International Experience

  • Played on two U.S. National Junior Teams (2016 - bronze, 2015)

World Junior Championship

  • Member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team that competed in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland
    • ​Tallied eight points (2-6) in seven games
    • Named the U.S. Player of the Game in Team USA's quarterfinal victory over the Czech Republic
  • Member of the U.S. National Junior Team that competed in the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario
    • Tallied one assist in five outings

Other International Events

  • Member of the U.S. Under-18 Select Team that finished second in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia
    • Tallied eight points (5-3) in five games
  • Member of the U.S. Junior Select Team that finished first in the 2013 World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    • Led the tournament with 12 points (4-8) in four games
    • Set a World Junior A Challenge record for most points (12) in a tournament
    • Tallied five points in Team USA’s semifinal victory over Switzerland to tie a World Junior A Challenge record for points in a game
  • Member of Team USA for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria
    • Tied for the team lead with six points (2-4) in six games

Professional Hockey

Has played one professional season with the Chicago Blackhawks

2016-17

  • Tallied 28 points (6-22) in 61 games during his rookie campaign with the Blackhawks
  • Skated in four playoff games for Chicago

College Hockey

Played two seasons (2014-16) with the University of North Dakota, a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference

2015-16 (Sophomore) 

  • Recorded 46 points (11-35) in 37 games
  • Scored with 57 seconds left against Denver to put North Dakota in the national championship game
  • His plus-44 rating ranked third nationally
  • Earned NCHC Honorable Mention accolades

2014-15 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in 38 games and tallied 26 points (5-21)
  • Led all UND freshman in scoring while his 21 assists ranked second overall

Junior Hockey

  • Skated three seasons (2011-14) with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League 

2013-14

  • Appeared in 55 games for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League
    • Tallied 63 points (18-45)
    • Finished third among all USHL players with 45 assists

2012-13

  • Collected 52 points (18-34) in 64 games for Green Bay
    • Named to the USHL All-Rookie Team

2011-12

  • Skated in 11 games with Green Bay, tallying four points (1-3) 

Additional Notes

  • Drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, 20th overall, of the 2014 NHL Draft
  • Son of Mike and Lisa Schmaltz
  • Older brother, Jordan, also played hockey at North Dakota (2012-15) before signing with the St. Louis Blues, who drafted him in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2012 NHL Draft
  • Participant in the 2014 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp
  • Participated in the 2013 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Off the Ice

Life aspirations outside of playing hockey: Own a business

Hobbies out of hockey: Golf; Ping pong; Xbox

Favorite account to follow on Twitter: Paul Bissonnette, @BizNasty2Point0

Favorite band or singer: Florida Georgia Line

Favorite movie(s): Dodgeball

Favorite actor/actress: Mark Wahlberg

Favorite food: Chipotle

Pre-game ritual: Eats Jimmy John's

Favorite NHL team as a kid: Chicago Blackhawks