Jack Connolly (ice hockey, born 1989)
| Jack Connolly | |||
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| Born |
August 15, 1989 Duluth, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Rögle BK Färjestad BK Leksands IF UMD Bulldogs | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Jack Connolly (born August 15, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played with Leksands IF, where his older brother Chris was also a teammate.
Playing career
Connolly played his high school hockey at The Marshall School, in Duluth, Minnesota before playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede during the 2007–08 season. He helped UMD to their first ever NCAA Men's Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011–12, Jack finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points. Jack Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years (166). Connolly was named All-American three times and on April 6, 2012, Connolly won the 2012 Hobey Baker award.
Undrafted, Connolly like his brother, opted to pursue a professional career abroad and signed to play the 2012–13 season, with Swedish team Färjestad BK in Elitserien.
After two seasons, Connolly left as a free agent to sign with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on April 23, 2014.[1] In the 2014–15 season, Connolly left Leksands after 8 scoreless games to join HockeyAllsvenskan club, Rögle BK on October 9, 2014. Connolly adapted quickly to produce 30 points in 40 games to help Rögle BK gain promotion to return to the SHL.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Marshall School | USHS | 31 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 58 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 42 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 41 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 34 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 55 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rögle BK | Allsv | 40 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 147 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 77 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  United States
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| World Junior A Challenge | ||
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award | 2007–08 | [2] | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2009–10 | ||
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2009–10 | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 2010–11 | [3] | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2010–11 | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 2011–12 | ||
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2011–12 | 2012 NCAA men's hockey Hobey Baker Award Winner | 2012 Voted The Premier Player of College Hockey |
References
- ↑ "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Connolly picks up Dave Tyler Player of the Year accolade". USHL. February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ↑ Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner Named To All-WCHA Teams – Toronto Maple Leafs – News
External links
- Jack Connolly career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jack Connolly career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Matt Frattin |
WCHA Player of the Year 2011–12 |
Succeeded by Drew LeBlanc |
| Preceded by Andy Miele |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 2011–12 |
Succeeded by Drew LeBlanc |