Adam Fantilli
Jersey Number: 19
Player information for Adam Fantilli
Position
Center
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
October 12, 2004
Number
19
Shoots
Left
Weight
205 lbs (93kg)
Birthplace
Nobleton, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
3
Player Images
Player Career Notes
- Wore #11 during his rookie campaign in 2023-24.
- Posted 43-38-81 and 34 penalty minutes in 131 career games over two seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2023-25.
- Set single-season career highs and led CBJ in goals (tied) in 2024-25 with 31-23-54 in 82 contests, scoring the second-most goals in a campaign by a Blue Jackets player age-20 or younger in club history (Nash, 41 in 2003-04).
- Is the fourth skater in franchise history age-20 or younger to post 50 points a campaign with the 54 in 2024-25.
- Tallied first two career hat tricks on Jan. 22 at Toronto and Mar. 9 at NY Rangers, becoming the youngest player in franchise history to record multiple in a single season.
- Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 21, 2023 at Minnesota (Filip Gustavsson).
- Has represented Canada at several international tournaments, including the 2023 and 2025 IIHF World Championships, 2023 IIHF World Junior Championships and 2022 IIHF U18 World Championships.
- Became the third freshman in NCAA history to win the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA’s top collegiate player (Kariya, 1993; Eichel, 2015) after leading all players in goals, points and points-per-game (1.81) with 30-35-65 in 36 contests at the University of Michigan.
- Named to NCAA Big Ten All-Rookie Team, First All-Star Team, USCHO First team and NCAA West First All-American Team in 2022-23.
- Spent time in the United States Hockey League with the Chicago Steel from 2020-22, recording 55-55-110 in 103 games.
- Was named to the USHL’s All-Rookie Team and helped the Steel win the Clark Cup in 2020-21 and was selected to the First All-Star Team in 2021-22.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -21 | 16 | 115 |
| 2024-2025 | 82 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 4 | 18 | 191 |
| 2025-2026 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 13 | 70 |
| Totals | 158 | 54 | 46 | 100 | -26 | 47 | 376 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Columbus in the first-round, third overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.