Thomas Milic Named to Team Canada’s Spengler Cup Roster

The Manitoba Moose Hockey Club, in conjunction with Hockey Canada, announced today goaltender Thomas Milic has been named to Canada's Spengler Cup roster.

Thomas Milic
Goaltender
Born Apr. 14, 2003 — New Westminster, B.C.
Height 6.00 — Weight 179 — Catches L

Milic, 20, has appeared in four games for the Moose this season posting a 1-1-0 record along with a 3.74 goals-against average and a .877 save percentage. The netminder recorded his first AHL victory on Nov. 17 in Belleville on the strength of 26 stops. Milic began his professional career in 2023-24 with the ECHL's Norfolk Admirals. In 13 games for the Admirals, Milic registered a 9-2-1 record along with a 2.44 goals-against average and .910 save percentage. He also has two shutouts.

Milic's junior career saw him accumulate a combined 60-23-5 record, 2.35 goals-against average and .917 save percentage, all with the Seattle Thunderbirds. He was named the 2022-23 WHL Playoffs MVP and captured the Del Wilson Trophy as the WHL Goaltender of the Year. The netminder was also selected to the CHL First All-Star Team.

Internationally, Milic won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships. The netminder posted a 5-0-0 record paired with a 1.76 goals-against average and .932 save percentage. The Coquitlam, B.C. product also captured gold with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Milic was a fifth round selection, 151st overall, of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2023 NHL Draft.