However, his size shouldn’t hold him back. He is as a fantastic skater, a strong puck mover, exceptionally smart and dependable on both ends of the ice. Yes Pioneer Nation, captain Ian Mitchell… The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have agreed to terms with defenseman Ian Mitchell on a three-year entry-level contract. After all, why not? Mitchell also played for Team Canada at the 2019 World Juniors. Through 116 games he recorded 18 goals and 89 points, impressive totals for a forward, let alone a defenseman.
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But, it seems more and more players are trying to get themselves into the best situation they can and won’t just “settle” for “whatever” the team offers (unless they really love the team, of course). So don’t sleep on 2017 second-round pick Ian Mitchell. It’s just going to be putting in the time for him. 2019-20 season, Class of 2021 April 13, 2020. Ian Mitchell has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blackhawks, foregoing his senior season at the University of Denver. During the tournament, he played five games and scored one goal and three points.Mitchell is a small defencemen for NHL standards at 5’11 and 174 pounds. The 21-year-old right-shot defencemen from St. Albert, Alberta scored roughly 30 points over the past three seasons with the University of Denver. Those totals may have been even higher had he not left during the 2018-19 season to serve as an alternate captain with Team Canada at the World Juniors, or this season when he was part of the gold medal-winning Spengler Cup team.That sort of international success is exactly why so many Chicago fans are excited about the premise of Mitchell joining the Blackhawks. It also allows Mitchell to close the gap on defense quickly, though his small stature—5’11” 173-lbs—still leads him to get outmuscled at times.In all though, the package that Mitchell brings will be well received in Chicago after they lost The only way it starts this year is if the league resumes and they decide to increase the amount of playoff teams for this year. Completely speculative on my part and I have no idea what kind of person Mitchell is like so it might not even be in his nature to do that. The only other scenario I can think of is if Mitchell said that the only way he’d sign now is if it starts this year should the league continue playing so that he can reach free agency sooner. Originally selected 57th overall in 2017, he is a natural puck-mover that is more often than not the best skater on the ice. This season, as Denver’s captain, Mitchell scored 10 goals, added 22 assists for 32 points in 36 games. He doesn’t project as an elite offensive defencemen, but can bring a good amount of offence because of his skating and intelligence.Small, mobile and smart defensemen are becoming more common in the NHL. Ian Mitchell was drafted 57th overall in the 2017 draft by the Blackhawks. I don’t think it’s a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. Ian Mitchell profile page, biographical information, injury history and news The team can say no, and, of course risk getting into an RFA stink fest a couple of years down the road, or even good-ole mutual contract termination, worst-case. Hopefully, Ian gets a legit shot to show what he can do, but that is dependent on Colliton & Stan (and maybe Scotty, too). Should the season return this summer and Mitchell signs for 2019-20, he would be immediately eligible to suit up for the Blackhawks. Either way, you can bet he’ll be challenging for a full-time spot on the roster to begin next season.Now 21, Mitchell has been an absolutely dominating offensive presence during his three seasons at DU. Really surprised and frankly a little interesting trying to think of the thought process.While these cases might be aberrations due to the “Human Malware Pandemic”, it may be a trend for a draft pick (usually 1st-2nd rounders) to try to exercise some leverage with the team that drafted them. Canada's Ian Mitchell (5) celebrates his goal against Finland in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship. I’m just really surprised to see that his contract isn’t set to start next year already. DU’s Mitchell signs with Blackhawks Probably the most asked question around the Denver hockey program the past two years received its answer Monday morning.

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