Dylan James
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | October 12, 2003 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Calgary, AB | Height: | 6'0" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 183 |
| Position: | Left Wing | Commit: | North Dakota | 2022 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHL Prospects Draft | 2018 | 2 | 37 | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| USHL Futures Draft | 2019 | 5 | 67 | Sioux City Musketeers |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2022 | 2 | 40 | Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | LW | Detroit Red Wings |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of North Dakota | Detroit Red Wings | F | 2026-04-11 |
| Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA | Univ. of North Dakota | F | 2019-01-23 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Winter Games Bronze Medal | 2015-2016 | |
| AEHL U15 South All-Star Team | AEHL U15 | 2017-2018 |
| Alberta Cup Bronze Medal | 2017-2018 | |
| Pacific Region Champion Midget AAA | 2018-2019 | |
| AEHL U18 Champion | AEHL U18 | 2018-2019 |
| AJHL (South) All-Rookie Team | AJHL | 2019-2020 |
| USHL Clark Cup Champion | USHL | 2021-2022 |
| USHL Rookie of the Year | USHL | 2021-2022 |
| USHL All-Rookie Team | USHL | 2021-2022 |
| AHCA All-America Scholar | 2022-2023 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Academic All-Conference Team | 2022-2023 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Academic All-Conference Team | 2023-2024 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Distinguished Scholar-Athlete | 2023-2024 | |
| AHCA All-America Scholar | 2023-2024 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Academic All-Conference Team | 2024-2025 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Distinguished Scholar-Athlete | 2024-2025 | |
| NCAA (ACHA) All-American Scholar Athlete | 2024-2025 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Distinguished Scholar-Athlete | 2025-2026 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Academic All-Conference Team | 2025-2026 | |
| NCAA (AHCA) All-American Scholar | 2025-2026 | |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2025-2026 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Western Canada Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | CBHA Hawks U15 AA | HCAA U15 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 24 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017-2018 | Calgary Bisons U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 25 | Playoffs | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | CBHA Rangers U16 AAA | AEHL U17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Calgary Bisons U15 AAA | John Reid Memorial | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Team Calgary South | Alberta Cup | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 6 | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | Okotoks Oilers | AJHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA | Circle K Classic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA | Telus Cup | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Okotoks Oilers | AJHL | 51 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 31 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Okotoks Oilers | AJHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 62 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 39 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 36 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 38 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 20 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Univ. of North Dakota | NCAA | 40 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 10 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-2027 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | |||||||||||