Mark Stone | |||
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Stone at a press conference for the 2012 World Junior Championships
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Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
May 13, 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Ottawa Senators | ||
NHL Draft | 178th overall, 2010 Ottawa Senators |
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Playing career | 2012–present |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World Championship | ||
2016 Russia | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2012 Canada |
Mark Stone (born May 13, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). A right winger, he was selected by the Senators in the sixth round, 178th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He tied Johnny Gaudreau to lead all NHL rookies in scoring during the 2014–15 season with 64 points and received a nomination for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie.
After a season WITH the Winnipeg Thrashers of the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League, in which he competed in the 2008 Telus Cup, Stone began his major junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2008–09. He recorded 39 points (17 goals and 22 assists) over 56 games, tying for 12th in WHL rookie scoring. During the 2009 playoffs, he added four points (one goal and three assists) over 12 games. The following season began with Stone ranked in the top 50 on several major scouting lists for the upcoming 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Suffering a concussion and thumb injury during the season, he was limited to 28 points (11 goals and 17 assists) over 39 games, hindering his final draft ranking among scouts. Healthy during the playoffs, he competed in all the Wheat Kings' 15 contests, recording a goal and three assists. Although the Wheat Kings were eliminated in the WHL Conference Finals, they advanced to the 2010 Memorial Cup by way of having been chosen as the host team at the beginning of the year. Playing in the semi-final against the Calgary Hitmen, Stone competed opposite his older brother, Michael. The Wheat Kings beat the Hitmen in dramatic fashion to advance to the Memorial Cup Final, which they lost to the Windsor Spitfires; Stone had no points in five tournament games. During the off-season, he was selected in the sixth round, 178th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Stone was scouted as a power forward with weak skating.