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Markus Phillips
Markus Phillips
Born	21 March 1999 (age 25); Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team; Former teams	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod; Ontario Reign; Manitoba Moose; Porin Ässät; Fehérvár AV19
NHL draft	118th overall, 2017; Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2019–present

Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

Phillips played junior hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), before moving to the major junior level in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Attack.

Following his second season with the Attack, Phillips was selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft in the fourth-round, 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.^[3] He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on April 30, 2019.^[4]

Phillips spent the duration of his contract with the Kings, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

In the final season of the rookie contract with the Kings in 2021–22, Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets organization in exchange for Nelson Nogier on March 21, 2022.^[5] He was immediately assigned to continue in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, where he played out the remainder of the season.

As a pending restricted free agent with the Jets, Phillips was later un-signed by the club and opted to leave North America to sign a signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, Porin Ässät of the Liiga, on August 5, 2022.^[6]^[7]

After a lone season with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19 in the ICE Hockey League, Phillips continued his career abroad in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, on June 11, 2024.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Newmarket Hurricanes	OJHL	2	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	63	3	9	12	22	6	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	66	13	30	43	44	17	0	5	5	10
2017–18	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	68	10	29	39	34	10	0	3	3	4
2018–19	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	31	2	8	10	28	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Guelph Storm	OHL	31	3	13	16	20	24	2	2	4	8
2019–20	Ontario Reign	AHL	5	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Fort Wayne Komets	ECHL	20	0	6	6	18	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	London Knights	OHL	25	3	8	11	13	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ontario Reign	AHL	31	3	7	10	14	1	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Ontario Reign	AHL	38	1	4	5	18	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Manitoba Moose	AHL	7	0	2	2	8	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Ässät	Liiga	33	0	4	4	10	5	0	0	0	0
2023–24	Fehérvár AV19	ICEHL	38	5	11	16	14	7	1	2	3	4
AHL totals			81	4	13	17	44	1	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals			33	0	4	4	10	5	0	0	0	0