| Spencer Stastney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Stastney playing for theMilwaukee Admirals in June 2024 | |||
| Born | (2000-01-04)January 4, 2000 (age 25) Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft | 131st overall,2018 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Spencer Charles Stastney (born January 4, 2000) is an American professionalice hockeydefenseman for theNashville Predators of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He playedcollege ice hockey atNotre Dame.
Stastney was born inMequon, Wisconsin. He attended elementary school and middle school in Mequon, before moving toWoodridge, Illinois where he attended Bridgedale Academy.[1][2] He also played youth hockey for the Chicago Mission of theTier 1 Elite Hockey League.[3]
During the2018–19 season, his freshman year, Stastney recorded one goal and three assists in 39 games forNotre Dame. He led theChicago Blackhawks onto the ice for the2019 NHL Winter Classic.[4] He scored his first collegiate goal during the championship game of the2019 Big Ten men's ice hockey tournament. He was subsequently named to theBig Ten All-Tournament team.[5] During the2019–20 season, his sophomore year, he recorded three goals and 17 assists in 36 games.[4]
During the2020–21 season, his junior year, he recorded five goals and seven assists in 29 games. His five goals were tied with Nick Leivermann andMichigan'sNick Blankenburg for the most by a Big Ten defenseman.[4] Following the season, he was named to the All-Big TenSecond Team.[6] During the2021–22 season, his senior year, he recorded a career-high seven goals and 20 assists in 39 games. He ranked second on the team in scoring with 27 points. He also ranked second in the conference with 69 blocked shots. Following the season he was named the team's Monogram Club MVP.[7] He finished his career at Notre Dame with 16 goals and 47 assists in 143 games.[8]
Stastney was drafted in the fifth round, 131st overall, by theNashville Predators in the2018 NHL entry draft.[9][10]
On March 31, 2022, Stastney signed a two-year, entry-level contract with theNashville Predators.[11] During his rookie season, he recorded five goals and eight assists in 56 games for theMilwaukee Admirals of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). He made his NHL debut for the Predators on April 1, 2023.[12] During the2022–23 season, he recorded two points in eight games. Following the regular season, he was returned to the Admirals for the2023 Calder Cup playoffs. During the playoffs, he recorded one goal and five assists in 16 games.[13] During game five of the division semifinals, he scored the game-winning goal with 27 seconds remaining in the game to help the Admirals advance to the Western Conference finals.[14]
On November 14, 2023, Stastney was recalled by the Nashville Predators. Prior to being recalled, he recorded one goal and three assists in ten games for the Milwaukee Admirals.[15] During the2023–24 season he recorded two goals and two assists in 20 regular season games and was scoreless in three games during the2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. On July 25, 2024, he signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension with the Predators.[16][17]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
 | 2018 Russia | |
Stastney represented theUnited States at the2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded one goal and four assists in seven games and won a silver medal.[18] He represented theUnited States at the2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was scoreless in five games.[19]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 23 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 36 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | University of Notre Dame | B1G | 39 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 44 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 26 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | U17 |  | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | United States | U18 |  | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020 | United States | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||