Carter Kostuch

No. 18 … CARTER KOSTUCH ... 5’11”, 157 lbs. ... Born: April 21, 2007, in Toronto, Ont. … Home Town: Richmond Hill, Ont. … 2023-24 … rookie left winger Kostuch has two goals and four assists for six points in 34 games … 2022-23 … Battalion’s 1st-round choice, 21st overall, in 2023 OHL Priority Selection from the Vaughan Kings U16s … 29 goals and 30 assists for 59 points in 56 games with Vaughan, which reached the OHL Cup final … appeared in one playoff game with the Markham Royals of the Ontario Junior Hockey League … started playing rep hockey with the Richmond Hill Stars, followed by transfers to the Willowdale Blackhawks for two seasons and then Toronto Jr. Canadiens program until 2021-22 when he moved to the Kings … father Stefan is a general contractor in the Greater Toronto Area and played four seasons with the Collingwood Blues of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League … mother Brittany runs several Coldwell Banker real estate offices and trains more than 400 agents … Carter has two older sisters … Summer is a second-year kinesiology student at McMaster University in Hamilton, while Ali is a first-year engineering student at Carleton University in Ottawa … Carter was an outstanding catcher in minor baseball with the Richmond Hill Phoenix and was recruited by several NCAA schools … favourite NHL player is Matthew Tkachuk of his favourite NHL team, the Florida Panthers … turns 17 on April 21.