Justin Sourdif
Born (2002-03-24) March 24, 2002
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Florida Panthers
NHL Draft 87th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2022present

Justin Sourdif (born March 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Junior

Sourdif played in the Delta Hockey Academy before he was selected third overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.[1] He played major junior with the Giants in the following 2017–18 season, splitting the season between the WHL and BCEHL club, Valley West Hawks.

Following his second full season with the Giants, Sourdif was selected in the third-round, 87th overall, by the Florida Panthers at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on October 7, 2020.[2]

Returning to continue his career in the WHL, Sourdif was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on September 25, 2021.[3] He was selected as the Giants captain leading into his final junior season in 2021–22 and with the club out of playoff contention he was dealt to the Edmonton Oil Kings at the trade deadline in exchange for two first-round draft picks and a fellow junior player on January 17, 2022.[4] Sourdif contributed with 14 points through 19 playoff games with the Oil Kings to help capture the WHL championship.[5]

Professional

Sourdif began his professional career in the 2022–23 season, assigned by the Panthers to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Remaining with the Checkers for the entirety of the season, Sourdif showed offensive potential in posting 7 goals and 24 points while limited to just 48 games through injury as a rookie.[6]

In the following 2023–24 season, following an impressive training camp with the Panthers, Sourdif was the final cut re-assigned to the Checkers before the commencement of the season.[7] Before joining the Checkers, Sourdif was recalled by the Panthers and was named to the opening season roster. He later made his NHL debut on October 16, 2023, in a 4-3 victory against the New Jersey Devils.[8][9] He went scoreless in through 3 games with the Panthers before he was re-assigned to the Charlotte Checkers on October 23, 2023.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Valley West Hawks U18 BCEHL 3523507357 32354
2017–18 Vancouver Giants WHL 40000 70000
2018–19 Vancouver Giants WHL 6423234631 1726816
2019–20 Vancouver Giants WHL 5726285444
2020–21 Vancouver Giants WHL 2211233429
2021–22 Vancouver Giants WHL 249233228
2021–22 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 2817223933 19591418
2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 487172432 61124
AHL totals 487172432 61124

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada Red U17 4th 61234
2019 Canada HG18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 51452
Junior totals 112686

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
Sherwin-Williams Top Prospects Game 2020
WHL Champion 2022 [5]

References

  1. "Giants select Justin Sourdif with third overall pick". Canadian Hockey League. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. "Vancouver Giants' Justin Sourdif picked by Florida Panthers". theprogress.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Panthers agree to terms with forward Justin Sourdif". Florida Panthers. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. "Vancouver Giants trade captain Justin Sourdif to Edmonton Oil Kings at the WHL trade deadline". The Province. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Edmonton Oil Kings win 2022 Ed Chynoweth Cup". CanadianSportScene.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  6. "Rookie Justin Sourdif 'super excited' to start NHL journey with Florida Panthers". The Hockey News. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. "Justin Sourdif back to Florida Panthers NHL roster". FloridaHockeyNow.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  8. "Panthers rookie Justin Sourdif to make NHL debut monday in New Jersey". The Hockey News. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. "Reinhart scores twice, Bobrovsky makes 31 saves as Panthers beat Devils 4-3 for their first win". ESPN. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  10. "Panthers loan Justin Sourdif to AHL". prohockeyrumors.com. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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