{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Mackie Samoskevich | image = MackieSamoskevich2024 (cropped).png | image_size = 230px | caption = Samoskevich with the Charlotte Checkers in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|15}} | birth_place = Sandy Hook, Connecticut, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 180 | position = Forward | shoots = Right | league = NHL | team = Florida Panthers | prospect_team = <!--Charlotte Checkers--> | prospect_league = AHL | former_teams = | ntl_team = | draft = 24th overall | draft_year = 2021 | draft_team = Florida Panthers | career_start = 2023 | career_end = }} '''Matthew''' "'''Mackie'''" '''Samoskevich''' (born November 15, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the <!--Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the--> Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 24th overall by the Panthers in the 2021 NHL entry draft. He won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers in 2025.
==Playing career==
===Junior=== During the 2020–21 season, Samoskevich recorded 13 goals and 24 assists in 36 games for the Chicago Steel. During the Clark Cup playoffs, he recorded one goal and nine assists in eight games to help lead his team to the Anderson Cup and Clark Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyhockeyjournal.com/local-prospects-lead-chicago-to-2021-clark-cup-championship/ |title=Local prospects lead Chicago to 2021 Clark Cup championship |first=Liam |last=Flaherty |website=nyhockeyjournal.com |date=May 24, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-select-forward-mackie-samoskevich-24th-overall-in-the-2021-nhl-draft/c-325755986 |title=Florida Panthers Select Forward Mackie Samoskevich 24th in 2021 NHL Draft |website=NHL.com |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
===College=== Samoskevich began his collegiate career for the Michigan Wolverines during the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2021/6/25/ice-hockey-michigan-announces-five-member-incoming-class-for-2021-22-season.aspx |title=Michigan Announces Five-Member Incoming Class for 2021-22 Season |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |date=June 25, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref> During his freshman season, he recorded 26 points on nine goals and 17 assists. Two of his goals were unassisted goals, capitalizing on turnovers, while four goals came on the power play.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/3/15/ice-hockey-beniers-power-on-all-big-ten-first-team-hughes-shares-top-freshman-award.aspx |title=Beniers, Power on All-Big Ten First Team; Hughes Shares Top Freshman Award |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |date=March 15, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.<ref name="Big2022" />
During the 2022–23 season in his sophomore year, Samoskevich ranked second on the team in goals with 19, and third in points with 40 in 35 games. Following the season, he was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/3/14/ice-hockey-fantilli-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year.aspx |title=Fantilli Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> He finished his collegiate career with 30 goals and 42 assists in 79 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/ice-hockey/mackie-samoskevich-leaves-michigan-signs-pto-with-florida-farm-team/ |title= Mackie Samoskevich leaves Michigan, signs PTO with Florida farm team |first=Connor |last=Earegood |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |date=April 11, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref>
===Professional=== thumb|upright=.7|Samoskevich with the Panthers in 2025 On July 23, 2021, Samoskevich was drafted 24th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2021 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/article252976283.html |title=Panthers prioritize offensive skill in Round 1 of NHL Draft with Mackie Samoskevich pick |first=David |last=Wilson |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
On April 11, 2023, Samoskevich signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, for the remainder of the 2022–23 AHL season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charlottecheckers.com/articles/mackie-samoskevich-joins-checkers-on-pto |title=Mackie Samoskevich joins Checkers on PTO |website=charlottecheckers.com |first=tNicholas |last=Niedzielski |date=April 11, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/4/11/ice-hockey-samoskevich-signs-pto-with-charlotte-checkers.aspx |title=Samoskevich Signs PTO with Charlotte Checkers |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |date=April 11, 2023 |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the season with the Checkers, Samoskevich was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers on May 9, 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forward-mackie-samoskevich/c-344233674 | title = Florida Panthers agree to terms with forward Mackie Samoskevich | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = May 9, 2023 | accessdate = May 9, 2023}}</ref>
Following two appearances with the Panthers to start the 2023–24 season, Samoskevich was assigned back to the Checkers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Panthers' Mackie Samoskevich: Sent down |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/panthers-mackie-samoskevich-sent-down/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
On October 17, 2024, Samoskevich registered his first point in an NHL game, with an assist in a 3–2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Tim |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Miller scores winner in OT, Vancouver tops Florida 3-2 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/miller-scores-winner-in-ot-vancouver-tops-florida-3-2/ar-AA1stn6C |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=MSN.com}}</ref> On October 26, 2024, Samoskevich scored his first NHL goal, the tying goal in a 6–3 comeback win against the New York Islanders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Velez |first=Armando |date=October 26, 2024 |title=Comeback Cats show off skills with 6-3 win on Long Island |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/comeback-cats-show-off-skills-with-6-3-win-on-long-island |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=The Hockey News |quote=Mackie Samoskevich scored his first NHL goal as the Panthers finished with six unanswered}}</ref>
On July 10, 2025, Samoskevich signed a one-year extension worth $775,000 with the Florida Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-10 |title=Panthers bring back Samoskevich on 1-year deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/45711809/panthers-bring-back-forward-mackie-samoskevich-1-year-deal |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
==International play== Samoskevich represented the United States at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he recorded one goal in four games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeyjournal.com/us-under-18-mens-select-team-roster/ |title=U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team Roster |first=Jeff |last=Cox |website=nyhockeyjournal.com |date=July 1, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Samoskevich comes from a hockey-playing family. His twin sister, Maddy, played college hockey for Quinnipiac, and was drafted by PWHL Vancouver in the 2025 PWHL Draft. His older sister, Melissa is a former professional ice hockey player who last played for the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww/news/7658/cut-from-the-same-cloth |title=Cut from the same cloth |first=Chris |last=Jurewicz |website=IIHF.com |date=November 4, 2018 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/How-Newtown-s-Samoskevich-siblings-grew-from-16562801.php |title=How Newtown’s Samoskevich siblings grew from backyard rink to international hockey players |newspaper=The News-Times |first=Michael |last=Fornabaio |date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 10, 2025}}</ref>
During his day with the Stanley Cup following the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, Samoskevich brought the trophy to the Sandy Hook Memorial in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, in honor of the victims of the 2012 school shooting, as he is a native of the community and had graduated from the school just a few months before the shooting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2694439/2021/07/13/the-nhl-draft-and-the-aching-sandy-hook-connection-that-carries-on-for-one-prospect/|title=From Sandy Hook to the NHL Draft, one prospect's enduring connection|newspaper=The Athletic/The New York Times|date=July 13, 2021|last=Wheeler|first=Scott}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-03 |title=Panthers forward Samoskevich brings Stanley Cup home to Newtown {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-mackie-samoskevich-stanley-cup-newtown-connecticut |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</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="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2018–19 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 47 || 13 || 21 || 34 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 36 || 13 || 24 || 37 || 27 | 8 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | University of Michigan | B1G | 40 || 10 || 19 || 29 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | University of Michigan | B1G | 39 || 20 || 23 || 43 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0 |- | 2023–24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 62 || 22 || 32 || 54 || 24 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 2024–25 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 72 || 15 || 16 || 31 || 12 | 4|| 0|| 1 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 77 || 12 || 20 || 32 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 156 !! 27 !! 36 !! 63 !! 42 ! 4!! 0!! 1 !! 1 !! 4 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2022 | United States | WJC | 5th | 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 0 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | All-Big Ten Freshman Team | 2022 | <ref name="Big2022">{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/15/general-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315161640/https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/15/general-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |title=Hockey Postseason Honors Announced |publisher=Big Ten Conference |website=BigTen.org |date=March 15, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> |- | Big Ten All-Tournament Team | 2022 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/3/19/ice-hockey-michigan-scores-four-straight-to-win-second-b1g-tournament-championship.aspx |title=Michigan Scores Four Straight to Win Second B1G Tournament Championship |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com |first=Kristy |last=McNeil |date=March 19, 2022 |access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> |- | All-Big Ten Second Team | 2023 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/3/14/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314163707/https://bigten.org/news/2023/3/14/mens-ice-hockey-big-ten-hockey-postseason-honors-announced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |title=Big Ten Hockey Postseason Honors Announced |publisher=Big Ten Conference |website=BigTen.org |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|NHL |- | Stanley Cup champion | 2025 | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Satriano |first1=David |title=How Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were built |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/how-2025-stanley-cup-champion-panthers-were-built |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 20, 2025 |date=June 18, 2025}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Anton Lundell | title = Florida Panthers first-round draft pick | years = 2021 | after = Incumbent}} {{end}}
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