Chris Tierney (ice hockey)

Chris Tierney
Born July 1, 1994
Keswick, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		San Jose Sharks
Worcester Sharks (AHL)
NHL Draft 55th overall, 2012
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2014–present

Chris Tierney (born July 1, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Sharks 55th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Tierney played major junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, from 2010 to 2014. He was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks on April 2, 2013.[1]

After impressing in the Sharks pre-season, Tierney made the opening night 2014–15 roster in his first professional season. He made his NHL debut with San Jose against the Los Angeles Kings on October 8, 2014.[2] As of November 6, 2014, Tierney has been assigned to the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate, Worcester Sharks. [3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11London KnightsOHL4738111240110
2011–12London KnightsOHL6511233420195274
2012–13London KnightsOHL681839571221615216
2013–14London KnightsOHL67404989129611170
2014–15San Jose SharksNHL43615216—————
OHL totals 247 72 119 191 56 53 17 29 46 10
NHL totals 43 6 15 21 6 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Sharks Sign Center Chris Tierney". San Jose Sharks. 2013-04-02. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  2. ↑ Custance, Craig (2014-10-09). "Sharks going to stay calm, move on". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  3. ↑ http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=738055

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