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Canada Griffin Mendel
#77 Rytíři Kladno / Czechia - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time BCHL Champion 1
1-time CSSHL U18 Champion 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 18, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Kelowna, BC, CAN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

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Griffin Mendel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Okanagan HA U15 Prep OMAHA 17* 3* 6* 9* 2* -* |
2014-15 Okanagan HA White U18 Prep CSSHL U18 17* 4* 10* 14* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
Penticton Vees BCHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2015-16 Penticton Vees BCHL 52* 2* 12* 14* 4* 0* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 6 0
Canada White U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2016-17 Penticton Vees BCHL 52* 2* 8* 10* 14* 0* | Playoffs 21 2 4 6 0 0
2017-18 Univ. of Denver NCAA 33* 1* 2* 3* 16* 13* |
2018-19 Univ. of Denver NCAA 41* 1* 5* 6* 30* 16* |
2019-20 Univ. of Denver NCAA 36* 3* 6* 9* 10* 13* |
2020-21 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 24* 0* 2* 2* 12* -7* |
2021-22 Quinnipiac Univ. NCAA 42* 5* 10* 15* 14* 18* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 10* 0* 2* 2* 4* 5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 2
2022-23 Chicago Wolves AHL 72* 9* 10* 19* 24* -11* |
2023-24 Chicago Wolves AHL 44* 2* 6* 8* 35* -9* |
Norfolk Admirals ECHL 8* 3* 3* 6* 8* 3* |
2024-25 Rytíři Kladno Czechia 52* 1* 5* 6* 12* -1* |
2025-26 Rytíři Kladno Czechia 34* 1* 6* 7* 8* -6* |
Projected Czechia 52* 2* 9* 11* 12* -9* |

Griffin Mendel Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 BCMML Wild 1 BC U16 Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2015-16 Team Gold U17-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Canada West U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Penticton Vees RBC Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Griffin Mendel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 126* 11* 18* 29* 0.23* 63* -15* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 2 *
BC U16 Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 3 106* 4* 20* 24* 0.23* 20* 0* | 2 32 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.22 * 6 * 0 *
CSSHL U18 1 17* 4* 10* 14* 0.82* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
Czechia 2 86* 2* 11* 13* 0.15* 20* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 8* 3* 3* 6* 0.75* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 176* 10* 25* 35* 0.20* 82* 53* | 0 * * * * * *
OMAHA 1 17* 3* 6* 9* 0.53* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
RBC Cup 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Griffin Mendel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/10/2025
03/10/2025 Extension Rytíři Kladno Rytíři Kladno
08/16/2024
08/16/2024 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Rytíři Kladno
07/03/2023
07/03/2023 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Carolina Hurricanes
07/16/2022
07/16/2022 Extension Chicago Wolves Chicago Wolves
04/01/2022
04/01/2022 Confirmed Quinnipiac Univ. Chicago Wolves
04/17/2021
04/17/2021 Confirmed Univ. of Denver Quinnipiac Univ.
02/01/2016
02/01/2016 Confirmed Penticton Vees Univ. of Denver
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 9 #133 overall by Madison Capitols in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2014, 1 #11 overall by Kootenay Ice in the WHL Prospects Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #241 by FCHockey