Syl Apps III

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Syl Apps III
Born (1976-06-02) June 2, 1976 (age 47)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for St. John's Maple Leafs
Norfolk Admirals
Springfield Falcons
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19992003

Sylvanus Marshall Apps III (born June 2, 1976) is an American former professional minor league ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps Jr.

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Playing career

As a teenager, he was coached by Brian Conacher, son of Toronto Maple Leafs legend Lionel Conacher at Upper Canada College. [1] Before playing for the Princeton Tigers, Apps played for the St. Michael's Buzzers in 1994-95. [2]

Princeton

Apps III was a four-time letter winner at Princeton. In addition, he was captain of the Princeton Tigers during the 1998–99 season. As of the 2009–10 Princeton season, Apps is 35th on the Tigers all-time scoring list. For his career, Apps played in 122 games, scored 30 goals and registered 41 assists for a career total of 71. Apps ranks 11th in most games played in a career at Princeton, while he is tied for second overall in most postseason games played in a career with 19. On March 21, 1998, Apps scored the game-winning goal that ended the third longest Princeton game. The game lasted 80:48, and Princeton defeated Clarkson by a score of 5-4 to claim the ECAC Championship. [3]

Professional

On July 22, 1999, Apps was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs. [4] Apps played in the American Hockey League with the St. John's Maple Leafs, [5] Norfolk Admirals, and Springfield Falcons. [6] He also played in the ECHL with the Jackson Bandits, and the Trenton Titans. As a member of the Trenton Titans, Apps was the team captain. [7]

Personal

His sister Gillian Apps won gold medals with the Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey teams in 2006 and 2010. [8] His other sister, Amy Apps, was a member of the Canadian National women's Soccer team [9] and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999. [10] His cousin, Darren Barber, won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team. [11] Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished fourth.

Apps lives in the Toronto area and works as a managing director for Hines in Toronto. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 63142
1995–96 Princeton University ECAC 26461030
1996–97 Princeton UniversityECAC2736940
1997–98 Princeton UniversityECAC351081865
1998–99 Princeton UniversityECAC3413213445
1999–00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 58571287
2000–01 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL6968147340000
2001–02 Jackson Bandits ECHL 1232519
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL10000
2001–02 Trenton Titans ECHL428152356711216
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL61010
2002–03 Trenton TitansECHL5511213211910004
AHL totals13412152716040000

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
ECAC All-Tournament Team 1998
All-Ivy Honorable Mention1998
All-Ivy Academic Team1998, 1999
ECAC Best Defensive Forward 1999
All-Ivy Second Team1999
Princeton Tigers
Letterwinner1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 [13]
Richard F. Vaughan Cup1999

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References

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  13. "MIH Record Book" (PDF). Princeton Tigers. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.[ permanent dead link ]
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
1998–99
Succeeded by