Phillip Di Giuseppe

He was also ranked 28th amongst all draft eligible North American skaters in the Scouting Bureau's mid-term rankings.

However, Di Giuseppe began to struggle offensively during the second half of the season and he went six games without a point and nearly two months without a goal.

He began to pick up points during the Wolverines playoff berth in March and quickly tallied five points over six games.

Di Giuseppe finished his freshman season with 26 points to rank second among team rookies in scoring.

Phillip Di Giuseppe (born October 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Di Giuseppe was born on October 9, 1993, in Maple, Ontario to parents Luciano and Cathy.

His father works as a general contractor while his mother works in finance.

Growing up in Ontario, Di Giuseppe played his amateur hockey with the Vaughan Kings in the Greater Toronto Hockey League and the Villanova Knights in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).

During the 2009–10 season with the Knights, he accumulated 16 goals and 31 assists through 56 games.

At the conclusion of the season, Di Giuseppe was drafted in the 6th round of the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Draft by the Niagara IceDogs.

Despite being drafted, Di Giuseppe chose to play in the OJHL for the 2010–11 season where he broke out with 24 goals and 39 assists for 63 points.

Following the 2010–11 OJHL season, Di Giuseppe was selected for the South-East Conference All-Prospects Second Team.

He continued his offensive prowess in the 2011 OJHL playoffs by tallying six goals and 10 assists through 10 games.

While playing with the Knights, Di Giuseppe committed to play collegiate hockey with the University of Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) during their 2011–12 season.

He played three seasons with the Michigan Wolverines from 2011 to 2014 while enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Di Giuseppe immediately made an impact on the Wolverine's lineup while playing alongside Chris Brown and A.J. Treais.

He scored his first and second NCAA goals on October 8 during the Wolverine's 4–1 win over the Bentley Falcons.

By the end of October, Di Giuseppe's line had combined for 28 points and he was recognized as the CCCHA's Rookie of the Month for October and Rookie of the Week for the week ending on October 31.

He was drafted 38th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Shortly following this trade, Di Giuseppe was invited to audition for Team Canada's National Junior Team ahead of the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

By the end of November, Di Giuseppe led the team with seven goals over 16 games and was one of two NCAA freshman named to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's preliminary "Ones to Watch" list.

Following his freshman season, Di Giuseppe was selected in the second round by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Di Giuseppe returned to Michigan for his sophomore season in 2012–13, where he gained a new linemate in Luke Moffatt.

His former linemate Chris Brown had left Michigan after signing an entry-level deal with the Phoenix Coyotes organization.

However, Di Giuseppe struggled to match his freshman production level and gained new linemates in Boo Nieves and Kevin Lynch in February.

The trio immediately developed chemistry together and Di Giuseppe quickly tied Nieves for the team lead in assists with 14.

While playing alongside his new linemates, Di Giuseppe began to focusing more on passing than scoring.

Although he had only accumulated eight goals by the end of February, he matched his previous seasons assist total with 15.

Di Giuseppe finished his sophomore season with nine goals and a career best 19 assists for 28 points through 40 games.

At the same time, Di Giuseppe's OHL playing rights were traded to the Windsor Spitfires alongside Jaroslav Pavelka and various draft picks in exchange for Tom Kühnhackl and Windsor’s second-round pick in the CHL Import Draft in 2013.

At the conclusion his sophomore season, Di Giuseppe was invited to participate in the Hurricanes' 2013 Development Camp.

Following the Development Camp, Di Giuseppe returned to Michigan for his junior season in 2013–14.

After the team maintained a 6–1–1 record, Di Giuseppe gained new linemates in Andrew Copp and Tyler Motte.

Motte was later replaced with Boo Nieves and the trio immediately developed chemistry from their first game together.

He was signed to an amateur try-out contract by the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, recording one assist in three games to conclude 2013–14 regular season.

Despite this, the Wolverines were eliminated from playoff contention on March 20, 2014.

Di Giuseppe finished his junior year fifth on the Wolverines in scoring with 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points.

Having played 115 games with the Wolverines, Di Giuseppe opted to forgo his final year of eligibility, signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on March 26, 2014.

Di Giuseppe began the 2015–16 season with the Checkers.

On December 4, 2015, Di Giuseppe received his first NHL recall by the Hurricanes.