Kyle Connor

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Born
1996 (28 years old)
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Clinton Township, Michigan, U.S.

Position
Left Wing

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
81

Height
185 cm

Weight
83 kg

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Sport

Ice Hockey

Team
Winnipeg Jets

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NHL

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Kyle David Connor (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Connor was drafted 17th overall by the Jets in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

Connor was born on December 9, 1996, in Clinton Township, Michigan, to parents Joe and Kathy. While growing up alongside three other siblings, Connor began playing youth hockey in the Belle Tire organization in Metro Detroit. He also played basketball, baseball, and football through junior high and high school.

As an American citizen, Connor has represented the United States at both the junior and senior levels on the international stage. He first represented the United States at the 2012 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament. During the tournament, he scored four goals and added two assists to help Team USA clinch a gold medal. Following this, Connor was named to Team USA again to represent them at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. After earning a silver medal, Connor represented Team USA a second time in 2013 while playing in the 2013 World Junior A Challenge. During the tournament, Connor recorded two goals and three assists in four games, including the game-winning goal in the championship game against Russia to clinch a gold medal.

Connor again represented the United States twice in 2014 at two different international tournaments. He played in his first IIHF World U18 Championship in April with Team USA, helping them clinch a gold medal. Following this, he represented Team USA at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge, where he recorded one goal and one assist in four games to win a gold medal.

While attending the University of Michigan, Connor was chosen to represent the United States men's national ice hockey team for the first time at the 2016 IIHF World Championship alongside UMich line-mates J. T. Compher and Tyler Motte.

Connor became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Ally Petack in September 2023. The two welcomed their first child in March 2025.

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