Markus Phillips

Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft.^[1][2]

Markus Phillips
Born	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 26) Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	SKA Saint Petersburg Ontario Reign Manitoba Moose Porin Ässät Fehérvár AV19 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
NHL draft	118th overall, 2017 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2019–present

Playing career

Phillips played junior hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), before moving to the major junior level in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Attack.

Following his second season with the Attack, Phillips was selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft in the fourth-round, 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.^[3] He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on April 30, 2019.^[4]

Phillips spent the duration of his contract with the Kings, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

In the final season of the rookie contract with the Kings in 2021–22, Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets organization in exchange for Nelson Nogier on March 21, 2022.^[5] He was immediately assigned to continue in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, where he played out the remainder of the season.

As a pending restricted free agent with the Jets, Phillips was later un-signed by the club and opted to leave North America to sign a signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, Porin Ässät of the Liiga, on August 5, 2022.^[6][7]

After a lone season with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19 in the ICE Hockey League, Phillips continued his career abroad in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, on June 11, 2024.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Newmarket Hurricanes	OJHL		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Owen Sound Attack	OHL		63	3	9	12	22		6	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Owen Sound Attack	OHL		66	13	30	43	44		17	0	5	5	10
2017–18	Owen Sound Attack	OHL		68	10	29	39	34		10	0	3	3	4
2018–19	Owen Sound Attack	OHL		31	2	8	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Guelph Storm	OHL		31	3	13	16	20		24	2	2	4	8
2019–20	Ontario Reign	AHL		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Fort Wayne Komets	ECHL		20	0	6	6	18		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	London Knights	OHL		25	3	8	11	13		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ontario Reign	AHL		31	3	7	10	14		1	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Ontario Reign	AHL		38	1	4	5	18		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Manitoba Moose	AHL		7	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Ässät	Liiga		33	0	4	4	10		5	0	0	0	0
2023–24	Fehérvár AV19	ICEHL		38	5	11	16	14		7	1	2	3	4
2024–25	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		58	2	11	13	16		4	0	0	0	2
AHL totals				81	4	13	17	44		1	0	0	0	0
Liiga totals				33	0	4	4	10		5	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015	Canada Red	U17	4th		6	0	1	1	2
2016	Canada	U18	4th		7	0	2	2	2
2016	Canada	IH18	5th		4	0	1	1	6
2019	Canada	WJC	6th		5	0	3	3	6
Junior totals					22	0	7	7	16