{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | position = Defence | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 205 | team = Winnipeg Jets | league = NHL | prospect_team = Manitoba Moose | prospect_league = AHL | former_teams = Chicago Blackhawks | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|28}} | birth_place = Barrie, Ontario, Canada | career_start = 2021 | ntl_team = <!--Senior IIHF only--> | draft =141st overall | draft_year =2020 | draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks }} '''Isaak Phillips''' (born September 28, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Personal life== Phillips was born in Barrie and has a diverse heritage, with Afro-Vincentian roots through his paternal grandparents, who came from St. Vincent, and Finnish ancestry from his mother.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2021 |title=As Jamaican hockey movement grows, Blackhawks’ Isaak Phillips could soon become its first NHL alumnus |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2021/4/10/22370703/blackhawks-isaak-phillips-nhl-jamaican-hockey-joihf-olympics-ej-phillipps-gary-smith |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Playing career== Phillips played major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackhawks Select Eight in 2020 NHL Draft |url=https://icehogs.com/news/blackhawks-select-eight-in-2020-nhl-draft#:~:text=The%20Chicago%20Blackhawks%20completed%20the,zuhr)%2081st%20overall%2C%20defenseman%20Michael |website=Rockford IceHogs |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> The Blackhawks signed him to a three-year entry-level deal on March 31, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=RELEASE: Blackhawks Agree to Terms with Isaak Phillips |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-agree-to-terms-with-isaak-phillips-323109504 |website=Chicago Blackhawks |access-date=March 21, 2021 |date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
Phillips played his first NHL game on October 29, 2021, in a 6–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he did not register a point.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dusterberg |first=Kurt |title=Hurricanes remain undefeated, deny Blackhawks first win |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-carolina-hurricanes-game-recap-327144248 |website=National Hockey League |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> He went on to appear in four games for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2021–22 season, spending most of his time with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. On January 14, 2023, he netted his first NHL goal in an 8–5 defeat against the Seattle Kraken.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miles |first=Bruce |title=Kraken score 8, cruise past Blackhawks to sweep 7-game road trip |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-kraken-chicago-blackhawks-game-recap-339532204 |website=National Hockey League |access-date=January 15, 2023 |date=January 15, 2023}}</ref>
On January 15, 2025, Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in a transaction that saw defenceman Dmitry Kuzmin sent to the Chicago Blackhawks in return.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jets acquire defenceman Isaak Phillips from Blackhawks |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-acquire-defenceman-isaak-phillips-from-blackhawks |website=Winnipeg Jets |access-date=January 15, 2025 |date=January 15, 2025}}</ref>
On July 11, 2025, Phillips re-signed with Winnipeg for a two-year, two-way contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-defenceman-isaak-phillips|title=Jets sign defenceman Isaak Phillips to a two-year, two-way contract|publisher=Winnipeg Jets|website= NHL.com |date=July 11, 2025|access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref>
==International play== Phillips played for Team Jamaica at the 2018 Team Elite Hockey Prospect Showcase, helping the team win the tournament. While he doesn't have Jamaican heritage himself, the roster featured players from various West Indian backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phillips wins with Jamaica, eyes spot with Wolves |url=https://thesudburystar.com/2018/07/04/phillips-wins-with-jamaica-eyes-spot-with-wolves |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=thesudburystar |language=en-CA}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- |2017–18 |Stouffville Spirit |OJHL | 52 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2018–19 |Sudbury Wolves |OHL | 68 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 54 | 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- |2019–20 |Sudbury Wolves |OHL | 63 || 9 || 17 || 26 || 27 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2020–21 |Rockford IceHogs |AHL | 27 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 14 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2021–22 |Rockford IceHogs |AHL | 64 || 10 || 15 || 25 || 46 | 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2021–22 |Chicago Blackhawks |NHL | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2022–23 |Rockford IceHogs |AHL | 51 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 80 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2022–23 |Chicago Blackhawks |NHL | 16 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 5 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2023–24 |Rockford IceHogs |AHL | 29 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 20 | 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2023–24 |Chicago Blackhawks |NHL | 33 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2024–25 |Rockford IceHogs |AHL | 28 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 54 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2024–25 |Chicago Blackhawks |NHL | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2024–25 |Manitoba Moose |AHL | 39 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 56 !! 2 !! 10 !! 12 !! 31 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
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