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Jamie Drysdale
Drysdale with the Toronto Marlboros in 2018
Born (2002-04-08) April 8, 2002 (age 22)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim Ducks
NHL draft 6th overall, 2020
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2021–present

Jamie Drysdale (born April 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected sixth overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,[1][2] and made his NHL debut in 2021.

Early life

Drysdale was born April 8, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario,[3] to Tina and Gary.[4] In addition to playing ice hockey with the Learn to Play program in Toronto, Drysdale spent his childhood figure skating at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[5][6] He spent his minor ice hockey career in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), playing with the North York Knights and the Toronto Marlboros.[7] While attending St. Michael's College School, he also played for the Buzzers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.[8][9] In his final GTHL season, he recorded eight goals and 42 assists in 57 games for the Marlboros.[10] That year, he was named the GTHL Player of the Year, and his defenceman-leading nine points in six games earned him a place on the OHL Cup All-Star Team.[11]

Playing career

Junior

The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected Drysdale fourth overall in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection, and he signed with the team that May.[11] Drysdale joined the team for the 2018-19 OHL season, making his junior ice hockey debut with two assists in the Otters' season-opening 12-1 win over the Flint Firebirds.[12] His first OHL goal followed on October 17, 2018, in Erie's 4-3 win over the Niagara IceDogs.[13] With an overtime goal against the London Knights on February 15, 2019, Drysdale set an Otters franchise record with 29 points as a rookie defenceman, breaking Travis Dermott's previous record.[14] Drysdale finished the 2018-19 season with 40 points in 63 games,[15] and was named to the 2018-19 OHL First All-Rookie Team at defence.[16]

Drysdale went into the 2019-20 OHL season as one of several rotating alternate captains behind Jack Duff.[17] The youngest defenceman on the Otters that season, Drysdale told reporters that the team wanted "to be competitive all year round".[18] On September 22, 2019, Drysdale recorded one goal and four assists in Erie's 8-5 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs, tying a franchise record for points by a defenceman in a single game.[19] With 35 points through his first 31 games of the season, Drysdale was named to the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[20] By the time the 2019-20 OHL season was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[21] Drysdale totaled nine goals and 47 points over 49 games and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team.[22]

Professional

Anaheim Ducks (2021–2024)

With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) schedule and limiting outside activity, Drysdale spent the offseason exercising and practicing inline skating.[23] The NHL Central Scouting Bureau named Drysdale the third-best North American skating prospect available in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[24] On October 6, 2020, the Anaheim Ducks selected Drysdale sixth overall,[25] and he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team on November 7.[26] When the 2020-21 NHL season began in January, Drysdale was assigned to the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, to begin his professional ice hockey career.[27] With nine points in 11 games that month, Drysdale was named the AHL Rookie of the Month that February.[28] After recording ten points in his first 14 AHL games, Drysdale was promoted to the Ducks' taxi squad, and he made his NHL debut on March 18, 2021, against the Arizona Coyotes.[29] Drysdale recorded both a goal and an assist in his debut, and he and Trevor Zegras became the youngest set of NHL teammates to score their first goals within two and a half minutes of one another.[30] He finished his rookie season with three goals and eight points in 24 games.[31] After the conclusion of the Ducks' season, Drysdale was returned to the Gulls for a truncated AHL playoff run in which he put up two assists in three games.[32][33]

Drysdale opened the 2021–22 season playing on Anaheim's top defensive pair with Hampus Lindholm.[34] In his first full season with the Ducks, Drysdale struggled to maintain a balance between his offensive and defensive performance, telling reporters that it was "just a matter of noticing when and where you are in the game and making the smart play".[35] After a difficult defensive stretch in which he was on the ice for seven even-strength goals against in two games, Drysdale was a healthy scratch for Anaheim's March 12 game against the New Jersey Devils, after which he was determined to be "less busy" on the ice.[36] Drysdale finished the season with four goals and 28 assists in 81 games, second only to Moritz Seider in scoring by a rookie defenceman.[37]

The Ducks underwent major lineup changes prior to the 2022–23 season, and Drysdale began on the second defensive pair alongside Dmitry Kulikov.[38] On October 22, in the second period of a 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, Drysdale left the game following a hit by William Carrier behind the Ducks' net.[39] He ultimately underwent surgery for a torn glenoid labrum, missing the remainder of the season. Drysdale played only eight games, going pointless in that time.[40][41]

Following the season, Drysdale was a restricted free agent. He trained in Toronto while his contract situation was sorted, which extended deep into the 2023 training camp. A three-year, $6.9 million agreement was reached between Drysdale and Anaheim on October 5, 2023, at the end of training camp.[42][43]

Philadelphia Flyers (2024–present)

On January 8, 2024, Drysdale and a 2025 second-round pick were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the signing rights to Cutter Gauthier.[44] Drysdale made his Flyers debut in a 3–2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on January 10.[45] He scored his first goal for Philadelphia in a 6–3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 23.[46]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada

Drysdale has represented Canada at the international level on numerous occasions. His first international tournament was during the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge with Canada Black.[47] He recorded four points in five games as the team failed to medal.[48] Following the tournament, Drysdale competed at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships[49] and 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[50]

In 2020, Drysdale became the seventh 17-year-old defenceman to play for Team Canada at the World Juniors since 1991. He originally served as Team Canada's extra defenceman before making his debut during the semifinal game against Finland as a replacement for an ill Bowen Byram.[51] Throughout the tournament, he averaged 11:38 of ice time and recorded one goal and two assists in seven games.[52] Drysdale was again named to Team Canada at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he was a top-pairing defenceman alongside Byram.[52]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Erie Otters OHL 63 7 33 40 20 — — — — —
2019–20 Erie Otters OHL 49 9 38 47 24 — — — — —
2020–21 San Diego Gulls AHL 14 4 6 10 6 3 0 2 2 0
2020–21 Anaheim Ducks NHL 24 3 5 8 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 81 4 28 32 16 — — — — —
2022–23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2023–24 Anaheim Ducks NHL 10 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 123 8 37 45 28 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada Black U17 5 0 4 4 2
2019 Canada U18 7 0 2 2 0
2019 Canada HG18 5 0 5 5 0
2020 Canada WJC 7 1 2 3 0
2021 Canada WJC 7 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 31 1 15 16 2

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anaheim Ducks first round draft pick
2020 		Succeeded by
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