Connor James (born August 25, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Connor James | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 25, 1982 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins Augsburger Panther DEG Metro Stars Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Straubing Tigers | ||
| NHL draft |
279th overall, 2002 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2016 | ||
Playing career
editJames was drafted in the ninth round, 279th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. James played for 4 years for the University of Denver and won one NCAA National Championship with the Pioneers. He appeared in two National Hockey League games with the Kings in the 2005–06 season.
James then signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization prior to the 2006–07 season. The following season while called up to the Penguins on February 16, 2008, Conner scored his first NHL goal against Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders. In September 2008, the Penguins cut James from the active roster for the 2008–09 season, returning to affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[1] On March 25, 2009, James was named the 14th captain in team history.[2]
On July 31, 2009, James signed for Augsburger Panther of the DEL.[3] After a season with the Panthers and two following seasons with the DEG Metro Stars, James signed for his third DEL team, with a one-year contract with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on May 7, 2012. He spent three seasons with the Ice Tigers, before moving to fellow DEL side Straubing Tigers for the 2015–16 campaign.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Calgary Royals | AJHL | 64 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Denver | WCHA | 41 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Denver | WCHA | 41 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Denver | WCHA | 40 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 51 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 77 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 70 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 64 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 76 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 55 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 51 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 50 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 301 | 59 | 104 | 163 | 136 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 364 | 88 | 186 | 274 | 152 | 54 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2001–02 | |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2004 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ Molinari, Dave (September 27, 2008). "Penguins cut two to reduce active roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
- ^ "Conner James named team captain". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. March 25, 2009. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ "Connor James komplettiert den Kader". (in german)Augsburger Panther. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ GmbH, Wochenblatt Verlagsgruppe. "Straubing Tigers holen Connor James". Wochenblatt.de (in German). Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database