Mitch Marner

Mitch Marner, born Mitchell Daniel Marner on May 5, 1997, is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League. He was born in Markham, Ontario, grew up in the Thornhill area and played major junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the league's top-scoring right winger. The Toronto Maple Leafs selected him fourth overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft, and he made his NHL debut in their 2016 to 2017 season opener, setting a Maple Leafs record for assists by a rookie with 42. He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team at right wing in 2021 and again in 2022, and later moved from Toronto to Vegas in a sign-and-trade. Internationally he won gold at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.