Eliteprospects
USA C.J. Suess
#15 Dresdner Eislöwen / DEL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 17, 1994
Position
C
Age
31
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
St. Paul, MN, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2014 round 5 #129 overall by Winnipeg Jets

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C.J. Suess Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Forest Lake High USHS-MN 25* 18* 19* 37* 18* -* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 0 -
2010-11 Forest Lake High USHS-MN 25* 23* 10* 33* 22* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Forest Lake High USHS-MN 25* 15* 23* 38* 26* -* | Playoffs 2 0 4 4 2 -
Team MPLS Magazine UMHSEHL 20* 7* 5* 12* 22* -* | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 0 -
2012-13 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 63* 32* 28* 60* 60* 30* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 7 0
2013-14 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 53* 22* 29* 51* 43* 19* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 4 -3
2014-15 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) NCAA 37* 9* 19* 28* 21* 17* |
2015-16 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) NCAA 41* 14* 11* 25* 43* 7* |
2016-17 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) “C” NCAA 39* 12* 19* 31* 38* 3* |
2017-18 Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) “C” NCAA 40* 22* 21* 43* 53* 18* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 0
2018-19 Manitoba Moose AHL 26* 8* 4* 12* 6* -3* |
2019-20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 57* 14* 13* 27* 33* -5* |
2020-21 Manitoba Moose “A” AHL 31* 8* 6* 14* 10* -6* |
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 46* 14* 14* 28* 16* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 2
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 46* 10* 12* 22* 43* 3* |
2023-24 Manitoba Moose “A” AHL 68* 10* 10* 20* 26* -17* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Manitoba Moose AHL 71* 11* 12* 23* 32* -17* |
2025-26 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL 17* 1* 4* 5* 8* -14* |
Projected DEL 40* 2* 9* 11* 19* -33* |

C.J. Suess Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 B16 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
2013-14 USA U19 “A” WJAC-19 4* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |

C.J. Suess Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 8 351* 76* 72* 148* 0.42* 168* -38* | 3 10 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.30 * 4 * 1 *
DEL 1 17* 1* 4* 5* 0.29* 8* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 157* 57* 70* 127* 0.81* 155* 45* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 20* 7* 5* 12* 0.60* 22* -* | 1 3 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.67 * 0 * - *
USHL 2 116* 54* 57* 111* 0.96* 103* 49* | 2 13 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.54 * 11 * -3 *
USHS-MN 3 75* 56* 52* 108* 1.44* 66* -* | 3 5 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.40 * 2 * - *
WJAC-19 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *

C.J. Suess Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/30/2025
07/30/2025 Confirmed Manitoba Moose Dresdner Eislöwen
07/10/2023
07/10/2023 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Manitoba Moose
07/14/2022
07/14/2022 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets San Jose Sharks
10/11/2020
10/11/2020 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
05/31/2019
05/31/2019 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
03/25/2018
03/25/2018 Confirmed Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) Winnipeg Jets
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 5 #61 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Forest Lake High (MN)

Cult/Star player for Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)

Cult/Star player for Sioux Falls Stampede

Legally changed his last name to ‘Suess’, the maiden name of his mother in 2017.