Eliteprospects
USA Dakota Joshua
#81 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 25/26
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 15, 1996
Position
LW/C
Age
29
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Dearborn, MI, USA
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$3,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 5 #128 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Jagger Joshua

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Dakota Joshua Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Victory Honda 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 31* 17* 8* 25* 24* -* |
2010-11 Little Caesars 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 28* 12* 4* 16* 16* -* |
2011-12 Honeybaked 16U AAA HPHL 16U 29* 13* 8* 21* 16* -* |
Honeybaked 16U AAA T1EHL 16U -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 4 -
2012-13 Honeybaked 16U AAA HPHL 16U 18* 12* 10* 22* 18* -* |
Honeybaked 18U AAA HPHL 18U 11* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 6* 2* 0* 2* 2* -6* |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 6* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2013-14 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 55* 17* 21* 38* 58* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 8 -2
2014-15 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 52* 20* 24* 44* 74* 4* | Playoffs 11 4 9 13 38 10
2015-16 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 29* 5* 12* 17* 50* 1* |
2016-17 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 33* 12* 23* 35* 58* 5* |
2017-18 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 34* 15* 11* 26* 32* 3* |
2018-19 Ohio State Univ. NCAA 32* 9* 13* 22* 67* 4* |
2019-20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 30* 3* 4* 7* 25* 1* |
Tulsa Oilers ECHL 20* 3* 8* 11* 4* 5* |
2020-21 St. Louis Blues NHL 12* 1* 0* 1* 7* -3* |
Utica Comets AHL 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* |
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 30* 3* 5* 8* 16* 6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 35* 9* 11* 20* 23* -3* | Playoffs 18 7 8 15 58 8
2022-23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 11* 12* 23* 60* -16* |
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63* 18* 14* 32* 60* 19* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 10 1
2024-25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57* 7* 7* 14* 38* -13* |
2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 33* 6* 4* 10* 25* -3* |
Projected NHL 80* 15* 10* 25* 61* -7* |
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Dakota Joshua Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Victory Honda Peewee QC Int PW 3* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2014-15 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |

Dakota Joshua Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 71* 14* 16* 30* 0.42* 50* 0* | 1 18 7 * 8 * 15 * 0.83 * 58 * 8 *
ECHL 1 20* 3* 8* 11* 0.55* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 16U 2 47* 25* 18* 43* 0.91* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 18U 1 11* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 128* 41* 59* 100* 0.78* 207* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 274* 46* 42* 88* 0.32* 206* -10* | 2 14 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.57 * 10 * 1 *
NTDP 1 6* 2* 0* 2* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 13U 1 31* 17* 8* 25* 0.81* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 28* 12* 4* 16* 0.57* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 7 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.43 * 4 * - *
USHL 3 114* 40* 45* 85* 0.75* 134* 6* | 2 14 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.93 * 46 * 8 *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Dakota Joshua Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/17/2025
07/17/2025 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs
06/27/2024
06/27/2024 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks
07/31/2021
07/31/2021 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/12/2019
07/12/2019 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
01/09/2014
01/09/2014 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede Ohio State Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 8 #156 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2012, 3 #39 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Futures Draft