Thomas Budnick
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | February 14, 2004 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Petoskey, MI | Height: | 6'1" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 205 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: |
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Elite Prospects Data
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHL Priority Selection | 2020 | 3 | 59 | Kingston Frontenacs |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wheeling Nailers | D | 2025-12-31 |
| Wheeling Nailers | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | D | 2025-12-30 |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wheeling Nailers | D | 2025-10-06 |
| Brantford Bulldogs | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | D | 2025-04-28 |
| Guelph Storm | Brantford Bulldogs | D | 2025-01-09 |
| Kingston Frontenacs | Guelph Storm | D | 2023-12-12 |
| Honeybaked 15U AAA | Kingston Frontenacs | D | 2020-04-24 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| HPHL 15U Champion | HPHL 15U | 2019-2020 |
| OHL Top Academic Univ/College Player (Roger Neilson Award) | OHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Detroit Honeybaked | QC Int PW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Honeybaked 13U AAA | HPHL 13U | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Compuware 14U AAA | HPHL 14U | 20 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Oshawa Generals Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Honeybaked 15U AAA | HPHL 15U | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Honeybaked 15U AAA | 15U AAA | 61 | 10 | 35 | 45 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Royal | USA-S15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 68 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 56 | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022-2023 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 64 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 29 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 48 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024-2025 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Brantford Bulldogs | OHL | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 54 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025-2026 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | ||||||