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American ice hockey player (born 2006) Ice hockey player
Teddy Stiga
Born (2006-04-05) April 5, 2006 (age 18)
Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NCAA team Boston College
NHL draft 55th overall, 2024
Nashville Predators

Teddy Stiga (born April 5, 2006) is an American college ice hockey player for Boston College of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was drafted 55th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2024 NHL entry draft.

Early life

Stiga attended Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts where he played ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.

Playing career

Stiga played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) during the 2022–23 season, where he recorded 12 goals and nine assists in 49 games with the under-17 team. He also recorded eight goals and four assists in 27 games with the under-18 team. During the 2023–24 season, he recorded 36 goals and 43 assists in 61 games with the under-18 team. He ranked third on team in scoring with 79 points. He also recorded 18 goals and 20 assists in 27 games for the NTDP in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He primarily played on the top line with future Boston College teammate James Hagens.

Stiga was drafted in the second round, 55th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2024 NHL entry draft. He is committed to play college ice hockey for Boston College during the 2024–25 season.

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Finland

Stiga represented the United States at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships where he served as alternate captain and recorded six goals and five assists in seven games and won a silver medal. On April 30, 2024, in the final preliminary round game against Finland he recorded a hat-trick. He led the tournament with the best the plus-minus rating of +15.

In December 2024, Stiga was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded one goal and two assists in six games and won a gold medal. He scored the game-winning overtime goal against Finland in the gold medal game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2022–23 U.S. National Development Team USHL 27 8 4 12 12 3 1 0 1 2
2023–24 U.S. National Development Team USHL 27 18 20 38 18 — — — — —
USHL totals 54 26 24 50 30 3 1 0 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2024 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 5 11 6
2025 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 13 7 7 14 6

References

  1. ^ Grabowski, Kyle (June 28, 2024). "NHL Draft: Sudbury's Teddy Stiga, a potential first-round pick, "just goes and goes"". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. "Teddy Stiga". bceagles.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Gilchriest, Zach (June 29, 2024). "Predators Land a Steal, Offensive Firepower in Second-Round Pick Teddy Stiga". NHL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. Rankin, Kim (June 29, 2024). "Boston College's Teddy Stiga Selected by Nashville Predators in 2024 NHL Draft". SI.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. Grabowski, Kyle (July 2, 2024). "Teddy Stiga selected by Predators in 2nd round of NHL Draft, will attend development camp". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. Cox, Jeff (August 11, 2022). "Recruiting: Teddy Stiga chooses BC, Callum Hughes picks BU". hockeyjournal.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. "USA Hockey Announces Roster for U18 Men's National Team". USHL.com. April 23, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  8. "Team USA Takes Silver at Under-18 Men's World Championship". USA Hockey. May 5, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  9. Aykroyd, Lucas (April 30, 2024). "Hat trick mania as U.S. burns Finns". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  10. Grabowski, Kyle (December 2, 2024). "BC hockey freshman Teddy Stiga of Sudbury selected for US World Juniors preliminary roster". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  11. Grabowski, Kyle (January 5, 2025). "Sudbury's Teddy Stiga of BC hockey scores gold medal-winning World Juniors OT goal for USA". The Milford Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  12. "Sudbury's Teddy Stiga the hero as U.S. captures world junior gold medal". Boston Herald. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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