DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Membership introduced as we speak that the staff has signed ahead Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract by means of the 2026-27 season.
Mittelstadt, 25, was acquired in a commerce with the Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 2024 and suited up in 18 regular-season video games for the Avalanche, posting 10 factors (4g/6a) with the membership. He completed amongst Avalanache-leaders in objectives (T-6th), assists (7th) and factors (8th) since his debut on March 8. In 11 Stanley Cup Playoff video games, Mittelstadt registered 9 factors (3g/6a), good for the sixth-highest whole on Colorado. All 9 of the his playoff factors got here at even-strength, tying him with Mikko Rantanen for the team-lead in that class. The centerman recorded a three-game level streak between Video games 3-5 of the First Spherical, starting with a three-assist evening in Recreation 3. The 2024 postseason run marked his first look within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mittelstadt was drafted by Buffalo within the first spherical (eighth total) within the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound ahead registered a mixed 57 factors (18g/39a) in 80 video games between Colorado and Buffalo in 2023-24, a scoring line that completed two factors shy of his career-high from 2022-23. On the time of the commerce, Mittelstadt was main the Sabres in factors (47) and assists (33) in 62 video games. The 18 whole objectives Mittelstadt tallied marked a single-season career-high; He scored his first objective in his second sport with Colorado on March 12 at Calgary. Throughout his first month with the Avalanche, Mittelstadt registered a season-high-tying five-game level streak (2g/3a) from March 12-22. He lit the lamp in consecutive video games from March 28- 30.
“Casey was an excellent match for our lineup and an enormous contributor to our staff down the stretch and within the playoffs,” mentioned Avalanche Common Supervisor Chris MacFarland. “His sport has improved each season and he took one more massive bounce this previous yr. We imagine he has a fair increased stage to succeed in and it was necessary to get him signed for a number of years. Casey is an thrilling, playmaking heart with good imaginative and prescient and palms and at simply 25 years outdated goes to be an enormous a part of our staff transferring ahead.”
Mittelstadt enters 2024-25 with 357 regular-season NHL video games with the Avalanche and Sabres from 2017-24, registering 196 factors (66g/130a). In 2022-23, Mittelstadt set a career-high in each assists (44) and factors (59) whereas taking part in in all 82 video games for the primary time in his profession. He was the one Buffalo skater to seem in all of his staff’s video games. The 59 factors marked a 40-point enchancment from his 2021-22 output (6g/13a) in addition to a 34-point enchancment from his earlier career-high of 25 factors (12g/13a) from 2018-19.
Throughout his keep within the Sabres’ group, Mittelstadt additionally performed 36 video games for Buffalo’s AHL affiliate the Rochester Individuals in 2019-20 the place he collected 25 factors (9g/16a).
A local of Edina, Minnesota, Mittelstadt performed one season for the NCAA’s Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017-18 earlier than signing his entry-level contract the place he registered 30 factors (11g/19a) in 34 video games to rank second on the staff in scoring as a freshman. The efficiency earned him recognition on the All-Huge Ten Rookie Workforce. Mittelstadt additionally competed for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers in 2016-17 earlier than becoming a member of the Golden Gophers.
On the worldwide stage, Mittelstadt performed for Workforce USA on the 2018 World Junior Championship the place he led the staff in scoring with 11 factors (4g/7a) and captured a bronze medal. He was named Event MVP.