Jamie Schaafsma

Jamie Schaafsma
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983
Chatham, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ECHL team
Former teams		 Fort Wayne Komets
Geleen Smoke Eaters
Amsterdam Tigers
HC Fassa
Fischtown Pinguins
HC Bolzano
HC Gherdëina
Houston Aeros
National team  Netherlands
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present

Jamie Schaafsma (born February 11, 1983) is a Canadian-born Dutch professional ice hockey Forward currently playing with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL. He grew up in rural Chatham-Kent, and played 'AAA' hockey for the Chatham Kent Cyclones as a youth. He has played in several international tournaments as a member of the Netherlands men's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

Schaafsma played a junior season with the Tecumseh Chiefs in the Western Ontario Hockey League before making his professional debut in the Netherland with the Geleen Smoke Eaters of the Eredivisie in the 2004–05 season. Schaafsma won two Dutch Beker Cups in 2007 and 2008 before moving to the Italian Serie A with HC Fassa and later Championship winning club HC Bolzano in the 2008–09 season.

He made his American debut with the Flint Generals in the IHL in the 2009–10 season, producing 65 points in 75 games to lead the club. He returned for a third stint in the Serie A with HC Gherdëina.

After two seasons with Gherdëina, Schaafsma returned to North America, signing with the Allen Americans of the Central Hockey League. On February 4, 2013, Schaafsma made his American Hockey League debut playing with the Houston Aeros.[1] In each of his two seasons in the CHL with the Americans, Schaafsma helped the club to the CHL Presidents Cup, scoring a team leading 10 goals and 20 points in the 2013–14 season, earning playoff MVP honors.

Upon the disbandment of the CHL, Schaafsma re-signed with the Americans in the ECHL.[2] In the 2014–15 season, he captained the club to their third consecutive Championship, claiming the Kelly Cup in contributing with 16 points in 25 post-season games.

On August 18, 2015, Schaafsma signed as a free agent to remain in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets on a one-year deal.[3] On the eve of the 2015-16 season, Schaafsma was announced as the Komets Captain.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Tecumseh Chiefs WOHL 53 21 47 68 62 — — — — —
2004–05 Geleen Smoke Eaters NED 27 22 20 42 42 4 1 4 5 10
2005–06 Geleen Smoke Eaters NED 41 14 32 46 62 4 4 0 4 4
2006–07 Amsterdam Tigers NED 27 20 17 37 63 5 3 2 5 8
2007–08 HC Fassa ITL 38 22 25 47 52 8 7 4 11 4
2008–09 Fischtown Pinguins 2.GBun 25 9 12 21 47 — — — — —
2008–09 HC Bolzano ITL 14 4 4 8 26 2 2 0 2 0
2009–10 Flint Generals IHL 75 30 35 65 109 12 6 8 14 8
2010–11 HC Gherdëina ITL 30 18 28 46 36 15 13 9 22 16
2011–12 HC Gherdëina ITL 37 25 31 56 76 16 13 18 31 20
2012–13 Allen Americans CHL 66 24 23 47 50 19 5 7 12 16
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Allen Americans CHL 61 21 34 55 50 17 10 10 20 18
2014–15 Allen Americans ECHL 72 17 32 49 54 25 5 11 16 12
ECHL totals 72 17 32 49 54 25 5 11 16 12

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Netherlands WC-D1 27th 5 3 3 6 10
2008 Netherlands WC-D1 27th 5 4 1 5 6
2009 Netherlands OGQ NQ 3 2 2 4 8
2009 Netherlands WC-D1 27th 5 5 2 7 0
2011 Netherlands WC-D1 25th 4 2 2 4 2
Senior totals 22 16 10 26 26

References

  1. ↑ "Aeros add Dutch international". Houston Aeros. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  2. ↑ "American sign playoff MVP Schaafsma". Allen Americans. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Komets ink Kelly Cup champion Schaafsma". Fort Wayne Komets. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Komets name Jamie Schaafsma team captain". News-Sentinel. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

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