Jeff Williams | |||
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Born | Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada | February 11, 1976||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | AHL Albany River Rats Victoria Salmon Kings Portland Pirates ECHL Raleigh IceCaps Victoria Salmon Kings Wheeling Nailers IHL Orlando Solar Bears UHL Quad City Mallards Europe Tappara (SM-liiga) HC Merano (Serie A) Brynäs IF (Elitserien) Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL) | ||
NHL Draft | 181st overall, 1994 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1996–2005 |
Jeff Williams (born February 11, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Williams was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Over the course of his 10-year professional career, Williams played 334 regular-season games in the American Hockey League, as well as games in the Finnish SM-liiga and Swedish Elitserien.
Award | Year | |
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William Hanley Trophy – OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player | 1995–96 | [1] |
AHL Top Goal Scorer | 1998–99 | |
AHL Second All-Star Team | 1998–99 | |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | North York Rangers AAA | Midget | 56 | 53 | 51 | 104 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Newmarket 87's | CJHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Newmarket 87's | CJHL | 45 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Newmarket Hurricanes | CJHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 62 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 52 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 63 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 46 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
1996–97 | Raleigh IceCaps | ECHL | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 58 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 74 | 46 | 27 | 73 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 71 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 76 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tappara | SM-l | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | HC Merano | ITA | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Scottish Eagles | GBR | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 41 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 70 | 47 | 38 | 85 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 334 | 123 | 107 | 230 | 135 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
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