28 Facts About Kyle Connor

1.

Kyle David Connor was born on December 9,1996 and is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

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2.

Kyle Connor played minor ice hockey for Detroit Belle Tire and participated in the 2009 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with them.

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3.

Kyle Connor broke the Phantoms' franchise record for points in a season, with 80 points.

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4.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending October 20,2015.

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5.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending December 15,2015.

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6.

Kyle Connor recorded five goals and one assist in a split weekend series against Minnesota.

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7.

On December 11, Kyle Connor recorded his first career hat-trick, becoming the first Michigan freshman to record a hat-trick in a game since Michael Woodford in 2001.

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8.

Kyle Connor was named to the GLI-all-tournament team, and was named MVP at the 2015 Great Lakes Invitational.

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9.

Kyle Connor was named the Hockey Commissioners' Association National Rookie of the Month for December 2015.

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10.

Kyle Connor registered at least one point in all six games, including four multi-point efforts.

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11.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending January 12,2016.

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12.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending February 2,2016.

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13.

Kyle Connor was named the HCA National Rookie of the Month for the month of January, 2016.

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14.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending February 23,2016.

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15.

Kyle Connor joined Tyler Motte as the only players in the Big Ten to earn First Star of the Week honors three times this season.

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16.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending March 1,2016.

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17.

Kyle Connor extended his Red Berenson-era Michigan record point streak to 23 games with four goals in two wins against Penn State.

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18.

Kyle Connor was named to both the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team.

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19.

Kyle Connor was Big Ten Scoring Champion, recording 30 goals, and 31 assists in 34 games.

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20.

Kyle Connor was named the NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year and an AHCA First Team All-American.

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21.

Kyle Connor was runner-up for the Hobey Baker Award, losing to Jimmy Vesey.

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22.

Kyle Connor became the first Michigan player to score four goals in a game since Kevin Porter on March 28,2008.

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23.

Kyle Connor was named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.

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24.

On September 28,2019, Kyle Connor signed a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Jets.

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25.

Kyle Connor represented the United States at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge, where he recorded two goals and three assists in four games and won a gold medal.

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26.

Kyle Connor scored the game-winning goal in the championship game against Russia.

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27.

Kyle Connor again represented the United States at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge where he recorded one goal and one assist in four games, and won a gold medal.

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28.

Kyle Connor represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded four goals and three assists in seven games, and won a gold medal.

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