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Mitchell Chaffee Becomes 20th Minuteman To Reach The NHL
April 19, 2022 | Hockey
The 2019 First Team All-American makes his NHL debut Tuesday night with the Minnesota Wild against the Montreal Canadiens.
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts alumnus Mitchell Chaffee will become the 20th Minuteman to reach the National Hockey League tonight when he makes his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild against the Montreal Canadiens at Montreal's Bell Centre. The 2019 First Team All-American signed with the Wild as a free agent in 2020 following his junior year with the Minutemen.
Chaffee finished his collegiate career with 95 points on 47 goals and 48 assists over 109 games at UMass and served as co-captain in 2019-20.
The Rockford, Michigan native was second for the Minutemen in scoring in his final season in Amherst with 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists and was +16 over 30 games, including three power-play goals, one shorthanded goal and three game winners. He registered 17 points over 20 Hockey East games on 11 goals and six assists in 2019-20 with all three of his game-winning goals coming during league play. Chaffee ranked 17th nationally in goals per-game (0.53) and tied for seventh in Hockey East in goal scoring overall and for game-winning goals.
Chaffee enjoyed a breakout sophomore season in 2018-19 which saw him garner CCM/AHCA Hockey First-Team All-America honors and earn the title of Hockey East Scoring Champion in addition to receiving the Herb Gallagher Award (New England's best forward) along with New England All-Star and Hockey East First-Team All-Star recognition, while helping UMass reach the NCAA title game and win the Hockey East Regular Season title with a program-record 31 wins. Overall in 2018-19, he registered 42 points over 40 contests on a team-high 18 goals with 24 assists and a plus/minus rating of +21.
In his second season with the Iowa Wild in 2021-22, Chaffee has racked up 22 goals and 15 assists for 37 points over 45 games. He had 17 points (2g, 15a) in 28 games as a rookie in 2020-21.
Chaffee finished his collegiate career with 95 points on 47 goals and 48 assists over 109 games at UMass and served as co-captain in 2019-20.
The Rockford, Michigan native was second for the Minutemen in scoring in his final season in Amherst with 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists and was +16 over 30 games, including three power-play goals, one shorthanded goal and three game winners. He registered 17 points over 20 Hockey East games on 11 goals and six assists in 2019-20 with all three of his game-winning goals coming during league play. Chaffee ranked 17th nationally in goals per-game (0.53) and tied for seventh in Hockey East in goal scoring overall and for game-winning goals.
Chaffee enjoyed a breakout sophomore season in 2018-19 which saw him garner CCM/AHCA Hockey First-Team All-America honors and earn the title of Hockey East Scoring Champion in addition to receiving the Herb Gallagher Award (New England's best forward) along with New England All-Star and Hockey East First-Team All-Star recognition, while helping UMass reach the NCAA title game and win the Hockey East Regular Season title with a program-record 31 wins. Overall in 2018-19, he registered 42 points over 40 contests on a team-high 18 goals with 24 assists and a plus/minus rating of +21.
In his second season with the Iowa Wild in 2021-22, Chaffee has racked up 22 goals and 15 assists for 37 points over 45 games. He had 17 points (2g, 15a) in 28 games as a rookie in 2020-21.
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