Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Jordan Samuels-Thomas | |||
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Born |
West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | May 28, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
EBEL team Former teams |
KHL Medveščak Zagreb Rochester Americans Ontario Reign San Diego Gulls BK Mladá Boleslav Augsburger Panther | ||
NHL draft |
203rd overall, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Jordan Samuels-Thomas (born May 28, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was previously selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 7th round (203rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Samuels-Thomas played junior hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) before attending Bowling Green State University to play the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons with the Bowling Green Falcons. He then transferred to Quinnipiac University[1] where he played the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team.[2][3] During his four years of college hockey Samuels-Thomas played 148 games, registering 50 goals, 54 assists, and 162 penalty minutes.[4]
On July 9, 2014, the Winnipeg Jets traded his NHL rights to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft,[5] and three days later, on July 12, 2014, the Buffalo Sabres signed him to a one-year, entry-level contract.[6] The Sabres chose not to retain his rights after that season.[7]
On September 24, 2015, Samuels-Thomas was signed by the Ontario Reign.[8] He was briefly assigned to the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL at the beginning of the season, but then was recalled back to the Reign.[9]
On December 30, 2017, while in the midst of his second season with the Gulls, Samuels-Thomas was released from his AHL contract after appearing in 18 games for just 2 points.[10] On January 3, 2018, he signed his first contract abroad with Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga (ELH) until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] After just four games with them Samuels-Thomas switched teams again and signed with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on January 25, 2018.[12]
As a free agent from the Panthers in the off-season, Samuels-Thomas moved to the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian based, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, on August 1, 2018.[13]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | AtJHL | 43 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 56 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 59 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Bowling Green State U. | CCHA | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Bowling Green State U. | CCHA | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 43 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 58 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 56 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | BK Mladá Boleslav | ELH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 195 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 151 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2013 |
References
- ^ "College coach on Sabres prospect Jordan Samuels-Thomas: 'He's got high-end potential' - Buffalo Hockey Beat". Buffalo Hockey Beat.
- ^ Jeff Cox (March 19, 2014). "Quinnipiac hockey's X factor: Jordan-Samuels-Thomas". SB Nation College Hockey.
- ^ "Quinnipiac's Samuels-Thomas big presence on the ice". Connecticut Post. April 12, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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(help) - ^ Jeff Cox (July 10, 2014). "Buffalo Sabres acquire rights to Jordan Samuels-Thomas". SB Nation College Hockey.
- ^ "Jordan Samuels-Thomas Acquired By Buffalo Sabres". Sabre Noise.
- ^ "Sam Reinhart signs three-year entry-level contract with Buffalo Sabres". NHL.com.
- ^ "Ryan O'Reilly excited to join Sabres; Update: Phil Housley elected to Hall of Fame - Buffalo Hockey Beat". Buffalo Hockey Beat.
- ^ "Ontario Reign announce opening night roster". Ontario Reign. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Thomas returned to the Reign". Ontario Reign. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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(help) - ^ Jennewein, Chris (December 30, 2017). "San Diego Gulls Defeat Texas Stars 6-3 in Cedar Park". Times of San Diego. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ Čechová, Jitka (January 3, 2018). "V Boleslavi bude působit Američan Samuels". www.bkboleslav.cz. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Jordan Samuels-Thomas wird ein Panther - News - Augsburger Panther". www.aev-panther.de. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Forwards Mauldin and Thomas arrive in Zagreb" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1990 births
- Living people
- African-American ice hockey players
- American ice hockey left wingers
- American men's ice hockey players
- Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
- Augsburger Panther players
- Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey players
- Florida Everblades players
- Ice hockey people from Connecticut
- Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
- BK Mladá Boleslav players
- Ontario Reign (AHL) players
- People from West Hartford, Connecticut
- Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players
- Rochester Americans players
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
- Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- American ice hockey winger stubs