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Owen Power

Class:
Freshman
Position:
D
Height:
6-5
Weight:
214
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ont.
S/C:
L

NHL
• Selected 1st overall (first round) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2021 NHL Draft
• First ever Michigan Wolverine to go 1st overall in the NHL draft
• Signed with Buffalo on April 8, 2022 and made his NHL debut on April 12 at Toronto
• Collected first point in his second game on April 14 vs. St. Louis and scored his first goal in his fifth game vs. New Jersey on April 21

Michigan Career
• Played in 59 career games, scoring six goals and 42 assists for 48 points and was a +46

International
• 2022 Olympic Team (led Canada in TOI at 21:38/game, had an assist, team-best 10 SOG
• 2022 World Junior Championship (first defenseman in Canada history to record a hat trick)
• 2021 World Championship (gold medal, three assists in 10 games, Player of the Game vs. ROC)
• Invited to Team Canada 2020-21 World Junior Camp and Summer Development Camp
• 2021-22 Hockey Canada World Junior Team

Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• Second-Team All-America
• NCAA All-Region Team
• B1G Defensive Player of the Year finalist
• First-Team All-B1G
• B1G All-Academic Team
• B1G Second Star of the Week (Oct. 12, Nov. 16)
• Preseason First-Team All-B1G
• Totaled a goal and four assists over two games vs. LSSU (10/8, 10/9)
• Added an assist in a 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (10/15)
• Scored a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory against Wisconsin (10/28)
• Contributed a total of four assists in victories over MSU (11/5, 11/6)
• Combined for a goal and five assists in wins at PSU (11/11, 11/12)
• Tallied two assists in weekend series vs. ND (11/19, 11/20)
• Assisted on three goals in weekend sweep over Niagara (11/26, 11/27)
• Earned an assist in 3-2 win against PSU (1/14)
• Recorded two assists in 4-1 victory at #11 Minnesota (1/22)
• Picked up an assist in 1-2 loss at Notre Dame (2/26)
• Combined for 5 total assists in NCAA Tournament wins over American Int'l and Quinnipiac (3/25, 3/27)

Freshman Year (2020-21)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year Finalist
• Preseason All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• College Hockey News Rookie of the Year
• College Hockey News All-Rookie Team
• Sixth in the B1G in on-ice rating with a +18
• Fourth in the B1G in defenseman scoring
• Seventh in the B1G in freshman scoring, 2nd in the nation in freshman defenseman points per game
• Led the team in blocked shots with 40
• Played in all 26 games and had three goal and 13 assists
• Had a three-point game in his collegiate debut, scoring once and assisting on two goals vs. #15 Arizona State (11/14)
• Assisted on the game-winning goal in OT at #14 Wisconsin (11/20)
• Tallied 2 assists against MSU in the 9-0 shutout (1/8)
• Record a goal and an assist in the 5-0 shutout against OSU (1/16)
• Had a three-assists game at Notre Dame (1/21) and notched another the next day (1/22)
• HCA Rookie of the Month Runner-Up in January
• Scored a goal against #7 Wisconsin (2/14)
* Earned an assist against OSU (2/19)
• Picked up an assist on the game-winning goal in 4-1 win over ASU (2/26)
• Had an assist at #3 Minnesota (3/6)

Before Michigan
• Played 2 seasons with Chicago Steele (USHL)
• 2019-20 USHL Defenseman of the Year
• Led the league's defensemen with 40 points
• USHL First-Team All-Star
• USHL All-Rookie Team in 2018-19 with 28 points in 58 games
• Helped Chicago to Anderson Cup and runners-up to Clark Cup
• A member of Canada White at the World Hockey Challenge U17
• A 2020 graduate of St. Joseph's Catholic

Personal
• Born November 22, 2002
• Son of Zee and Trish Power
• Zee is a financial planner, Trish works in parks & recreation
• Has one sister, Emily who plays lacrosse at Guelph ('22), and one brother Adam
• Majoring in Sports Management