Eric O'Dell
Eric O'Dell | |||
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Born |
Ottawa, ON, CAN | June 20, 1990||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) Winnipeg Jets | ||
NHL draft |
39th overall, 2008 Anaheim Ducks | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Eric O'Dell (born June 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, a farm team of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). O'Dell was originally selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
O'Dell played four seasons (2007-2011) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he scored 100 goals and 107 assists for 207points in 198 games played. In 2008 O'Dell was selected to play as a member of the gold medal winning Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships, and during the 2009–10 season he was chosen to represent his team at the OHL All-Star Game.
O'Dell made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves during the 2009–10 season. On June 1, 2010, the Atlanta Thrashers signed O'Dell to an entry-level contract.[1] After the Thrashers relocated at the end of the 2011-12 NHL season, and became the Winnipeg Jets, O'Dell would play three seasons with the St. John's Ice Caps of the AHL. In the 2013–14 season, O'Dell made his NHL debut and on January 11, 2014, O'Dell scored his first NHL goal as member of the Jets against Curtis McElhinney of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
On July 1, 2015, O'Dell left the Jets organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators.[2] O'Dell began the 2015–16 season with affiliate, the Binghamton Senators of the AHL, instantly adding offense to contribute with 37 points in 50 games before on February 27, 2016, O'Dell was traded by the Senators to the Buffalo Sabres as part of a seven-player deal.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | CJHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Cumberland Grads | CJHL | 34 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 26 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 68 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 39 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | ||
2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 39 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 59 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 42 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | ||
2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 37 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 50 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
2008 Kazan |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Canada | WJC18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Thrashers sign Eric O'Dell to entry level contract". oursportscentral.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Senators agree terms with Forward Eric O'Dell". Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Sabres acquire four from Senators". Buffalo Sabres. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks draft picks
- Binghamton Senators players
- Canadian ice hockey players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- St. John's IceCaps players
- Sudbury Wolves players
- Winnipeg Jets players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
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