{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken - April 8, 2023 - Will Borgen, Martin Jones and Mackenzie Entwistle (52804373757).jpg | image_size = | caption = Entwistle (right) in a game against the Seattle Kraken in 2023. | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 184 | team = Florida Panthers | former_teams = Chicago Blackhawks | league = NHL | prospect_team = Charlotte Checkers | prospect_league = AHL | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|14}} | birth_place = Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | career_start = 2019 | career_end = | draft = 69th overall | draft_year =2017 | draft_team = Arizona Coyotes }} '''MacKenzie Entwistle''' (born July 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round, 69th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
==Early life== Entwistle was born on July 14, 1999, in Georgetown, Ontario,<ref name="EP">{{cite web |title=MacKenzie Entwistle |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/273678/mackenzie-entwistle |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref> to Margeret and Dave Entwistle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pecoskie |first1=Teri |title=Audio feature: Backstage at the NHL draft with Bulldogs' forward MacKenzie Entwistle |url=https://www.thespec.com/sports/bulldogs/2017/07/05/audio-feature-backstage-at-the-nhl-draft-with-bulldogs-forward-mackenzie-entwistle.html?rf |access-date=14 October 2021 |publisher=The Hamilton Spectator |date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> Both parents were active in sports during their youth, his mother played volleyball, and his father played rugby at the provincial level for Ontario.<ref name="Maher">{{cite web |last1=Maher |first1=Eamonn |title=Entwistle excited for Saturday's NHL draft |url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/7382392-entwistle-excited-for-saturday-s-nhl-draft/ |publisher=Toronto |access-date=October 14, 2021 |date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> With his father's English heritage, Entwistle also participated in soccer, along with lacrosse and ice hockey, during his upbringing.<ref name="Coratti">{{cite web |last1=Coratti |first1=Stephanie |title=Player Spotlight: MacKenzie Entwistle |url=https://guelphstorm.com/article/player-spotlight-mackenzie-entwistle |publisher=Guelph Storm |access-date=14 October 2021 |date=January 29, 2019}}</ref>
==Playing career== Entwistle spent his major junior career in the Ontario Hockey League, suiting up for both the Guelph Storm and the Hamilton Bulldogs.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://guelphstorm.com/article/storm-acquire-mackenzie-entwistle-from-the-hamilton-bulldogs | title = Storm acquire MacKenzie Entwistle from the Hamilton Bulldogs | publisher = Guelph Storm | date = January 5, 2019 | access-date = March 28, 2021}}</ref>
Selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2017 NHL Draft, Entwistle was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on July 12, 2018, as part of a multi-player deal that included Marcus Kruger, Jordan Maletta, Andrew Campbell, and a 2019 fifth-round pick going to Chicago in exchange for Marian Hossa, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jordan Oesterle, and a third-round pick.<ref name="AriHossa">{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/blackhawks-trade-hossa-s-contract-to-coyotes-in-package-deal-1.1137581|title=Blackhawks trade Hossa's contract to Coyotes in package deal|publisher=TSN|date=July 12, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> A few months later, on October 17, 2018, the Blackhawks signed him to a three-year entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-agree-to-terms-with-entwistle/c-300988590 | title = Blackhawks agree to terms with Entwistle | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = October 17, 2018 | access-date = March 28, 2021}}</ref>
After spending five seasons with the Blackhawks organization, Entwistle departed as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way deal with the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, on July 2, 2024.<ref>{{citeweb|url = https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forward-mackenzie-entwistle-to-a-one-year-two-way-contract | title = Florida Panthers agree to terms with MacKenzie Entwistle | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = July 2, 2024 | accessdate = July 3, 2024 }}</ref>
On July 3, 2025, Entwistle signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2025 |title=Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward MacKenzie Entwistle on a Two-Year, Two-Way Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forward-macKenzie-entwistle-on-a-two-year-two-way-contract |access-date=January 2, 2026 |website=www.nhl.com|publisher=Florida Panthers}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2013–14 | Toronto Marlboros U16 | GTHL | — || — || — || — || — | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Toronto Marlboros U16 | GTHL | 66 || 22 || 27 || 49 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 60 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 27 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 54 || 12 || 13 || 25 || 25 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |- | 2017–18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 49 || 13 || 25 || 38 || 35 | 21 || 10 || 7 || 17 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 29 || 15 || 12 || 27 || 25 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2018–19 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 28 || 15 || 15 || 30 || 23 | 24 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 56 || 11 || 15 || 26 || 38 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 22 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 55 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 23 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 66 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 14 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 67 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 47 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10 | 8 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 20 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 49 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 41 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 193 !! 15 !! 20 !! 35 !! 86 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2015 | Canada Red | U17 | 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Canada | IH18 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 2017 | Canada | U18 | 5 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019 | Canada | WJC | 5 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 20 !! 8 !! 4 !! 12 !! 16 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{AHL profile|8011}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Entwistle, MacKenzie}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Category:Chicago Blackhawks players Category:Guelph Storm players Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) players Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Category:Sportspeople from Halton Hills