Corey Elkins
| Corey Elkins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Elkins playing for HIFK Helsinki in 2016. | |||
| Born |
February 23, 1985 West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Los Angeles Kings HC Pardubice HIFK | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Corey Alan Elkins (born February 23, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently under contract to the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Elkins attended Keith Elementary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Elkins played collegiate hockey with Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association before signing an entry-level contract and appearing in 3 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)
After just two seasons within the Kings organization, Elkins left for abroad, linking up with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
On July 9, 2012, Elkins signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[1] During the 2012–13 season, Elkins was assigned to Ducks affiliates. On January 5, 2013, Elkins was granted a mutual release of his contract and returned to Europe in signing for the remainder of the year in Finland with HIFK of the SM-liiga.[2]
Elkins played 5 seasons in the Liiga with HIFK, before concluding his tenure in Finland after the 2016–17 season. As a free agent, Elkins opted to return to North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins on May 2, 2017.[3] In his return to the AHL in the 2017–18 season, Elkins did not miss a game with the Griffins, contributing with 9 goals and 20 points in 76 games.
After a first-round exit in the post-season, Elkins left Grand Rapids as a free agent, agreeing to continue his career in Germany on a one-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on May 14, 2018.[4] During preparation with the Grizzlys for the 2018–19 campaign, Albert suffered a long-term injury, forcing him out for the entirety of the season.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Detroit Compuware | NAHL | 49 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Heartland Eagles | USHL | 57 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 58 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ohio State Buckeyes | CCHA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State Buckeyes | CCHA | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ohio State Buckeyes | CCHA | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State Buckeyes | CCHA | 42 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 73 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 76 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Pardubice | ELH | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 54 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HIFK | Liiga | 60 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 58 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 76 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 223 | 42 | 87 | 129 | 125 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 18 | ||||
References
- ^ "Ducks sign center Elkins to one-year contract". Anaheim Ducks. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Corey Elkins To HIFK (Finnish)" (in Finnish). HIFK. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Griffins sign Elkins". Grand Rapids Griffins. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Grizzlys sign center Corey Elkins". Grizzlys Wolfsburg. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Jaspers signs with Wolfsburg". Grizzlys Wolfsburg. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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