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USA Mitchell Chaffee
#21 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 26, 1998
Position
RW
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed

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Mitchell Chaffee Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Michigan Nationals 18U AAA 18U AAA 55* 25* 16* 41* 25* -* |
2014-15 Honeybaked 16U AAA HPHL 16U 26* 10* 18* 28* 4* -* |
Honeybaked 18U AAA HPHL 18U 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2015-16 Bloomington Thunder USHL 54* 7* 6* 13* 40* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Bloomington Thunder USHL 35* 7* 4* 11* 34* -12* |
Fargo Force USHL 14* 1* 4* 5* 4* 1* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
2017-18 UMass NCAA 39* 13* 11* 24* 22* -5* |
2018-19 UMass NCAA 40* 18* 24* 42* 33* 21* |
2019-20 UMass “C” NCAA 30* 16* 13* 29* 16* 16* |
2020-21 Iowa Wild AHL 28* 2* 15* 17* 16* 9* |
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Iowa Wild AHL 49* 23* 16* 39* 14* 8* |
2022-23 Iowa Wild AHL 10* 5* 2* 7* 8* 8* |
2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 30* 4* 3* 7* 4* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
Syracuse Crunch AHL 36* 12* 14* 26* 16* 8* |
2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 66* 12* 6* 18* 21* -3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 0
2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 16* 6* 9* 15* 8* -4* |
Projected AHL 63* 24* 35* 59* 32* -16* |
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Mitchell Chaffee Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Team Red USA-S17 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* -* |

Mitchell Chaffee Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 55* 25* 16* 41* 0.75* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 5 139* 48* 56* 104* 0.75* 62* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 16U 1 26* 10* 18* 28* 1.08* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 18U 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 109* 47* 48* 95* 0.87* 71* 32* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 105* 16* 9* 25* 0.24* 29* 0* | 2 9 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.11 * 2 * -1 *
USA-S17 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 103* 15* 14* 29* 0.28* 78* -4* | 2 7 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.14 * 0 * 0 *

Mitchell Chaffee Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/28/2025
10/28/2025 Up/Down Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch
05/16/2024
05/16/2024 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning
07/17/2022
07/17/2022 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
03/24/2020
03/24/2020 Confirmed UMass Minnesota Wild
08/22/2016
08/22/2016 Confirmed Bloomington Thunder UMass
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 11 #217 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #203 by NHL Central Scouting