Jeremy Williams (ice hockey)
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| Born |
January 26, 1984 Glenavon, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Straubing Tigers Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers EC Red Bull Salzburg HC Sierre VIK Västerås 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 the Straubing Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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 Ashley Leggat, of Life with Derek.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 68 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 55 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 49 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 46 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 75 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sierre | NLB | 28 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 2.GBun | 24 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 47 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 37 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 49 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 32 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- 1 2 Shoalts, David (2008-02-28). "Rookie Williams now three times lucky". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- 1 2 "ESPN - Elias Says...". ESPN. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ↑ "Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ↑ "Vasteras agree to terms with former NHL player Jeremy Williams". VIK Västerås HK. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Straubing Tigers sign attacker Jeremy Williams". sportal.de (in German). 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
External links
- Jeremy Williams's player profile at NHL.com
- Jeremy Williams's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database