Kyle Wood (ice hockey)

Kyle Wood
Wood with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2017
Born (1996-05-04) May 4, 1996 (age 28)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Kunlun Red Star
Springfield Falcons
Tucson Roadrunners
San Jose Barracuda
Charlotte Checkers
Grand Rapids Griffins
Löwen Frankfurt
Rytíři Kladno
NHL draft 84th overall, 2014
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2016–present

Kyle Wood (born May 4, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Wood was drafted 84th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Wood played youth hockey in his hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, and was selected in the third round, 57th overall, by the Brampton Battalion of the OHL Priority Selection in 2012.

Wood was selected after the 2013–14 season by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, 84th overall. In his final year of junior eligibility, the Avalanche traded Wood's NHL rights, along with those of Alex Tanguay and Conner Bleackley, to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Mikkel Boedker on February 29, 2016.[2]

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 OHL season with the North Bay Battalion, Wood signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on March 27, 2016.[3] This was later revised to an amateur try-out deal, which he made with their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.

After attending his first training camp with the Coyotes, Wood was reassigned to new AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, for the 2016–17 season. In his first pro season, he earned October Rookie of the Month honors by registering points in all games. He also represented the Roadrunners at the AHL All-Star Classic.[4][5] Wood finished the season with 13 goals and 40 points in 63 games, earning selection to the AHL All-Rookie Team.[6]

On June 15, 2018, the Coyotes traded Wood to the San Jose Sharks for Adam Helewka.[7] The Sharks re-signed him to a one-year contract on July 12, 2019.[8]

On August 6, 2019, Wood was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Trevor Carrick.[9] After the 2019 training camp, the Canes sent him to the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL for the 2019–20 season where he contributed 3 goals and 5 points in 14 games before being traded, for the fourth time in his professional career, going to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Oliwer Kaski on December 12, 2019.[10]

Unable to impress within the Red Wings organization, Wood as an impending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer by the club and was released to free agency on October 8, 2020. Having played through 5 NHL organizations and unable to feature at top level, Wood left North America to sign his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year contract with second tier German club, Löwen Frankfurt of the DEL2, on November 2, 2020.[11] Regaining his scoring touch from the blueline, Wood contributed with 5 goals and 21 points through 32 regular season games for Frankfurt.

As a free agent, Wood left Germany and opted to continue his European career in the Czech Republic, signing a one-year contract with Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Waterloo Wolves Midget AAA 30 9 11 20 54 14 3 13 16 6
2011–12 Waterloo Siskins GOJHL 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 4
2012–13 Orangeville Flyers OJHL 46 6 11 17 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Brampton Battalion OHL 16 1 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 2
2013–14 North Bay Battalion OHL 33 2 10 12 21 22 2 8 10 6
2014–15 North Bay Battalion OHL 67 16 24 40 18 15 1 10 11 2
2015–16 North Bay Battalion OHL 49 8 31 39 18 11 2 11 13 2
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 68 14 29 43 16 — — — — —
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 49 3 16 19 16 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 68 6 29 35 47 4 0 1 1 14
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 14 3 2 5 24 — — — — —
2019–20 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 35 1 5 6 8 — — — — —
2020–21 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 32 5 16 21 14 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Rytíři Kladno ELH 54 8 14 22 18 — — — — —
2022–23 Kunlun Red Star KHL 62 4 15 19 36 — — — — —
2023–24 Kunlun Red Star KHL 47 8 6 14 32 — — — — —
AHL totals 236 27 81 108 113 6 0 1 1 14

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2017
All-Rookie Team 2017 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Avalanche Selects Seven Players At 2014 Draft". Colorado Avalanche. June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Coyotes' Kyle Wood: Traded by Colorado". CBS Sports. February 29, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Coyotes sign Wood to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Kyle Wood named CCM's Rookie of the Month". Tucson Roadrunners. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "AHL All-Star Kyle Wood shining in first Tucson Roadrunners season". Five For Howling. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "AHL All-Rookie Team named". American Hockey League. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Sharks Acquire Defenseman Kyle Wood From Coyotes". San Jose Sharks. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Kyle Wood". nhl.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Hurricanes Acquire Defenseman Kyle Wood". Carolina Hurricanes. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Kujawa, Kyle (December 12, 2019). "Red Wings acquire defenseman Kyle Wood from Carolina". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Lowen sign Kyle Wood on the defense" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Rytíři Kladno sign 6 overseas players" (in Czech). Rytíři Kladno. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.