Introduction
Blake Speers (born January 2, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Speers began his major junior career playing with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League before he was drafted in the 3rd round, 67th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On September 21, 2016, Speers signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Devils. On October 11, 2016, it was announced that Speers had made the Devils opening night roster for the 2016–17 season. He made his NHL debut on October 13, 2016 in a 2–1 overtime defeat against the Florida Panthers. After three scoreless games with the Devils, Speers was returned for his final junior eligible season with the Greyhounds on October 24, 2016.
On December 16, 2019, Speers was traded to the Arizona Coyotes as a part of the Taylor Hall trade.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 62 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 57 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 68 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 30 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 62 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||