Justin Sourdif (born March 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Justin Sourdif | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sourdif with the Charlotte Checkers in 2024 | |||
| Born |
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 (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
87th overall, 2020 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Playing career
editJunior
editSourdif played in the Delta Hockey Academy before he was selected third overall by the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2017 WHL bantam draft.[1] He began his major junior career with the Giants in the following 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, Sourdif was a member of the Giants team that advanced all the way to the WHL championship, losing in seven games to the Prince Albert Raiders.[2] During the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season, Sourdif registered 54 points for the Giants.[3] That season, Sourdif was among those chosen to the play in the Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[4] 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.[5] Sourdif contributed with 14 points through 19 playoff games with the Oil Kings to help capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions.[6] As WHL champions, the Oil Kings were one of the four teams at the 2022 Memorial Cup, however, the team finished last in the tournament.[7]
Professional
editSourdif was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the 2020 NHL entry draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on October 7, 2020.[3] Sourdif was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on September 25, 2021.[8] Sourdif began his professional career in the 2022–23 season, assigned by the Panthers to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Remaining with the Checkers for the entirety of the season, Sourdif showed offensive potential in posting seven goals and 24 points while limited to just 48 games through injury as a rookie.[9]
In the 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.[10] 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.[11][12] He went scoreless in three games with the Panthers before he was re-assigned to the AHL on October 23, 2023.[13] On January 19, 2024, Sourdif was suspended for two games after committing an illegal check to head in a game versus the San Jose Barracuda.[14] He had 12 goals and 38 points in 58 games with Charlotte.[15]
Sourdif began the 2024–25 season on injured reserve with an undisclosed upper-body injury suffered during training camp.[15] He was activated and assigned to Charlotte on October 23.[16]
International play
editSourdif was selected to play for Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. In five games he scored one goal and five points and as the team won a silver medal.[8]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Valley West Hawks U18 | BCEHL | 35 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 64 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 57 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 22 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 28 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 24 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 48 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 58 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Canada | HG18 | 
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2020 | [4] |
| WHL Champion | 2022 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "Giants select Justin Sourdif with third overall pick". Vancouver Giants. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via CHL.ca.
- ^ Ewen, Steve (June 2, 2022). "Ex-Vancouver Giants allies Justin Sourdif, Lukas Svejkovsky now adversaries in WHL final". The Province. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Zillich, Tom (October 6, 2020). "Vancouver Giants' Justin Sourdif picked by Florida Panthers". The Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Zillich, Tom (December 17, 2019). "Sourdif says he's excited to play in CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Vancouver Giants trade captain Justin Sourdif to Edmonton Oil Kings at the WHL trade deadline". The Province. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Edmonton Oil Kings win 2022 Ed Chynoweth Cup". CanadianSportScene.com. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (June 27, 2022). "Edmonton Oil Kings still champions despite being eliminated from Memorial Cup". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Panthers agree to terms with forward Justin Sourdif". Florida Panthers. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Dwork, David (October 11, 2023). "Rookie Justin Sourdif 'super excited' to start NHL journey with Florida Panthers". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Justin Sourdif back to Florida Panthers NHL roster". FloridaHockeyNow.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Dwork, David (October 16, 2023). "Panthers rookie Justin Sourdif to make NHL debut Monday in New Jersey". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Reinhart scores twice, Bobrovsky makes 31 saves as Panthers beat Devils 4-3 for their first win". ESPN. Associated Press. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Niedzielski, Nicholas (October 23, 2023). "Florida Assigns Justin Sourdif to Charlotte". Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "AHL Suspends Justin Sourdif For Two Games". Charlotte Checkers. January 19, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Olive, Jameson (September 26, 2024). "Injury: Sourdif to miss 'three or four weeks' after suffering injury in practice". Florida Panthers – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Florida Assigns Justin Sourdif To Charlotte". Charlotte Checkers. October 23, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database