Dennis Cholowski
Canadian ice hockey player
Dennis Cholowski (born February 15, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cholowski was drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
In his native British Columbia, Cholowski began playing hockey locally, and he eventually joined the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League, for whom he played from 2013 to 2016. After being drafted by the Red Wings, Cholowski played in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference with St. Cloud State University. The next season, he joined the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars, where he played until he was traded to the Portland Winterhawks.
Cholowski then joined the Red Wings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, in 2017. In 2018, he made his NHL debut with the Red Wings, and he continued to play with both the Red Wings and the Griffins until 2021. That year, Cholowski was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. At the beginning of his first season with the Kraken, he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Washington Capitals, with whom he played seven games, until he was placed on waivers once again and claimed by the Kraken, whom he played for alongside the AHL's Charlotte Checkers.
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