DRAFT: Get to Know Adam Fantilli

Chicago Blackhawks | 14 June 2023 | Copy link

The 2023 Draft prospect captured two gold medals with Team Canada at the World Junior tournament and World Championship along with the Hobey Baker Award


by Kara Keating @kara_keating26 / Blackhawks.com


After completing a historic season at the University of Michigan, Adam Fantilli continued to acquire more accolades in his hockey career following his freshman year. 

The Michigan freshman became the first player to not only win the Hobey Baker Award but also capture two gold medals with Team Canada at both the World Junior tournament and the IIHF World Championship. 

"I was really fortunate to get to play with a lot of phenomenal hockey players and a lot of amazing teams," Fantilli said. "Playing on Michigan, for starters, [they had] amazing guys and that's the tightest group I've ever played for."

 

Fantilli scored 30 goal and 35 assists through 36 games and led the NCAA in points per game (1.81), goals per game and assists per game. Following his first season as a Wolverine, he became the third freshman ever to win the Hobey Baker Award along with Vegas Golden Knights' forward Jack Eichel (2015) and NHL alum Paul Kariya (1993).