Markus Phillips

Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Phillips played junior hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), before moving to the major junior level in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Attack.

Following his second season with the Attack, Phillips was selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft in the fourth-round, 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings. He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on April 30, 2019.

Phillips spent the duration of his contract with the Kings, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

In the final season of the rookie contract with the Kings in , Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets organization in exchange for Nelson Nogier on March 21, 2022. He was immediately assigned to continue in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, where he played out the remainder of the season.

As a pending restricted free agent with the Jets, Phillips was later un-signed by the club and opted to leave North America to sign a signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, Porin Ässät of the Liiga, on August 5, 2022.

After a lone season with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19 in the ICE Hockey League, Phillips continued his career abroad in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, on June 11, 2024.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 2 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Owen Sound Attack OHL 63 3 9 12 22 6 0 0 0 2 2016–17 Owen Sound Attack OHL 66 13 30 43 44 17 0 5 5 10 2017–18 Owen Sound Attack OHL 68 10 29 39 34 10 0 3 3 4 2018–19 Owen Sound Attack OHL 31 2 8 10 28 — — — — — 2018–19 Guelph Storm OHL 31 3 13 16 20 24 2 2 4 8 2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 20 0 6 6 18 — — — — — 2019–20 London Knights OHL 25 3 8 11 13 — — — — — 2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 31 3 7 10 14 1 0 0 0 0 2021–22 Ontario Reign AHL 38 1 4 5 18 — — — — — 2021–22 Manitoba Moose AHL 7 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2022–23 Ässät Liiga 33 0 4 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 38 5 11 16 14 7 1 2 3 4 2024–25 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 58 2 11 13 16 4 0 0 0 2 2025–26 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 67 3 10 13 22 5 0 2 2 0 AHL totals 81 4 13 17 44 1 0 0 0 0 Liiga totals 33 0 4 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 KHL totals 125 5 21 26 38 9 0 2 2 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Canada Red U17 4th 6 0 1 1 2 2016 Canada U18 4th 7 0 2 2 2 2016 Canada IH18 5th 4 0 1 1 6 2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 0 3 3 6Junior totals 22 0 7 7 16