James Hamblin (ice hockey)
| James Hamblin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1999 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Edmonton Oilers Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
James Hamblin (born April 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted into the NHL, Hamblin played major junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, and served as the team's captain from 2017 to 2020.[1] He signed an American Hockey League contract with the Bakersfield Condors in April 2020,[2] then was signed to an NHL contract with the Oilers in March 2022.[3][4] He played in his first NHL game on November 28, 2022.[5]
Personal
Hamblin was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor hockey at the South Side Athletic Club before being drafted into the Western Hockey League.[5] He is the son of Tim and Gina Hamblin. His father was a physical education teacher at Leduc Composite High School, just south of Edmonton. His mother, Gina, died of cancer in 2017.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 33 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 31 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SSAC Athletics | AMHL | 34 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 70 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Östersunds IK | Div.1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 64 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 52 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada White | U17 | 
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East First All-Star Team | 2020 | [7] |
References
- ^ "You are being redirected..." medicinehatnews.com.
- ^ "Condors sign James Hamblin to two-year deal – BakersfieldCondors.com".
- ^ "YOUNG STARS: Hamblin setting the standard". NHL.com.
- ^ "James Hamblin makes it all the way through training camp with Edmonton Oilers". edmontonsun.
- ^ a b Nugent-Bowman, Daniel. "Hamblin's Oilers debut a bittersweet milestone for family". The Athletic.
- ^ "Local kid Hamblin cracks Oilers lineup with sweat equity". edmontonsun.
- ^ "Hamblin named first-team All-Star". Medicine Hat News. April 8, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database