Jaden Schwartz | |||
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Born |
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
June 25, 1992 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left Winger | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL Draft | 14th overall, 2010 St. Louis Blues |
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Playing career | 2012–present |
Schwartz as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships |
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Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2011 Canada | ||
2012 Canada | ||
Representing Canada West | ||
World Junior A Challenge | ||
2008 Camrose | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
2009 Czech Republic |
Jaden Schwartz (born June 25, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Schwartz was selected 14th overall by the Blues in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Schwartz was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
Schwartz played minor hockey at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. As a bantam, Schwartz helped Notre Dame to win the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, he also played at the midget level, helping the Hounds to a victory at the 2007 Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament. Schwartz and Notre Dame played at the Mac's Tournament again in 2008. Schwartz was named the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League Top Forward for the 2007–08 season after leading the league in scoring. While playing Midget AAA at the school, he scored 39 goals and added 72 assists in 44 games to break team scoring records previously held by Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards.
Schwartz began his hockey career playing junior ice hockey for his hometown Notre Dame Hounds in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. During the 2008–09 season with the Hounds, Schwartz finished fifth in league scoring with 34 goals and 42 assists in 46 games. At the end of the season, he was named the SJHL's Rookie of the Year. Schwartz transferred to the Tri-City Storm of the American Tier I Jr. A United States Hockey League. Schwartz captured the 2009–10 USHL scoring title with 83 points in 60 games. He was also named to the league's First All-Star Team and was awarded Top Offensive Player honours.