Cole Cassels
Cole Cassels | |
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| Born | May 4, 1995 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey centre |
| Known for | Ice hockey player |
Cole Cassels (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey centre currently an unrestricted free agent. His latest team was HC CSKA Moscow competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Cassels began his development with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets before advancing to junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals, where he contributed to their 2015 Memorial Cup victory. Selected 85th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he secured an entry-level contract that same year.
He spent his entire initial contract period playing for the Canucks’ AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets. After this stint, Vancouver chose not to extend a qualifying offer, making Cassels a free agent as of June 2018.
On July 31, 2018, Cassels agreed to a one-year contract with DEL team Grizzlys Wolfsburg. During the 2018–19 campaign, he accumulated 23 points over 50 games before departing as a free agent in March 2019.
Prior to the 2019–20 season, Cassels attended the Belleville Senators training camp but was released. Subsequently, on October 2, 2019, he signed with the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies. After seven games and tallying 10 points, he returned to Belleville on a professional tryout agreement on November 1, 2019. Over 24 appearances, he recorded three goals and eight points before signing an AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on January 4, 2020.
Following the conclusion of that contract, Cassels rejoined Belleville on a one-year AHL deal announced on October 29, 2020. On July 30, 2021, he signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In July 2022, as a free agent, Cassels returned to Europe by signing with Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan club Södertälje SK. After contributing two assists in 13 games, he re-signed with Belleville for a second tenure on November 2, 2022.
On September 12, 2023, Cassels inked a one-year deal with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. Throughout the 2023–24 season, despite missing postseason play, he emerged as one of the team’s top offensive performers with totals of 11 goals and 45 points across 67 games.
After that season concluded, Cassels agreed to a one-year contract with Russian KHL side Avangard Omsk on May 16, 2024. During the 2024–25 season, he posted five points in 33 contests before being traded to HC CSKA Moscow on December 25, 2024. He completed that season with CSKA prior to mutually parting ways on July 29, 2025.
Personal life
Cassels is the son of former NHL player Andrew Cassels. He was born in Hartford while his father was playing for the Hartford Whalers and spent much of his upbringing in Dublin, Ohio.
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 61 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 90 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 100 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL |66 |6 |5 |11 |33 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL |69 |7 |19 |26 |70 |5 |2 |1 |3 |2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL |50 |7 |16 |23 |44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL |7 |2 |8 |10 |8 | — | — | — | — | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Belleville Senators | AHL |24 |3 |5 |8 |10 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 |Belleville Senators |AHL |31 |5 |12 |17 |26 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 |Cleveland Monsters |AHL |
70 |
6 |
19 |
25 |
56 |
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| 2022–23 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
31 |
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| 2022–23 |
Belleville Senators |
AHL |
64 |
12 |
39 |
51 |
35 |
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| 2023–24 |
AHL |
67 |
11 |
34 |
45 |
30 |
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| 2024–25 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
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| 2024–25 |
KHL |
23 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AHL totals !486 !58 !151 !209 !294 !9 !3 !1 !4 !2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | KHL totals !56 !2 !9 !11 !2 !2 !0 !1 !1 !0 |
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