Jeff Hamilton (ice hockey)

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Jeff Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton Bridgeport.jpg
Hamilton with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005
Born (1977-09-04) September 4, 1977 (age 46)
Englewood, Ohio, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Oulun Kärpät
New York Islanders
Ak Bars Kazan
Chicago Blackhawks
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Lugano
HIFK
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–2011

Jeffrey Hamilton (born September 4, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Hamilton's wife, Jane, is sister of former U.S. women's ice hockey player Helen Resor.

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Playing career

Hamilton spent his high school career playing for Avon Old Farms and his college career playing for Yale University where he tallied 80 goals and 174 points in 127 contests, setting the school's all-time scoring mark. In 2001, he signed with Kärpät of the SM-liiga and played there for one season before being signed by the New York Islanders. He played with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, for two seasons before signing with the Hartford Wolf Pack, also of the AHL, in 2004.

In 2005, he started the season playing with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Superleague (RSL), but left after playing only eight games. He was then re-signed by the Islanders and sent back to the Sound Tigers. Jeff scored his first NHL goal on December 17, 2005 against David Aebischer and the Colorado Avalanche during an Islanders 5-4 win. It was his second career game. [1]

In the summer of 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. After scoring a career-high 18 goals and 39 points, he signed as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 1, 2007. However, in July 2008, he was bought out of his contract and made a free agent.

On September 3, 2008, Hamilton signed with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. [2]

On March 5, 2009, Hamilton became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs after the team bought his contract from the Wolves. [3]

On August 5, 2009, Hamilton left North America and signed abroad for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A. [4] After a season with Lugano, Hamilton returned to familiar stomping grounds in Finland in playing with HIFK of the SM-liiga for the 2010-11 season. His career ended in an injury just before playoffs, but he won the Finnish championship with HIFK after producing at a point-per-game ratio in the regular season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Avon Old Farms HS-Prep
1994–95Avon Old FarmsHS-Prep
1995–96Avon Old FarmsHS-Prep24292352—————
1996–97 Yale University ECAC 3110132326—————
1997–98 Yale UniversityECAC3327204728—————
1998–99 Yale UniversityECAC3020284851—————
1999–2000 Yale UniversityECAC20110—————
2000–01 Yale UniversityECAC3123325539—————
2001–02 Kärpät SM-l 391815331630000
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 672216383593360
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL674325682674044
2003–04 New York Islanders NHL 10000—————
2004–05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL602329523264370
2005–06 AK Bars Kazan RSL 800016—————
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL3924254928—————
2005–06 New York IslandersNHL132688—————
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL7018213922—————
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL589152410—————
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL93696—————
2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL5016375318—————
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL153364—————
2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 4622244628—————
2010–11 HIFK SM-l3314193338—————
AHL totals29213113927014522116174
NHL totals15732457744—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 United States WC Bronze medal icon.svg61012
Senior totals61012

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1996–97
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1997–98
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1997–98
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1998–99
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1998–99
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2000–01
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2000–01
AHL First All-Star Team 2003–04
AHL Willie Marshall Award 2003–04
SM-liiga Kanada-malja 2010–11

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References

  1. ↑ "Islanders prevail over Avalanche". hockeyreference.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton signs with AHL's Wolves". News & Observer . 2008-09-03. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  3. ↑ "One more new face for Leafs tonight vs. Caps". Toronto Star . 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Lugano commit to Jeff Hamilton". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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