Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Owen Tippett was born February 16, 1999 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.

Tippett was drafted with the tenth overall pick by the Florida Panthers at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. On July 19, 2017, he agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers. After an impressive training camp with the Panthers, Tippett made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. After starting as a healthy scratch, Tippett made his NHL debut with the Panthers, recording an impressive 7 shots, in a 5–1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 17, 2017. Tippett appeared in 7 games with the Panthers before he was returned to continue his development in major junior with the Mississauga Steelheads on November 7, 2017. After participating at the Panthers training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Tippett was returned to the Steelheads on September 27, 2018. Just days before the 2022 trade deadline, Tippett was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. As a restricted free agent in the off-season, Tippett was tendered a qualifying offer and later re-signed to a two-year, $3 million contract extension with the Flyers on July 29, 2022.