Jace Coyle
| Jace Coyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 24, 1990 Sparwood, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Sheffield Steelers Texas Stars Lake Erie Monsters Aalborg Pirates | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Jace Coyle (born May 24, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL.
Playing career
Coyle played four seasons (2007–2011) of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League scoring 107 points and registering 203 penalty minutes in 241 games played.
On July 1, 2010, the Dallas Stars signed Coyle to a three-year entry-level contract.[1] Coyle played within the Stars organization for affiliates the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
At the conclusion of his contract, the Dallas Stars declined to qualify Coyle releasing him as a free agent. On July 30, 2013, Coyle was signed to a one-year contract with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL[2] and on October 16, 2013, his contract was purchased by the Fort Wayne Komets who added him to their roster prior to the start of the 2013–14 ECHL season.[3]
Midway into the season with the Komets, Coyle was loaned briefly by the Komets to the Lake Erie Monsters on January 12, 2014.[4] He finished the season in producing 31 points in 63 games from the blueline with the Komets.
On July 22, 2014, Coyle signed a one-year contract with Danish club, Aalborg Pirates of the Metal Ligaen.[5]
On May 12, 2015, Coyle signed a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season with British club the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL in following coach Paul Thompson.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 52 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 68 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 49 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 37 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 63 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN | 36 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Stars sign Coyle to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ "Road Warriors bolster blueline with Coyle and Hegarty". Greenville Road Warriors. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ "Komets acquire defenseman Jace Coyle". Fort Wayne Komets. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "Monsters sign Kaunisto, Coyle to PTO's". Twitter. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "Aalborg sign offensive defenseman" (in Danish). Aalborg Pirates. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ↑ "Thompson Lands Coyle for the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
External links
- Jace Coyle's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jace Coyle's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database