Justin Kloos (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey Forward. He is currently playing with the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Junior
Kloos played for Lakeville South High School from 2007 to 2012. In 2011-12, his senior season, he helped his team make a Minnesota State Hockey Tournament appearance. He also scored 103 points (41G, 62A) in 31 games in his final season with the Lakeville South Cougars. In 2012 Justin was also named Minnesota Mr. Hockey. Kloos also played Junior hockey in the USHL (United States Hockey League) for the Waterloo Blackhawks in the 2012-13 season. He finished second in the USHL with 87. Of those 87 points, 58 of them were assists, which is the second most in Waterloo history.
College
In 2013, Kloos played his first season with the Minnesota Gophers. In his freshman season he played in 39 games and scored 16 goals. With these 16 goals he became the first freshman to lead the team in goals since 2006-07 season. Along with the 16 goals, Kloos also tallied 16 assists. In the NCAA tournament Justin scored the game-winning goal to send the Gophers to the NCAA Frozen Four. In the 2014-15 season, he also played in 39 games. He scored 13 goals and recorded 19 assists. He scored the game-winning goal in victory over Michigan to secure the Big Ten Championship. In his junior season (2015-16) he was named the team captain. On February 16, 2016 he was named the Big Ten's First star of the week after he netted two goal and two assists against Ohio State. In his senior and final season with the Gophers in 2016-17, Kloos matched his previous seasons totals in points with 43 in 38 games.
Professional
At the conclusion of the Gophers season and his collegiate career, Kloos as an unsigned free agent agreed to terms with homestate club, the Minnesota Wild on a two-year entry-level contract on March 29, 2017. He immediately joined AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild to play out the remainder of the 2016-17 season on an amateur try-out basis. Kloos was called up to the NHL on October 23, 2017, and made his NHL debut on October 24, 2017. He played 8:38 minutes in his NHL debut against the Vancouver Canucks but was reassigned to the AHL the following day.
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Career statistics
Awards and honors
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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