Nick Schmaltz
| Nick Schmaltz | |||
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| Born |
February 23, 1996 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| NHL Draft | 20th overall, 2014 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  USA
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2016 Finland | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2013 Břeclav/Piešťany | |
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
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2013 Yarmouth | |
Nicholas Schmaltz (born February 23, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Schmaltz played collegiate hockey with the University of North Dakota team in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Schmaltz was selected by the Blackhawks in the first round (20th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Schmaltz was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but grew up in Verona, Wisconsin.
Schmaltz was ranked 19th by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau on their final list of the top draft-eligible North American skaters leading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and he was projected to be a first-round selection. He played junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2012 to 2014, where in his first season he was named to the 2012–13 USHL All- Rookie Team.
Schmaltz played with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, and won the 2016 NCAA National Hockey Championship as a sophomore. He ended his collegiate career and turned professional after signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on June 19, 2016.
On October 12, 2016, Schmaltz made his NHL debut in the season opener against the St. Louis Blues. He scored his first NHL goal on October 15 against Marek Mazanec of the Nashville Predators. The Blackhawks reassigned Schmaltz to AHL on December 4 after he only recorded one goal and three assist in 26 NHL games. While with the Rockford IceHogs, he tallied six goals and three assists. The Blackhawks recalled Schmaltz on January 14, 2017.
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