James Livingston (ice hockey)

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James Livingston
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Livingston with Dornbirner EC in 2016
Born (1990-03-08) March 8, 1990 (age 35)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
team
Former teams
Free agent
Worcester Sharks
Manchester Monarchs
Springfield Falcons
Dornbirner EC
EC Bad Nauheim
Cardiff Devils
Fife Flyers
HK Poprad
Graz 99ers
NHL draft 70th overall, 2008
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2011present

James Livingston (born March 8, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a free agent.

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He had most recently played for Fife Flyers in the UK EIHL. He previously played with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2 and UK EIHL side Cardiff Devils. Livingston was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Livingston played five seasons (2006–2011) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he scored 82 goals and 91 assists for 173 points in 316 games played. In 2008 Livingston was selected to play in the CHL Top Prospects Game.

On March 11, 2011, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League signed Livingston as a free agent to an entry-level contract. [1] Livingston made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks during the 2011–12 season.

In the final year of his contract with the Sharks, and his third season with Worcester, at the 2013–14 trade deadline he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick on March 5, 2014. [2] He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs for the remainder of the season.

On September 23, 2014, unable to attain NHL interest, Livingston was signed to a standard player contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. [3]

On July 3, 2015, Livingston decided to pursue a European career, signing a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirner EC of the EBEL. [4]

After a spell in DEL2 with EC Bad Nauheim, Livingston moved to the UK Elite Ice Hockey League to sign for Cardiff Devils in January 2019. He departed at the end of the 2018-19 season. [5] [6]

On August 9, 2019, Livingston penned a one-year deal with Cardiff's EIHL counterparts Fife Flyers, whom he would go on to captain. [7]

On October 12, 2020, Livingston moved to Slovakia to sign for HK Poprad. [8] [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 10000
2006–07 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 60257951310115
2007–08 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL682123441351423514
2008–09 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6620173798
2009–10 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL3614122647
2009–10 Plymouth Whalers OHL243695791126
2010–11 Plymouth WhalersOHL6222285052114158
2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 686142047
2012–13 Worcester SharksAHL677142178
2013–14 Worcester SharksAHL534111522
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL14448940000
2014–15 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 551321346951124
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL60000
2015–16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 541314274062130
2016–17 Dornbirner ECEBEL5110192970
2017–18 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 5215355097510118
2018–19 EC Bad NauheimDEL2255131822
2018–19 Cardiff Devils EIHL 212464402229
2019–20 Fife Flyers EIHL498182621
2020–21 HK Poprad Slovak 471221332415551016
2021–22 HK PopradSlovak501624404771122
AHL totals20821436415640000

References

  1. "Sharks sign former Blues draft pick Livingston". San Jose Sharks. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  2. "Livingston acquired from San Jose". Los Angeles Kings. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  3. "Steelheads agree to terms with Livingston". Idaho Steelheads. September 23, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  4. "Bulldogs sign forward Livingston" (in German). Dornbirner EC. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. "DEVILS SIGN CANADIAN FORWARD JAMES LIVINGSTON | Cardiff Devils". www.cardiffdevils.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019.
  6. @cardiffdevils (August 3, 2019). "The Devils would like to thank @JamesLivy for his time in Cardiff & wish him and his wife Veronica nothing but the…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. "Fife Flyers Official Website".
  8. "Ofenzívu Kamzíkov posilnil James Livingston". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak). October 12, 2020.
  9. @FifeFlyers (October 12, 2020). "Good luck to @JamesLivy who's heading to Slovakia for the new season. He'll be icing for @hkpoprad" (Tweet) via Twitter.