Mitch Callahan
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| Born | August 17, 1991 Whittier, CA, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) |
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| NHL Draft | 180th overall, 2009 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Mitchell Callahan (born August 17, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Callahan was drafted 180th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Junior
During the 2008–09 season, Callahan was a member of the Kelowna Rockets team that won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, in his debut season with the club. During the 2010–11 season, Callahan helped Kelowna to a B.C. Division title, by finishing second among team leaders with 23 goals, and third among team leaders with 31 assists. Callahan was named the WHL player of the week for the week ending November 6, 2010, after recording five goals and seven assists in four games. During Callahan's three seasons with the Kelowna Rockets, he registered 57 goals, 128 points, and 440 penalty minutes in 204 games played.[1]
Professional
On May 4, 2010, the Detroit Red Wings signed Callahan to a three-year entry level contract.[2]
Callahan made his AHL debut with the Grand Rapids Griffins on October 8, 2011. During his first professional season, which was limited to 48 games due to injuries, Callahan finished second among AHL rookies with 14 fighting majors.
During the 2012–13 season, Callahan skated in 71 of 76 games in his second season in the AHL. On January 19, 2013, Callahan recorded his first professional hat-trick in a game against the Rockford IceHogs. Callahan tied for the team lead in the Calder Cup Finals with five points, helping lead the Griffins to the Calder Cup.[3]
On March 25, 2014, Callahan made his NHL debut for the Detroit Red Wings in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]
During the 2013–14 season, Callahan skated in 70 games in his third season in the AHL, and finished among the Griffins' leading scorers with 26 goals (2nd) and 44 points (4th).
On July 17, 2014, the Detroit Red Wings signed Callahan to a one-year contract.[5]
During the 2014–15 season, Callahan recorded 16 goals and 22 assists in 48 games during his fourth season in the AHL, before a knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
On July 13, 2015, the Detroit Red Wings signed Callahan to a one-year contract extension.[6]
International play
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Representing  United States |
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2011 USA | |
Callahan represented the United States at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he won a bronze medal. Callahan's only goal in the tournament was a game-winning goal against Switzerland in the final preliminary-round game to give the team a bye into the medal round.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 70 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 188 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 72 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 165 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 62 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 87 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 48 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 71 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 2013–14 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 70 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 48 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 62 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2011 | United States | WJC |  |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References
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