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Canada Carter Verhaeghe
#23 Florida Panthers / NHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Most Points (JB Sollenberger Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
Date of Birth
Aug 14, 1995
Position
C/LW
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Waterdown, ON, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
North Wentworth MHA
Contract
32/33
Cap Hit
$7,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 3 #82 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency
PREMIUM

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Carter Verhaeghe Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Hamilton Steel U16 AAA SCTA U16 45* 34* 30* 64* 28* -* |
2011-12 Niagara IceDogs OHL 62* 4* 12* 16* 10* 6* | Playoffs 19 1 2 3 2 3
2012-13 Niagara IceDogs OHL 67* 18* 26* 44* 22* -12* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 6 0
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 4* 4* 4* 3* |
2013-14 Niagara IceDogs “A” OHL 65* 28* 54* 82* 60* -19* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 -1
Toronto Marlies AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2014-15 Niagara IceDogs “C” OHL 68* 33* 49* 82* 38* 21* | Playoffs 11 6 8 14 4 0
2015-16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 30* 6* 9* 15* 6* 3* |
Missouri Mavericks ECHL 20* 8* 17* 25* 2* 16* | Playoffs 10 2 9 11 2 0
2016-17 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45* 16* 13* 29* 20* 12* |
Missouri Mavericks ECHL 16* 12* 20* 32* 4* 11* |
2017-18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 58* 17* 31* 48* 30* 18* | Playoffs 7 1 7 8 0 0
2018-19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76* 34* 48* 82* 34* 26* | Playoffs 4 1 5 6 2 -2
2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 52* 9* 4* 13* 8* -9* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 2 -1
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL 43* 18* 18* 36* 31* 24* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 2 -3
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL 78* 24* 31* 55* 48* 24* | Playoffs 10 6 6 12 4 7
2022-23 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 42* 31* 73* 46* 10* | Playoffs 21 7 10 17 8 7
2023-24 Florida Panthers NHL 76* 34* 38* 72* 36* 17* | Playoffs 24 11 10 21 20 -5
2024-25 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 20* 33* 53* 46* -14* | Playoffs 23 7 16 23 6 12
2025-26 Florida Panthers NHL 36* 11* 17* 28* 14* 1* |
Projected NHL 81* 25* 38* 63* 32* 2* |
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Carter Verhaeghe Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Hamilton Steel U16 AAA OHL Cup 4* 3* 1* 4* 6* -* |
2013-14 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2014-15 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Carter Verhaeghe Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 211* 73* 102* 175* 0.83* 90* 61* | 2 11 2 * 12 * 14 * 1.27 * 2 * -2 *
ECHL 2 36* 20* 37* 57* 1.58* 6* 27* | 1 10 2 * 9 * 11 * 1.10 * 2 * 0 *
Jr Super Series 2 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 447* 158* 172* 330* 0.74* 229* 53* | 6 92 33 * 45 * 78 * 0.85 * 42 * 17 *
OHL 4 262* 83* 141* 224* 0.86* 130* -4* | 4 41 11 * 14 * 25 * 0.61 * 18 * 2 *
OHL Cup 1 4* 3* 1* 4* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SCTA U16 1 45* 34* 30* 64* 1.42* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 4* 4* 0.57* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Carter Verhaeghe Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/09/2024
10/09/2024 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers
07/05/2019
07/05/2019 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
06/12/2018
06/12/2018 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning
09/17/2015
09/17/2015 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs New York Islanders
04/02/2014
04/02/2014 Confirmed Niagara IceDogs Toronto Maple Leafs
08/11/2011
08/11/2011 Confirmed Hamilton Steel U16 AAA Niagara IceDogs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 2 #38 overall by Niagara IceDogs in the OHL Priority Selection

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #98 by FCHockey

Cult/Star player for Florida Panthers