Braeden Bowman
| Braeden Bowman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 26, 2003 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Braeden Bowman (born June 26, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
After beginning in youth hockey in his hometown of Kitchener with the Jr. Rangers and Dutchmen, Bowman played major junior hockey with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), serving as captain in his final year with the team.
After attending development camp with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the summer of 2024, Bowman began his professional career in signing a one-year contract with Vegas' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, on July 9, 2024.[1] In the midst of what would ultimately be a 14-goal, 36-point rookie campaign across 68 games played in the 2024–25 season, Bowman later signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Golden Knights on March 2, 2025.[2]
The following season, after posting 12 points in his first 12 games with Henderson, Bowman was recalled to Vegas' roster on November 12, 2025, due to an injury to William Karlsson.[3] He subsequently made his NHL debut on November 13, registering 4 shots in a 4–3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.[4] Two nights later, on November 15, Bowman scored his first NHL goal against Joel Hofer of the St. Louis Blues, which would ultimately be the game-winning goal in a 4–1 Golden Knights victory.[5] This goal marked the beginning of a scoring streak for Bowman, as he proceeded to score three more goals and his first NHL assist in his next four games, for a total of five points through his first six NHL games;[6] he also posted a five-game point streak from his third through eighth games, becoming the first undrafted rookie to post such a streak since Taro Hirose in the 2018–19 season.[7] After 54 games with Vegas during the season, Bowman was sent back down to the AHL on April 1, 2026.[8] Following an injury to Mark Stone, Bowman was recalled to Vegas' main roster on May 12, during the Stanley Cup playoffs.[9] Bowman subsequently made his playoff debut a month later on June 14, playing on the fourth line for Vegas' 3–0 Game 6 loss in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final.[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | Kitchener Dutchmen | GOJHL | 50 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 60 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 54 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 68 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 20 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 54 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 54 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Silver Knights Announce Roster Additions". Henderson Silver Knights. July 9, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forwards Braeden Bowman and Kai Uchacz to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contracts". Vegas Golden Knights. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ Foley, Gabriel (November 12, 2025). "Golden Knights Recall Braeden Bowman". Pro Hockey Rumors. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ Webster, Danny (November 14, 2025). "Golden Knights forward plays prominent role in NHL debut". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ Korac, Lou (November 15, 2025). "Bowman scores 1st NHL goal, Golden Knights defeat Blues to end 4-game skid". NHL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ Arritt, Dan (November 23, 2025). "Gauthier scores in OT, lifts Ducks past Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ↑ Delos Santos, Paul (November 27, 2025). "Senators recover, defeat Golden Knights in shootout". NHL.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Keith, Bradley (April 1, 2026). "Golden Knights Assign Braeden Bowman To AHL". Pro Hockey Rumors. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Foley, Gabriel (May 12, 2026). "Golden Knights Recall Braeden Bowman, Mark Stone Remains Out". prohockeyrumors.com. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Carolina Hurricanes win Game 6, raise Stanley Cup in Vegas". ESPN.com. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Braeden Bowman profile and statistics at TheAHL.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Guelph Storm players
- Henderson Silver Knights players
- Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vegas Golden Knights players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen