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Canada Ian Mitchell
#55 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Jan 18, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
St. Albert, AB, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Calahoo MHA
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2017 round 2 #57 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Sean Mitchell
Uncle: Roy Mitchell

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Ian Mitchell Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Spruce Grove PAC Saints U15 AAA AMBHL 29* 1* 10* 11* 14* -* |
2013-14 Spruce Grove PAC Saints U15 AAA AMBHL 24* 4* 17* 21* 26* -* | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 2 -
2014-15 St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA AMHL 27* 1* 10* 11* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 54* 6* 21* 27* 8* -* | Playoffs 14 1 4 5 6 -
Canada White U17 “A” WHC-17 6* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
2016-17 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 53* 8* 29* 37* 34* -* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 0 -
Canada U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |
2017-18 Univ. of Denver NCAA 41* 2* 28* 30* 14* 17* |
2018-19 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 39* 6* 21* 27* 18* 18* |
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 6* |
2019-20 Univ. of Denver “C” NCAA 36* 10* 22* 32* 16* 7* |
2020-21 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 39* 3* 4* 7* 14* -10* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 57* 11* 24* 35* 19* -2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 1
2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35* 1* 7* 8* 8* -8* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 5* 2* 4* 6* 4* 6* |
2023-24 Boston Bruins NHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 10* 6* |
Providence Bruins AHL 42* 6* 18* 24* 25* 10* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 4 0
2024-25 Boston Bruins NHL 15* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Providence Bruins AHL 47* 4* 23* 27* 16* 11* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 0 -4
2025-26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 19* 3* 8* 11* 6* 13* |
Projected AHL 65* 10* 27* 37* 21* 44* |

Ian Mitchell Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Team Brick Alberta Brick Invitational 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
2013-14 Team Northwest “C” Alberta Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
2014-15 Team Alberta “A” CWG 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2015-16 Team Gold U17-Dev 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2016-17 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* 4* |
Canada West U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2019-20 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |

Ian Mitchell Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 2 53* 5* 27* 32* 0.60* 40* -* | 1 5 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.40 * 2 * - *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 27* 1* 10* 11* 0.41* 6* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
AHL 6 175* 26* 78* 104* 0.59* 70* 37* | 3 17 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.53 * 4 * -3 *
AJHL 3 109* 14* 50* 64* 0.59* 42* -* | 2 24 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.38 * 6 * - *
Alberta Cup 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Brick Invitational 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
CWG 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 116* 18* 71* 89* 0.77* 48* 42* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 110* 4* 15* 19* 0.17* 34* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *

Ian Mitchell Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings
06/23/2024
06/23/2024 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
07/10/2023
07/10/2023 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
06/26/2023
06/26/2023 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins
04/13/2020
04/13/2020 Confirmed Univ. of Denver Chicago Blackhawks
03/29/2016
03/29/2016 Confirmed Spruce Grove Saints Univ. of Denver
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 12 #189 overall by Fargo Force in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2014, 2 #32 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL Prospects Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #83 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #63 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #52 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #35 by NHL Central Scouting

Born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada and his hometown is Calahoo, Alberta, Canada.