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USA Vinnie Hinostroza
#18 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Apr 03, 1994
Position
RW/LW
Age
31
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Melrose Park, IL, USA
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
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Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 6 #169 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

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Vinnie Hinostroza Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Chicago Mission 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 29* 16* 12* 28* 46* -* |
2008-09 Chicago Mission 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 31* 3* 17* 20* 52* -* |
Bartlett High USHS-IL 16* 8* 10* 18* 8* -* |
2009-10 Chicago Mission 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 34* 13* 21* 34* 38* -* |
2010-11 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 50* 8* 14* 22* 36* -1* |
2011-12 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 55* 20* 24* 44* 56* 11* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 46* 25* 35* 60* 14* 22* | Playoffs 5 4 3 7 8 0
2013-14 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 34* 8* 24* 32* 4* 6* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 3* 2* 5* 0* 2* |
2014-15 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 42* 11* 33* 44* 48* 4* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 66* 18* 33* 51* 24* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -3
USA WC 9* 1* 2* 3* 10* -1* |
2016-17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 49* 6* 8* 14* 17* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -2
Rockford IceHogs AHL 15* 3* 4* 7* 4* -8* |
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50* 7* 18* 25* 10* 5* |
Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 23* 9* 13* 22* 8* 7* |
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 72* 16* 23* 39* 14* -4* |
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 68* 5* 17* 22* 14* 1* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 1
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 17* 4* 8* 12* 8* 2* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62* 13* 12* 25* 24* -11* |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 26* 2* 9* 11* 6* -1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 11* 5* 4* 9* 6* -3* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14* 1* 2* 3* 4* -3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “A” AHL 42* 16* 19* 35* 32* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 3 3 4 0
2024-25 Nashville Predators NHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 26* 11* 22* 33* 14* 7* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 25* 5* 3* 8* 4* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 Minnesota Wild NHL 25* 2* 3* 5* 4* -4* |
Projected NHL 69* 6* 8* 14* 11* -11* |
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Vinnie Hinostroza Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team White USA-S15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Team Red USA-S17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* 1* |
USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
2012-13 Waterloo Black Hawks JCWC 6* 3* 2* 5* 6* 2* |
USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 6* 2* 8* 4* -* |

Vinnie Hinostroza Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 188* 62* 97* 159* 0.85* 88* 9* | 2 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 6 * -3 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 76* 19* 57* 76* 1.00* 52* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 437* 61* 105* 166* 0.38* 117* -17* | 3 9 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.22 * 4 * -1 *
T1EHL 13U 1 29* 16* 12* 28* 0.97* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 14U 1 31* 3* 17* 20* 0.65* 52* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 34* 13* 21* 34* 1.00* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 151* 53* 73* 126* 0.83* 106* 32* | 2 6 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.17 * 8 * 0 *
USHS-IL 1 16* 8* 10* 18* 1.13* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 1* 2* 3* 0.33* 10* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 2 9* 7* 5* 12* 1.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Vinnie Hinostroza Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/05/2025
02/05/2025 Confirmed Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
07/07/2023
07/07/2023 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
07/12/2022
07/12/2022 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo Sabres
04/03/2021
04/03/2021 Confirmed Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Florida Panthers
07/12/2018
07/12/2018 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes
06/15/2018
06/15/2018 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
03/21/2015
03/21/2015 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame Chicago Blackhawks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 3 #88 overall by Jokerit in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2010, 1 #4 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Futures Draft