Mitch Wahl
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| Born |
January 22, 1990 Seal Beach, CA, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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Allsv team Former teams |
IK Oskarshamn Abbotsford Heat Hamilton Bulldogs Adirondack Phantoms EC Red Bull Salzburg Utica Comets |
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| NHL Draft | 48th overall, 2008 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Mitch Wahl (born January 22, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected in the second round (48th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
Wahl played four years of junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL), winning the WHL championship and Memorial Cup in 2008. He was named a First Team All-Star by the WHL in 2009–10 before turning professional at the conclusion of his junior season. He was a member of the American junior team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Wahl grew up in Seal Beach, California. His parents, Mitch Sr. and Michelle, knew little about hockey but enrolled him in the sport after he showed an aptitude for skating during a birthday party for his elder sister. He began playing at the age of six, and credits the arrival of Wayne Gretzky with the Los Angeles Kings for creating opportunities for himself and other players in southern California. Wahl is also an avid surfer.
Wahl played minor hockey with the California Wave, and caught the attention of WHL scouts while playing in tournaments in Vancouver, Kamloops and Medicine Hat. He was selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft. After appearing in two games with the Chiefs in 2005–06, Wahl joined the team full-time in 2006–07, scoring 16 goals and 48 points in 69 games. He improved to 73 points in 2007–08, and added 14 points in 21 playoff games as the Chiefs won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champions. At the 2008 Memorial Cup tournament, Wahl scored six points in four games to help the Chiefs win the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship.
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