John Negrin (born March 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Negrin was a third-round pick of the Calgary Flames, 70th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft; he played only three games with them and has spent the majority of his career playing in the American Hockey League.

John Negrin
Negrin with the Utica Comets during the 2015-16 season
Born (1989-03-26) March 26, 1989 (age 35)
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Lørenskog IK
MAC Újbuda
Manchester Storm
NHL draft 70th overall, 2007
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

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As a youth, Negrin played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.[1]

A graduate of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Negrin played the 2008–09 WHL season with the Kootenay Ice and Swift Current Broncos. Upon the conclusion of his junior season, Negrin was assigned to the Quad City Flames, though he was recalled by Calgary on an emergency basis on April 3, 2009 before he could play an AHL game.[2] He made his NHL debut that night against the Minnesota Wild and finished the season with Calgary. Negrin's 2009–10 season, his first professional season in Abbotsford, was reduced to just 45 games by a broken wrist.[3] On January 30, 2012 Negrin was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Akim Aliu. He was then assigned to the Jets' AHL team, the St. John's IceCaps.[4]

Negrin signed with the AHL's Chicago Wolves on August 20, 2012.[5] On October 10, 2012 Negrin was assigned to the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL to begin the 2012–13 season.[6] where he played in 32 games before he was recalled to Chicago on 14 January 2013.[7] After one appearance with the Wolves, Negrin was reassigned to Kalamazoo.[8] On February 27, 2013, Negrin received his second recall by the Wolves to be immediately loaned to fellow AHL club, the Lake Erie Monsters.[9] For the remainder of the season, Negrin was a fixture in the Monsters blueline scoring 2 goals in 17 games.[citation needed]

On July 19, 2013, Negrin signed as a free agent to a one-year contract AHL contract with the Utica Comets, an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.[10]

As a free agent from the Comets following four seasons with the club, Negrin went un-signed into the 2017–18 season. On October 21, 2017, Negrin belatedly signed with Norwegian club, Lørenskog IK of GET-ligaen.[11]

In August 2019, Negrin signed with British Elite League (EIHL) club Manchester Storm.[12]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Kootenay Ice WHL 2 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Surrey Eagles BCHL 4 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Kootenay Ice WHL 55 3 7 10 48 6 0 0 0 6
2006–07 Kootenay Ice WHL 44 1 15 16 57 7 0 2 2 8
2007–08 Kootenay Ice WHL 71 1 41 42 68 10 1 1 2 8
2008–09 Kootenay Ice WHL 38 5 26 31 27
2008–09 Swift Current Broncos WHL 25 3 15 18 22 7 2 4 6 8
2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 45 5 10 15 28
2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 24 0 6 6 24
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 26 0 1 1 12
2011–12 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 9 1 5 6 10
2011–12 St. John's Ice Caps AHL 14 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 44 2 7 9 37
2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 1 0 1 1 0
2012–13 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 17 2 2 4 19
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 16 0 1 1 10
2014–15 Utica Comets AHL 35 0 3 3 12
2014–15 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 5 0 3 3 2
2015–16 Utica Comets AHL 58 1 10 11 22 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Utica Comets AHL 22 0 5 5 12
2017–18 Lørenskog IK GET 24 2 13 15 12 4 0 0 0 8
2018–19 MAC Újbuda Slovak 35 4 8 12 30 8 0 1 1 4
2019–20 Manchester Storm EIHL 24 0 7 7 8
NHL totals 3 0 1 1 2

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada Pacific U17 4th 6 0 4 4 6
2007 Canada U18 4th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 12 0 5 5 8

Awards and honours

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Award Year
WHL
East Second All-Star Team 2009 [13]
CHL Top Prospects Game 2007

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ "Flames recall Negrin and Pelech". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  3. ^ Cullen, Scott (2010-05-21). "Off-season game plan: Calgary Flames". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ Staff, Sportsnet (2012-01-30). "Jets and Flames swap players". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  5. ^ "Chicago Wolves Ink Negin". Chicago Wolves. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  6. ^ "John Negrin". The Hockey News. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Three Assigned to Wolves". Kalamazoo Wings PR. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Five Players Leaving Chicago". Press Release. ChicagoWolves.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Wolves loan Negrin to Monsters". Twitter.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  10. ^ "Comets sign defenseman Negrin". American Hockey League. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  11. ^ "Lørenskog styrker troppen". lik.no (in Norwegian). October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: WELCOME TO MANCHESTER, JOHN NEGRIN! – Manchester Storm".
  13. ^ "WHL announced 2009 All-Star teams and Award finalists". Western Hockey League. 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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