Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Tuesday, July 1 that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Jimmy Schuldt on a two-year, two-way contract.
Schuldt, 30, appeared in eight games for the San Jose Sharks in 2024-25, recording four shots on goal and averaging 13:47 of time on ice. He also skated in 64 games for the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda, 15 assists, 21 points, 34 penalty minutes and was a plus-22, while serving as the team’s captain.
The 6-foot-1, 203-pound Schuldt has played in nine career NHL games, split between the Vegas Golden Knights and Sharks, registering one assist, five shots on goal, and averaging 14:35 of time on ice.
He has also appeared in 354 career AHL games, split between the Chicago Wolves (2019-20), Henderson Silver Knights (2020-21), Rochester Americans (2021-22), Coachella Valley Firebirds (2022-24) and Barracuda, collecting 129 points (36-93-129), 222 penalty minutes and is a plus-70. The Minnetonka native has also played 65 career Calder Cup Playoff games, adding 19 points (9-10-19), 16 penalty minutes, and a plus-23 rating.
Schuldt was originally signed by the Vegas Golden Knights as an undrafted free agent on April 3, 2019.
Schuldt played for St. Cloud State from 2015-19. He is the program’s career leader in goals by a defenseman (38) and points by a defenseman (118). He is also tied for second in career assists by a defenseman (80) and played in a school-record 156 straight games.
Among all SCSU players, he is tied for 12th in career assists, 23rd in points and tied for 11th in career games.
He is one of the school’s most honored players. In 2019, he was a top three finalist for the Hobey Baker Award after having 10 goals, 35 points and was a plus-24 in 39 games. In 2018, he was a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker after having 10 goals, 38 points and was a plus-19 in 40 games.
He was a two-time West First Team All-American, a two-time All-NCHC First Team pick, was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team in 2016. In 2019, he was named the NCHC’s Best Defensive Defenseman and Player of the Year.
He was also a four-time NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and is one of two players in SCSU’s NCAA Division I era to be named a captain for three years (Spencer Meier, 2020-23).
In 2014-15, he was named to the All-USHL Third Team with the Omaha Lancers after having 13 goals, 39 points and being a plus-13 in 59 games.
Before playing juniors, Schuldt was a three-year letterwinner at Minnetonka High School before graduating in 2013.
Mick Hatten is a reporter and editor for stcloudlive.com. He began working for Forum Communications in November 2018 for The Rink Live and has covered St. Cloud State University hockey since 2010. Besides covering Huskies hockey, he is also covering other sports at SCSU and high school sports. A graduate of St. Cloud State, he has more than 30 years of experience as a journalist and has been a youth hockey coach since 2014. mick@stcloudlive.com
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