Travis Hamonic
| Travis Hamonic | |
|---|---|
 Hamonic in October 2013 | |
| Born | August 16, 1990 St. Malo, Manitoba, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | New York Islanders |
| NHL Draft | 53rd overall, 2008 New York Islanders |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
Travis Hamonic (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman of Croatian ancestry[1][2] who is currently playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hamonic was selected by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round (53rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Also known as Hamonic the Hammer Head Shark, Hamonic started his major junior career playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He turned professional for the 2010–11 NHL season. On November 24, 2010, after spending 19 games in the AHL, Hamonic made his NHL debut putting in a strong performance for his New York Islanders who lost in overtime Columbus Blue Jackets.[3] He scored his first NHL goal on February 1, 2011, against Ondrej Pavelec of the Atlanta Thrashers.
In his first two NHL seasons, Hamonic was the only Islanders player to finish both seasons plus in plus-minus.
Following the 2012-2013 shortened season, Hamonic became a restricted free agent where he was awarded a seven year, $27 million contract from the Islanders.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Winnipeg Saints | MJHL | 32 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 61 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 57 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 31 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 62 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Islanders | NHL | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| NHL totals | 183 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||
References
External links
- Travis Hamonic's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Travis Hamonic's player profile at NHL.com
- Travis Hamonic's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database