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Akira Schmid (born 12 May 2000) is a Swiss professional for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round, 136th overall, in the 2018 NHL entry draft.


Playing career
Schmid played most of his youth and junior ice hockey in the system, appearing in just one game at the National League level, a relegation match in 2018. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL entry draft at the end of the 2017–18 season, during which he was loaned multiple times from his junior team to professional teams within Switzerland. He moved to North America to start the 2018–19 season, playing three seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the and Sioux City Musketeers.

On 17 May 2021, Schmid signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils. Schmid made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on 11 December 2021, in a 4–2 loss to the New York Islanders. By making his debut with the Devils, Schmid made history in becoming the first goaltender to debut in the NHL directly from the USHL.

During the 2022–23 season, on 10 November 2022, Schmid collected his first career NHL win with the Devils in a 4–3 overtime win against the . On 25 February 2023, Schmid recorded his first NHL shutout with the Devils in a 7–0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. In first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, Schmid started game three after starter Vítek Vaněček gave up nine goals in the first two games of the series. He went on to get the win in that game, and shutout the Rangers in games five and seven to secure the series victory for the Devils.

On 29 June 2024, during the 2024 NHL entry draft, Schmid and were traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for and a third-round pick in 2025. As a restricted free agent, Schmid did not receive a qualifying offer from Vegas, and thus became an unrestricted free agent two days later; however, he ultimately signed a two-year contract with Vegas on 3 July. Since he was the third-string goaltender for Vegas behind and , Schmid was reassigned to the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights on 2 October. Following an injury to Samsonov, Schmid was recalled to the NHL on 2 November; he subsequently made his debut for Vegas on 11 November, entering a game against the Carolina Hurricanes in relief of Hill, and stopping all 12 shots faced. After another recall in March 2025 following a second Samsonov injury, Schmid made his first start for Vegas on 6 April, stopping 21 of 23 shots faced in a 3–2 overtime victory over the . Schmid later made his playoff debut for Vegas on 24 April, entering in relief of Hill again and stopping all nine shots faced in a 5–2 first-round game 3 loss to the .


International play
Schmid represented Switzerland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a silver medal. In his first start of the event, a preliminary round match against Great Britain, he recorded a 15-save shutout.


Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Bold indicates led league.
2016–17Elite Jr. A
2017–18SCL TigersElite Jr. A
2017–18EHC ThunMSL
2018–19Lethbridge HurricanesWHL.741
2018–19Corpus Christi IceRaysNAHL.948
2018–19USHL.926
2019–20Omaha LancersUSHL.891
2019–20Sioux City MusketeersUSHL.888
2020–21Sioux City MusketeersUSHL.921.920
2021–22AHL.911.895
2021–22New Jersey DevilsNHL.833
2022–23Utica CometsAHL.905
2022–23New Jersey DevilsNHL.922.921
2023–24Utica CometsAHL.894
2023–24New Jersey DevilsNHL.895
2024–25Henderson Silver KnightsAHL.886
2024–25Vegas Golden KnightsNHL.9441.000


International
2017SwitzerlandU188th.902
2017SwitzerlandIH187th.930
2018SwitzerlandU189th.865
2019SwitzerlandWJC4th.878
2024SwitzerlandWC .946


Awards and honors
Third All-Star Team2019
First All-Star Team2021
Goaltender of the Year2021


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