Jaime Sifers
| Jaime Sifers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
January 18, 1983 Stratford, Connecticut, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Utica Comets Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota Wild Adler Mannheim | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
James T. Sifers (born January 18, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing under contract to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Sifers played collegiate hockey with the University of Vermont in the Hockey East. Before making his professional debut at the end of the 2005-06 season with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.
On March 15, 2006, Sifers signed a two-year entry level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2008–09, his third season within the Maple Leafs organization he started the year with the Marlies before making his NHL debut with Maple Leafs, playing in 23 games with 2 assists.
On July 8, 2009, Jaime signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild organization.[1] After making the opening night roster for the Wild to start the 2009–10 season,[2] Sifers played the majority of the year with AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros. He played 14 games throughout the year with the Wild.
On July 2, 2010, Sifers signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers organization. He was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves for the entirety of the 2010–11 season.
On May 26, 2011, Sifer left the NHL and signed a one-year contract with German club, Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[3]
After three seasons in Germany, Sifers opted to return to North America, signing a one-year deal as a free agent with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL on July 3, 2014.[4] Playing with the affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Sifers appeared in every game for the Falcons on the blueline, contributing with 22 points in the 2014–15 season. On July 2, 2015, Sifers was signed by the Blue Jackets, to a two-year, two-way contract as a free agent.[5]
Following the completion of his two-year deal with the Blue Jackets, Sifers left the Cleveland Monsters as a free agent. He agreed to continue his career in the AHL, signing a two-year deal with the Utica Comets, an affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks, on July 13, 2017.[6]
Career statistics
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| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 34 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 35 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Vermont | HE | 38 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 80 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 43 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 54 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 68 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 67 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 74 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2002–03 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2004–05 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [7] |
References
- ↑ "Wild signs defensmen Fraser and Sifers". Minnesota Wild. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ↑ "NHL announces opening night rosters for 2009-10". NHL. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ↑ "Eagles take Jaime Sifers on contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ↑ "Falcons sign Sifers, Gagnon and Wetmore". Springfield Falcons. 2014-07-03. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Jaime Sifers to two-year, two-way contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Comets sign defenseman Jamie Sifers". Utica Comets. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Scott Ford |
ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Mike Madill |