The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club announced today the selection of goaltender Thomas Milic 151st overall in the fifth round of the 2023 NHL Draft.
Milic, 20, led the Seattle Thunderbirds to a WHL Championship after going 27-3-1 with a 2.08 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in the regular season and 16-3 with a 1.95 GAA and .933 SV% in the playoffs. He was the MVP of the WHL playoffs. Seattle reached the final of the Memorial Cup with Milic going 3-2-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .915 SV%. He won the Del Wilson Trophy as the WHL’s Goaltender of the Year and selected to the CHL’s First All-Star Team.
Internationally, Milic helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2023 World Junior Championship. He was a perfect 5-0-0 in the tournament with a 1.76 GAA and .923 SV%.
Thomas Milic
Goalie
Born Apr 14 2003 — Coquitlam, BC
Height 6.00 — Weight 179 — Shoots L