News. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Miles Wood has hat trick, Devils outscore Blackhawks 7-5". Washington Post. Associated Press. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wood suspended two games for actions in Devils game against Lightning". NHL.com. February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Rosen, Dan (April 5, 2018). "Devils clinch playoff berth with win against Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Devils re-sign forward Miles Wood to a four-year contract". NHL.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Gulitti, Tom (December 30, 2016). "Devils rookie finally gets Alex Ovechkin's autograph". NHL.com. Washington. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "TYLER WOOD". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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