| B. J. Young | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1977 Anchorage, AK, USA |
| Died | November 30, 2005 (aged 28) Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Draft | 157th overall, 1997 Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 1997–2005 |
Jerry Franklin "B.J." Young (July 23, 1977 – November 30, 2005) was a professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
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After playing five seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans and Red Deer Rebels, Young made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's Adirondack Red Wings in the 1997–98 season. He appeared in one National Hockey League game in his career, with Detroit during the 1999–2000 season.
Young spent his entire career, with the exception of that one NHL game, in the minor leagues. The final three seasons of his career were spent with his hometown Anchorage/Alaska Aces in the WCHL and ECHL.
Young was killed in a single-car accident in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 30, 2005.[1][2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 54 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 67 | 49 | 45 | 94 | 144 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 63 | 58 | 56 | 114 | 97 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 58 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 71 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 42 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 26 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 159 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | 52 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 48 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | ||
| NHL Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL Totals | 236 | 67 | 87 | 154 | 599 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||