Charlie Stramel Explained

Charlie Stramel
Birth Date:15 October 2004
Birth Place:Rosemount, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:223
Position:Center
Shoots:Right
League:NCAA
Team:Michigan State University
Draft:21st overall
Draft Year:2023
Draft Team:Minnesota Wild

Charlie Stramel (born October 15, 2004) is an American college ice hockey center for Michigan State University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He previously played at the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted 21st overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Stramel began his college ice hockey career at Wisconsin. During the 2022–23 season, in his freshman year, he recorded five goals and seven assists in 33 games.[1] [2] During the 2023–24 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded three goals and five assists in 34 games.[3]

On April 8, 2024, Stramel transferred to Michigan State.[4]

International play

Stramel represented the United States at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics where he recorded two goals in four games and won a silver medal.[5]

Stramel represented the United States at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded two goals and three assists in six games and won a silver medal.[6]

On December 12, 2022, Stramel was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament, he recorded three assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2020–21U.S. National Development TeamUSHL2117824
2021–22U.S. National Development TeamUSHL16781525
2022–23University of WisconsinB1G33571259
2023–24University of WisconsinB1G3435820
NCAA totals678122079

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2021United StatesU185th52246
2022United StatesU1862358
2022United StatesWJC5th10112
2023United StatesWJC70334
Junior totals 19491320

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wild take Rosemount native Charlie Stramel in first round of 2023 NHL Draft . Dane . Mizutani . . June 28, 2023 . June 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: Wild take Minnesota native Charlie Stramel with 21st pick in NHL Draft . Joe . Nelson . si.com . June 28, 2023 . June 28, 2023.
  3. Web site: Wild prospect Charlie Stramel transfers to Michigan State . . Dylan . Loucks . April 8, 2024 . April 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Michigan State hockey lands second portal commitment in Wisconsin transfer . Nathaniel . Bott . . April 8, 2024 . April 8, 2024.
  5. Web site: Men's Ice Hockey Team Secures Silver At Youth Olympic Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200317210618/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2020/January/22/Mens-Ice-Hockey-Team-Secures-Silver-Against-Russia-At-Youth-Olympic-Games . dead . March 17, 2020 . Gabrielle . Scheder-Bieschin . teamusa.org . January 22, 2020 . June 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: USA rolls into the final . Derek . O'Brien . IIHF.com . April 30, 2022 . July 7, 2022 . May 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530091258/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm18/news/33251/usa_rolls_into_the_final . live .
  7. Web site: 2023 World Junior Championship rosters . NHL.com . Adam . Kimelman . December 12, 2022 . December 12, 2022.