Aiden Fink
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| Aiden Fink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fink playing for Penn State in February 2025 | |||
| Born |
November 24, 2004 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Nashville Predators | ||
| NHL draft |
218th overall, 2023 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2026–present | ||
Aiden Fink (born November 24, 2004) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Junior
Fink spent two seasons with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). During the 2021–22 season, he recorded 19 goals and 34 assists in 60 games and helped the Bandits win the 2022 Centennial Cup. During the 2022–23 season, he recorded 41 goals and 56 assists in 54 games.[1] He led the AJHL with 97 points, averaging 1.8 points per game.[2] During the 2023 Centennial Cup, he led all players in scoring with six goals and seven assists in six games to help the Bandits win their second consecutive Centennial Cup. He was subsequently awarded the Roland Mercier Trophy as tournament MVP and also named the tournament's Top Forward and Top Scorer.[3][4] Following an outstanding season, he was named Top Forward and Most Valuable Player in both the AJHL and Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).[5][6][7]
On June 29, 2023, Fink was drafted in the seventh round, 218th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL entry draft.[8][9]
College
On April 16, 2023, Fink committed to play college ice hockey at Penn State.[10] During the 2023–24 season, in his rookie season, he led the team in scoring with 15 goals and 19 assists in 34 games.[11] He set a single-season program record with eight power play goals. His 34 points were third-most ever for a freshman at Penn State.[12] In November 2023, Fink led the Big Ten Conference and tied for the national lead in goals (8) and assists (14). He averaged 1.00 goals per game and 1.75 points per game in eight games in November and was named HCA National Rookie of the Month.[13][14] Following the season, he was named a finalist for the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.[15][16]
Professional
On March 31, 2026, Fink turned pro, signing an AHL amateur try-out agreement with the Nashville Predators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.[17]
International play
Fink represented the U.S. Collegiate Selects team at the 2025 Spengler Cup where he led the team in scoring and won a silver medal. The Spengler Cup marked his return to the ice after suffering an injury in Penn State's first game of the season against Ohio State on October 30, 2025. During the semifinals against HC Sparta Praha he recorded a hat-trick to help the U.S. advance to the final. During the final against HC Davos, he recorded one goal and one assist and lost 3–6. He finished the tournament with four goals and three assists and was named to the All-Star team.[18][19]
Personal life
Fink was born to Liane Reid and Derek Fink, and has two brothers, Kyle and Brodie. His father played college football in Canada at the University of Alberta.[11]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 60 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | 54 | 41 | 56 | 97 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Penn State University | B1G | 34 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Penn State University | B1G | 40 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Penn State University | B1G | 30 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||