Canada Mitchell Balmas
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time EIHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time USports All-Canadian Second Team 1
1-time USports All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USports Rookie of the Year (Clare Drake Award) 1
Date of Birth
Position
W/C
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
168 lbs / 76 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
24/25
Agency

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Mitchell Balmas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Breton Sport Cougars Major Bantam NSMBHL 35* 39* 19* 58* 24* -* |
2012-13 Breton Sport Cougars Major Bantam “C” NSMBHL 31* 33* 31* 64* 36* -* | Playoffs 2 3 3 6 6 -
2013-14 Cape Breton Tradesmen NSMMHL 29* 19* 27* 46* 6* -* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 2 -
Strait Pirates NSJHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 6 0 6 0 -
Canada Atlantic U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2014-15 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 56* 5* 6* 11* 12* -5* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 0 1
Canada White U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 67* 20* 14* 34* 18* -2* | Playoffs 12 5 1 6 0 -1
2016-17 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 37* 9* 20* 29* 8* 10* |
Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 30* 12* 10* 22* 2* 7* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 2 3
2017-18 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 35* 24* 13* 37* 20* 13* |
Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 33* 18* 17* 35* 12* 8* | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 10 4
2018-19 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles “A” QMJHL 64* 43* 39* 82* 19* 16* | Playoffs 11 7 7 14 6 -6
2019-20 Saint Mary's Univ. USports 27* 17* 26* 43* 6* -6* | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 8 0
2020-21 Saint Mary's Univ. USports 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Saint Mary's Univ. USports 18* 12* 13* 25* 6* 0* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 10* 4* 1* 5* 2* 4* |
Worcester Railers ECHL 17* 5* 7* 12* 9* -8* |
2022-23 Iowa Wild AHL 34* 2* 1* 3* 6* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 4* 0* 4* 4* 2* -6* |
2023-24 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 54* 23* 43* 66* 8* 23* | Playoffs 4 3 4 7 0 2
2024-25 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 9* 7* 4* 11* 4* 3* |
Projected EIHL 54* 42* 24* 66* 24* 18* |

Mitchell Balmas Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Breton Sport Cougars Major Bantam NS Bantam Prov. 4* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2012-13 Breton Sport Cougars Major Bantam NS Bantam Prov. 6* 7* 3* 10* 4* -* |
Team Nova Scotia U15 (ACC) ACC-U15 4* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
2013-14 Team Nova Scotia “A” QGC-16 5* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
Strait Pirates Don Johnson Cup 4* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
2014-15 Team Black U17-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2017-18 Acadie-Bathurst Titan Memorial Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12* 6* 11* 17* 4* 7* |
2024-25 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 8* 3* 2* 5* 0* 0* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 10* 1* 7* 8* 0* 0* |

Mitchell Balmas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACC-U15 1 4* 4* 3* 7* 1.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 44* 6* 2* 8* 0.18* 8* 4* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 8* 3* 2* 5* 0.63* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Don Johnson Cup 1 4* 4* 4* 8* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 21* 5* 11* 16* 0.76* 11* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 2 63* 30* 47* 77* 1.22* 12* 26* | 1 4 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.75 * 0 * 2 *
EIHL Cup 2 22* 7* 18* 25* 1.14* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NS Bantam Prov. 2 10* 9* 5* 14* 1.40* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NSJHL 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 1 9 6 * 0 * 6 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
NSMBHL (NSU15MHL) 2 66* 72* 50* 122* 1.85* 60* -* | 1 2 3 * 3 * 6 * 3.00 * 6 * - *
NSMMHL (NSU18MHL) 1 29* 19* 27* 46* 1.59* 6* -* | 1 6 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * - *
QGC-16 1 5* 4* 4* 8* 1.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 5 322* 131* 119* 250* 0.78* 91* 47* | 5 56 22 * 20 * 42 * 0.75 * 18 * 1 *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USports 3 45* 29* 39* 68* 1.51* 12* -6* | 1 7 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.00 * 8 * 0 *
WHC-17 2 10* 0* 2* 2* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Mitchell Balmas Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/22/2024
07/22/2024 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
09/03/2023
09/03/2023 Confirmed Iowa Wild Sheffield Steelers
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed Springfield Thunderbirds Iowa Wild
01/05/2022
01/05/2022 Confirmed Saint Mary's Univ. Springfield Thunderbirds
06/01/2018
06/01/2018 Confirmed Acadie-Bathurst Titan Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
12/20/2017
12/20/2017 Confirmed Gatineau Olympiques Acadie-Bathurst Titan
01/04/2017
01/04/2017 Confirmed Charlottetown Islanders Gatineau Olympiques
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 6 #70 overall by Amherst Ramblers in the MJAHL Draft

Drafted 2014, 1 #7 overall by Charlottetown Islanders in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #193 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

Cult/Star player for Cape Breton Cougars U15

Cult/Star player for Sydney Rush U18