Dustin Jeffrey
| Dustin Jeffrey | |
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 Jeffrey with the Penguins, March 2011. |
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| Born | February 27, 1988 Sarnia, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Centre/Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Draft | 171st overall, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Dustin Jeffrey (born February 27, 1988) is a professional ice hockey player in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Jeffrey was drafted as the 171st overall selection in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Jeffrey grew up in the small town of Courtright, Ontario playing minor hockey for the Mooretown Flags and the Lambton Jr. Sting AAA teams of the Pavilion League.
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[edit] Professional career
On October 9, 2007, Jeffrey signed a three year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]
He attended training camp with the Penguins in September 2008, and was assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[2] Jeffrey made his NHL debut with the Penguins on December 26, 2008. He recorded his first point on December 30 and his first goal the next game on January 1, 2009, both against the Boston Bruins.
Jeffrey has bounced up and down between Pittsburgh and their AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre multiple times during the 2010-11 NHL season.[3] He played 25 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2010-11 season, scoring seven goals and twelve points in twenty-five games.
Jeffrey's season came to an end on February 11, 2011, when he was placed on the injured reserve due to a "lower body injury" after Philadelphia Flyers' forward Jeff Carter fell on Jeffrey's right knee.[4][5] It was revealed on April 5, 2011 that Jeffrey had a torn ACL and had undergone surgery. He would require six months worth of rehabilitation and would not return until the start of the 2011-12 NHL season.[6]
On July 12, 2011 Jeffrey signed a two year, two way contract with the Penguins worth $575,000 annually at the NHL level.[7]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Lambton Jr. Sting | MHAO | 40 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Mississauga IceDogs | OHL | 53 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Mississauga IceDogs | OHL | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 39 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 68 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 56 | 38 | 59 | 97 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 63 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 77 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 40 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 246 | 100 | 152 | 252 | 126 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 25 | ||||
| AHL totals | 180 | 52 | 101 | 153 | 55 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 40 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Dave Molinari (October 9, 2007). "Penguins sign center to entry-level contract". http://postgazette.com/pg/07282/824014-100.stm.
- ^ Pens reduce roster to 42 players
- ^ "Jeffrey's road well traveled". January 24, 2011. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_719554.html.
- ^ Molinari, Dave (February 12, 2011). "Penguins Notebook: Jeffrey put on injured reserve". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11043/1125058-61.stm.
- ^ Shelly Anderson (March 26, 2011). "Penguins Notebook: Orpik expected to return next week". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11085/1134953-61.stm.
- ^ Dave Molinari (April 6, 2011). "Penguins beat Devils, 4-2, move a step closer to home ice in playoffs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11096/1137279-61.stm.
- ^ http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569070&navid=DL%7CPIT%7Chome
