Jeremy Williams (ice hockey)

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Jeremy Williams
Jeremy Williams and Michael Del Zotto.jpg
Williams in 2011, playing for Connecticut Whale
Born (1984-01-26) January 26, 1984 (age 40)
Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
DEL2 team
Former teams		 Heilbronner Falken
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
EC Red Bull Salzburg
HC Sierre
Straubing Tigers
Örebro HK
NHL draft 220th overall, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2005–present

Jeremy Williams (born January 26, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Heilbronner Falken of the DEL2.

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Playing career

Williams was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 220th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Williams scored a goal in each of his first three games in the NHL, with each game coming in a different season — he is likely the only player to achieve the odd feat. [1] His NHL debut came on April 18, 2006, versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, which was the Leafs' last game of the season. He scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot in a 5-3 victory. [2] The Leafs failed to qualify for the playoffs, and he was sent down to the Marlies.

He was recalled to the Leafs on February 23, 2007, and played against the Montreal Canadiens. During this game, Mats Sundin shot the puck at Montreal goaltender David Aebischer and the rebound came straight to Williams, who scored his second NHL goal in a 5-4 loss. [2] Williams was called up on February 27, 2008, and scored that night against the Florida Panthers. [1]

In the following 2008–09 season, on December 8, 2008, Williams scored on a pass from Jason Blake and also recorded his first NHL assist in his career against the New York Islanders in a 4 - 2 win on his first game of the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In all 4 of his seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs in which he had been recalled from the minors, he has scored in his first NHL game of the season. On February 9, 2009, he was placed on waivers and was sent back to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL after clearing waivers.

On July 7, 2009, as an unrestricted free agent, Williams signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Detroit Red Wings along with Toronto Marlies teammate Kris Newbury. On July 12, 2010, Williams again being an unrestricted free agent, signed with the New York Rangers.

With his NHL career at an impasse, on June 15, 2011, Williams signed a one-year contract with European team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. [3]

On April 16, 2013, Williams signed a one-year contract with Swedish team, VIK Västerås HK. [4] He was the leading goal scorer of the Swedish second-division HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season. After three years in Sweden, he moved on to Germany, signing with Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) side Straubing Tigers on June 29, 2016. [5]

Personal life

On August 6, 2011, Jeremy Williams married longtime girlfriend, actress Ashley Leggat, who is best known for portraying Casey McDonald in the television series Life with Derek . The couple have three daughters. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Swift Current Broncos WHL 20002—————
2001–02Swift Current Legionnaires AAA SMHL 2418234164—————
2001–02 Swift Current BroncosWHL32671330121014
2002–03 Swift Current BroncosWHL7241529311741016
2003–04 Swift Current BroncosWHL68524910182521312
2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 40220—————
2004–05 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL751620362450000
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL552333567751016
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11010—————
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL23691527—————
2006–07 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL11010—————
2007–08 Toronto MarliesAHL4918153336—————
2007–08 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL182024—————
2008–09 Toronto MarliesAHL462713402960116
2008–09 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL115272—————
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL7732316355—————
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL753223556861234
2010–11 New York Rangers NHL10000—————
2011–12 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 35981746—————
2012–13 HC Sierre SUI.2 28691544—————
2012–13 Eispiraten Crimmitschau GER.2 2417133071—————
2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 472620464091124
2014–15 VIK Västerås HKAllsv371711283031014
2015–16 VIK Västerås HKAllsv4919244363—————
2016–17 Straubing Tigers DEL 4319173624—————
2017–18 Straubing TigersDEL4921194030—————
2017–18 Örebro HK SHL 81340—————
2018–19 Straubing TigersDEL523027572220004
2019–20 Straubing TigersDEL5120173732—————
2020–21 Straubing TigersDEL31108181831016
2021–22 Heilbronner Falken DEL2 46263662341355106
2022–23 Heilbronner FalkenDEL2342720471631016
AHL totals4041541463003012223516
NHL totals3292116—————
DEL totals22610088188126510110

Awards and honours

AwardsYear
WHL
East First All-Star Team 2004

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  2. 1 2 "ESPN - Elias Says..." ESPN. February 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Vasteras agree to terms with former NHL player Jeremy Williams". VIK Västerås HK. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Straubing Tigers sign attacker Jeremy Williams". sportal.de (in German). June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Leggat, Ashley (February 19, 2017). "On 02/17/17 at 1:10pm, Olivia Patricia Anne Williams said, "That's it, I'm bustin out of here" and surprised us all by arriving 2.5 weeks early. We are so in love with our little 7lb princess". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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  8. ↑ Leggat, Ashley [@AshleyLeggat] (February 1, 2019). "It's a.......... 💙💗💙💗💙💗???" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2019– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Ashley Leggat on Instagram: "London Marie Williams joined us on May 17, 2019. 7lbs 10oz of pure snuggly love. Mama, Dada, Livi and Oaky couldn't be more thrilled"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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