Max Willman

Max Willman (born February 13, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Buffalo Sabres selected Willman in the fifth round 121st overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Max Willman
Born (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995
Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 121st overall, 2014
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2021–present

Early life

Willman was born on February 13, 1995, in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[1] He played varsity ice hockey as a left wing for Barnstable High School for four years, serving as captain during his senior year. When he failed to receive many college ice hockey recruitment offers, Willman opted to take a postgraduate year at Williston Northampton School, a private college-preparatory school.[2]

Playing career

Amateur

Although he had previously secured an offer to play college hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, Brown University noticed Willman during his postgraduate season, and he joined the Brown Bears in 2014. That same year, the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Willman in the fifth round of the entry draft.[3] After setting career highs during the 2016-17 season with 11 goals and 26 points in 31 games, Willman only played nine games during his senior season in 2017-18, missing the final 21 after suffering a knee injury. The injury gave Willman an additional season of NCAA eligibility, and so he enrolled in a graduate program at Boston University in order to play a year with the Terriers.[4]

Professional

The Sabres opted not to sign Willman after his year at Boston University, and so he accepted an offer from the Reading Royals of the ECHL, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. By the end of the 2019-20 season, he had moved up to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league in the NHL system.[5] Willman made his NHL debut in the Flyers' 2021-22 home opener against the Vancouver Canucks, filling in for a roster that had been thinned out by travel protocols and injury.[6] Willman scored his first NHL goal on December 10, 2021, in the second period of Philadelphia's 4–3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.[7]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Brown University ECAC 3012312 —————
2015–16 Brown University ECAC 29381110 —————
2016–17 Brown University ECAC 3111152610 —————
2017–18 Brown University ECAC 91450 —————
2018–19 Boston University HE 3615624 —————
2019–20 Reading Royals ECHL 20916258 —————
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 2436918 —————
2020–21 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 3097169 —————
AHL totals 5412132527 —————

References
  1. "Max Willman Stats and News". National Hockey League. October 16, 2021.
  2. Szmit, Kathleen (December 6, 2013). "Willman skating to Brown". The Barnstable Patriot. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. Cox, Jeff (June 28, 2014). "Barnstable's Willman took long road to Sabres". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. Divver, Mark (August 18, 2018). "R.I. Hockey Journal: Diploma in hand, Brown's Willman moves on to BU". Providence Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. Goisman, Matt (April 9, 2021). "Barnstable's Max Willman signs NHL contract". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  6. Han, Giana (October 15, 2021). "Max Willman set to make NHL debut in Flyers season opener vs. Vancouver". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  7. Reiner, Olivia (December 11, 2021). "Flyers quench 10-game winless drought in the desert, beating the Vegas Golden Knights, 4–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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