Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the

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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

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

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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,

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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.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Markus 1999 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Fehérvár AV19 players Fort Wayne Komets players Guelph Storm players London Knights players Los Angeles Kings draft picks Manitoba Moose players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Owen Sound Attack players Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players