Hugh Jessiman
| Hugh Jessiman | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1984 New York City, NY, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| AHL team Former teams |
Abbotsford Heat Florida Panthers |
| NHL Draft | 12th overall, 2003 New York Rangers |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Hugh Jessiman (born March 28, 1984) is a professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League. Drafted in the first round (12th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Jessiman was the last first-round pick from that year's draft to make it to the NHL.
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[edit] Playing career
Jessiman grew up in Darien, Connecticut, attending Brunswick School in Greenwich. Jessiman was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Jessiman is widely regarded as one of the worst draft picks in NHL history, as the players selected directly after him have made considerable contributions to the NHL while he has spent his entire career playing in the minor leagues. His selection by the New York Rangers set the franchise back considerably in their rebuilding efforts and he is continually referenced as one of the biggest draft busts in sports history.[1]
On October 30, 2008, Jessiman was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.[2]
On August 4, 2010, Jessiman signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for the ensuing 2010-11 season.[3] After attending the Blackhawks training camp, on September 27, 2010, Jessiman was waived by the team and assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[4]
Jessiman contributed 5 points in 25 games with the IceHogs before he was traded by the Blackhawks to the Florida Panthers, along with Jack Skille and David Pacan, for Michael Frolik and Alexander Salak on February 9, 2011.[5]
On February 27, 2011, Jessiman made his long awaited NHL debut when the Florida Panthers were defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 2-1.[6]
The following season Jessiman was unable to attain an NHL contract, instead signing a professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL to begin the 2011–12 season. In 43 games with the Monsters, Jessiman matched his AHL career highs of 20 goals before he was signed to a standard player contract for the remaider of the season with the Abbotsford Heat on February 13, 2012.[7]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 34 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 34 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 25 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2006–07 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 71 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 63 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford Icehogs | AHL | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 43 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 405 | 100 | 81 | 181 | 661 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Worst Picks in NHL Draft History". Hockey Trades. 2009-11-10. http://www.hockeytrades.net/component/content/article/89-worst-picks-in-nhl-draft-history. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Rangers trade Jessiman to Predators". New York Rangers. 2008-10-30. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493705. Retrieved 2001-02-28.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign Brophey, Cullimore, Davis, Jessiman and Toivonen". Chicago Blackhawks. 2010-08-04. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535475. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Rangers assign Redden to AHL as teams fill waiver wire". The Sports Network. 2010-09-27. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=335424. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Florida Panthers trade Michael Frolik, get Jack Skille". Palm Beach Post. 2011-02-09. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/panthers/florida-panthers-trade-michael-frolik-get-jack-skille-1244262.html. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ "Hugh Jessiman makes NHL debut with Florida Panthers". Miami Herald. 2011-02-27. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/flapanthers/2011/02/onfrozenfilm-hugh-jessiman-makes-nhl-debut-with-florida-panthers.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ "Heat sign Jessiman". Abbotsford Heat. 2012-02-13. http://www.abbotsfordheat.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23800&ATCLID=205379450. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
[edit] External links
- Hugh Jessiman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Hugh Jessiman's NHL player profile
- Hugh Jessiman at TSN.ca
| Preceded by Dan Blackburn |
New York Rangers first round draft pick 2003 |
Succeeded by Al Montoya |
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