Upon returning to Finland, Hintz made his Liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2013–14 Liiga season. During his 20 games with the Juniors, Hintz tallied 20 goals and 15 assists for 35 points as he got acclimated to the smaller ice surfaces in North America.
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He also played an early portion of the season with the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League before deciding to turn professional and play for Ilves in Finland. Growing up in Finland, Hintz played within the Ilves organization before being encouraged to spend the 2012–13 season playing for the Tampa Bay Juniors in the Empire Junior Hockey League. Playing career Ilves Hintz with the Ilves in 2013. While both of his parents played basketball growing up, Hintz chose to follow his brother Miiko and play ice hockey. He was also a multi-sport athlete growing up, playing organized basketball, soccer and hockey. He began his playing career with the Nokia Pyry at Pyry Skating School at the age of three. Although he was born in Tampere, Hintz grew up and learned to skate in Nokia, Finland. Hintz was born on 17 November 1996, in Tampere, Finland to parents Marika and Kai. Hintz's play during the 2018–19 season earned him a full-time position at the NHL level during the 2019–20 season and during 2021–22 began playing consistently as the top line center, and the top player on the team. He played with the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars, during the 2018 Calder Cup Finals against the Toronto Marlies. Hintz made the transition to the North American professional leagues during the 2017–18 NHL season. Due to his Liiga play, Hintz was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau amongst the eligible European skaters before being selected 49th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. As the youngest player on the Ilves during the 2014–15 Liiga season, Hintz recorded five goals and 12 assists for 17 points through 42 games. Hintz played in seven Liiga games but spent the majority of the season with Finland's U20 team. He also played an early portion of the season with the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League before returning to play for Ilves professionally in Finland. Growing up in Finland, Hintz played within the Ilves organization before spending the 2012–13 season playing for the Tampa Bay Juniors in the Empire Junior Hockey League.
Roope Hintz ( Finnish pronunciation: born 17 November 1996), nicknamed the " Ace of Spades", is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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