Akira Schmid

Akira Schmid (born 12 May 2000) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Devils in the fifth round, 136th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
Schmid played most of his youth and junior hockey in the SCL Tigers system. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft at the end of the 2017–18 season, during which he was loaned multiple times from his junior team to professional teams within Switzerland. He moved to North America to start the 2018–19 season, playing three seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the Omaha Lancers and Sioux City Musketeers.
On 17 May 2021, Schmid signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils. Schmid made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on 11 December 2021, in a 4–2 loss to the New York Islanders.
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