Jordan Schroeder Jordan Schroeder ( born September 29 , 1990 ) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Born and raised in Minnesota , Schroeder spent two seasons with the U . S . National Team Development Program before he joined the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) for two seasons , being named WCHA Rookie of the Year in 2009 . He has also played for the American national junior ice hockey team and appeared in three World Junior Championships , where he set career records for points and assists by an American . Schroeder was ranked as the fifth best North America n skater heading into the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , and was drafted 22nd overall by the Vancouver Canucks after concerns about his size led to several teams to pass on him . Personal life . Jordan was born in Prior Lake , Minnesota , to John and Deb Schroeder . John played several sports , including basketball , football and baseball while Deb was a gymnast and a cross - country runner . Schroeder is the oldest of three siblings ; brother Zach is two years younger and sister Elly is six years younger ; both of them also play hockey . He first played hockey at the age of four ; his first organized team was called the Lakeville Mites . Schroeder spent two years at St . Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights , Minnesota , before graduating with high honors from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor , Michigan . He accelerated his high school education in order to play NCAA hockey a year early and took courses online from Brigham Young University to do so . Schroeder signed a letter of intent to join the University of Minnesota in November 2007 . He enrolled at the school in the fall of 2008 , majoring in business and marketing education . In 2010 , his final year at the school , Schroeder was named to the WCHA All - Academic team , the result of a 3 . 0 grade average over the previous two semesters . Playing career . Amateur career . Schroeder played high school hockey for St . Thomas Academy , a military preparatory school in Minnesota . He helped the St . Thomas Cadets reach the Minnesota Class 1A hockey tournament in both 2005 and 2006 , winning the high school championship in 2006 . In 2006 , he joined the U . S . National Team Development Program ( USNTDP ) , located in Ann Arbor , where he spent two seasons . In his final season with the USNTDP , Schroeder led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 53 points in 55 games . Schroeder joined the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) , a team he grew up wanting to play for , in 2008 – 09 . Upon joining the Golden Gophers , Schroeder was the youngest player on the team . He scored 13 goals and 32 assists in 32 games in his freshman year , the second highest total on the team , and was named WCHA Rookie of the Year . Schroeder was one of the top - ranked prospects for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , ranked fifth overall among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting and was selected twenty - second overall by the Vancouver Canucks . His drop in the draft has been attributed to his small stature and his play at the end of the 2009 World Junior Championships . Prior to the start of the 2009 – 10 season , it was reported that Schroeder intended to leave the University of Minnesota and join the Everett Silvertips , a team in the major junior Western Hockey League . This was denied by Schroeder , who wanted to spend at least another year with the Golden Gophers . The Golden Gophers finished the season with a losing record , the first time they had done so in more than 10 years , and lost in the first round of the playoffs , the second time in the past 33 years that had happened . Schroeder finished with 9 goals and 28 points in 37 games , tied for the team lead in points , the lowest for the team ' s leading scorer since 1962 . Professional career . On March 17 , 2010 , Schroeder signed a contract with the Canucks and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate , the Manitoba Moose . Similar to other National Hockey League entry - level contracts , Schroeder ' s contract was for three years ; he would make US $ 900 , 000 per year while in the NHL , or $ 65 , 000 to $ 70 , 000 per year to play in the minor leagues , with a signing bonus of $ 270 , 000 . In his first professional game on March 21 , 2010 , against the Grand Rapids Griffins , Schroeder scored two goals , including the game winning goal , as the Moose defeated the Griffins , 4 – 0 . He played eleven games in the regular season for the Moose and scored four goals and five assists as the team advanced to the playoffs . In the third game of the opening - round playoff series against the Hamilton Bulldogs on April 19 , 2010 , Schroeder scored his first professional hat trick ( three goals in a game ) , and the first hat trick by a Moose player during the season , as the Moose won their first game of the playoffs , 7 – 2 . Schroeder played in all six of the Moose ' s playoff games and registered three goals and three assists . As he was signed after the NHL trade deadline , Schroeder was not eligible to join the Canucks for the NHL playoffs . After attending his first professional training camp with the Canucks , he was re - assigned to the Moose on September 27 , 2011 . Playing the first game of the season on October 8 against the Peoria Rivermen , Schroeder recorded three assists in a 4 – 3 win . Two months later , during a game against the Oklahoma City Barons on December 10 , Schroeder was involved in a collision of several players and left the game with a high ankle sprain . Fourth on the team in scoring at the time of the injury , with five goals and eight assists , Schroeder missed 16 games and returned to the Moose on January 20 , 2011 against the Abbotsford Heat . He finished his professional rookie season with 28 points ( 10 goals and 18 assists ) over 61 games , while adding 6 points ( 1 goal and 5 assists ) in 11 post - season games . During the off - season , the Moose franchise was relocated to St . John ' s , Newfoundland due to the Winnipeg Jets ' return to the NHL , forcing the team out of the Winnipeg market . As a result , the Canucks began a new AHL affiliation , moving Schroeder to the Chicago Wolves for the 2011 – 12 season . He scored his first goal with the Wolves on October 14 , 2011 , in a 4 – 2 loss to the [ [ Milwaukee Admirals ] . International play . Schroeder debuted with the [ [ United States men ' s national ice hockey team | American junior national team ] ] internationally at the [ [ 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships ] ] in [ [ Finland ] ] . He helped the United States to a silver medal as he finished third in tournament scoring with 11 points , behind American teammates [ [ Colin Wilson ( ice hockey ) | Colin Wilson ] ] and [ [ James van Riemsdyk ] ] . The following year , Schroeder was named to the under - 20 team , the youngest on the team at 17 , for the [ [ 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | 2008 World Junior Championships ] ] in the [ [ Czech Republic ] ] . He finished second in team scoring and tied for fourth in the tournament behind van Riemsdyk with one goal and seven assists for eight points in seven games . Three months later , Schroeder made his second [ [ 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships | U18 tournament ] ] appearance . Named the player of the game in the American ' s match against [ [ Sweden men ' s national junior ice hockey team | Sweden ] ] , he recorded five points in seven games as the Americans earned a bronze medal . At the [ [ 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | 2009 World Junior Championships ] ] in [ [ Canada ] ] , Schroeder established the American record for most career assists at the tournament with 15 . The youngest player on the team , Schroeder was named the player of the game in a match against the [ [ Czech Republic men ' s national junior ice hockey team | Czech Republic ] ] , and led the Americans in scoring with 11 points . On December 23 , 2009 , Schroeder was named to the American team for the [ [ 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships ] ] , his third straight appearance at the World Junior Championships . The only player on the American team to play in two previous World Junior tournaments , Schroeder was also the first player from the [ [ University of Minnesota ] ] to participate in three tournaments . In a quarter - final match against [ [ Finland men ' s national junior ice hockey team | Finland ] ] Schroeder notched three assists , including his 26th career point in the tournament , which surpassed [ [ Jeremy Roenick ] ] for the highest career total for an American . His 20 career assists was the third highest total in the history of the tournament . In the gold - medal game against [ [ Canada men ' s national junior ice hockey team | Canada ] ] , Schroeder led the American team in shots on goal with six , scoring a goal on one of them . He finished with three goals and five assists in seven games as the Americans won the gold medal . External links . 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