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USA Ashton Schultz
#11 Chicago Steel / USHL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time USHS-MN State Champion 1
Date of Birth
Oct 03, 2006
Position
C/RW
Age
19
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Excelsior, MN, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Chaska Chanhassen YHA
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Unsigned
Drafted
2025 round 6 #167 overall by Buffalo Sabres

A master of support, Schultz always gives his teammates an option, whether that’s offensively, defensively, or along the walls. Sturdy inside contact with play-killing skills, he breaks up the opposition’s cycle, diffuses their rushes, and retrieves pucks at top rates. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

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Ashton Schultz Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Minnesota Blades 14U AAA 14U AAA 12* 6* 6* 12* -* -* |
Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA 15U AA 39* 21* 43* 64* -* 41* |
2021-22 MN Sharks 15U AAA MNBEL 15U -* 6* 4* 10* -* -* |
Minnesota Blades 15U AAA 15U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Minnetonka High USHS-MN 24* 4* 5* 9* 6* -* |
2022-23 Team TDS Transportation UMHSEHL 20* 3* 12* 15* 4* -* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 2 -
Minnetonka High USHS-MN 31* 14* 22* 36* 4* -* |
2023-24 Team TDS Transportation UMHSEHL 18* 12* 13* 25* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 0 -
Minnetonka High USHS-MN 28* 23* 34* 57* 10* -* |
Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Chicago Steel USHL 57* 14* 25* 39* 10* -13* |
2025-26 Chicago Steel “A” USHL 17* 8* 6* 14* 20* 0* |
Projected USHL 52* 24* 18* 42* 61* 0* |
2026-27 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ashton Schultz Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 B15 - District 6 MNHP 3* 4* 3* 7* -* -* |
Team Royal USA-S15 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2022-23 B16 - White (Final 54) MNHP 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Team Kelly USA-S16 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
B16 - Section 2 MNHP 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2023-24 B17 - Section 2 MNHP 3* 2* 5* 7* 0* -* |
Minnesota District USA-S17 6* 3* 3* 6* 1* -* |
2025-26 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |

Ashton Schultz Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 12* 6* 6* 12* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
15U AA 1 39* 21* 43* 64* 1.64* -* 41* | 0 * * * * * *
15U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 15U 1 -* 6* 4* 10* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP 3 12* 7* 12* 19* 1.58* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 38* 15* 25* 40* 1.05* 18* -* | 2 6 4 * 6 * 10 * 1.67 * 2 * - *
USA-S15 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 6* 3* 3* 6* 1.00* 1* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 86* 22* 32* 54* 0.63* 32* -17* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
USHS-MN 3 83* 41* 61* 102* 1.23* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ashton Schultz Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/30/2024
09/30/2024 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede Chicago Steel
08/11/2023
08/11/2023 Confirmed Minnetonka High Univ. of North Dakota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 13 #235 overall by Utah Outliers in the NCDC Entry Draft

Drafted 2022, 5 #62 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Futures Draft

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #83 by NHL Central Scouting