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Jaden Schwartz

Jaden Schwartz
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Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 24)
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
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
Playing career 2012–present
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Schwartz as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Canada
Representing  Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2008 Camrose
Representing  Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 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.


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