Jonathan Ferland

Jonathan Ferland
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams
Belfast Giants
Montreal Canadiens
EC VSV
Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft 212th overall, 2002
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2003present

Jonathan Nicolas Camil Ferland (born February 9, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Ferland previously played for and captained the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Ferland was the property of National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens and assigned to the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs for five seasons. He was drafted by the Habs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 212 overall) making his NHL debut on January 3, 2006. Previously, he had played for the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

He scored his first career goal in his NHL debut, a 6–4 loss on January 3, 2006 to Pittsburgh's Marc-André Fleury.

After 5 seasons, Ferland left the Bulldogs and Canadiens organization moving abroad to sign with EC VSV of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on May 13, 2008.[1]

Ferland played three seasons with Villacher SV, including captaining the club in his final season in 2010–11 season, before signing with league rivals the Vienna Capitals on July 8, 2011.[2]

After six seasons in Vienna, Ferland left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Irish club, the Belfast Giants of the EIHL on July 12, 2017.[3]

Career statistics

Ferland (R) with the Capitals against his former club.
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00Moncton WildcatsQMJHL5236921110110
2000–01Acadie-Bathurst TitanQMJHL701711281351304447
2001–02Acadie-Bathurst TitanQMJHL5528467410410210128
2002–03Acadie-Bathurst TitanQMJHL68454489941145916
2003–04Hamilton BulldogsAHL705101543100006
2004–05Hamilton BulldogsAHL6268142440004
2005–06Hamilton BulldogsAHL39781565
2005–06Montreal CanadiensNHL71012
2006–07Hamilton BulldogsAHL78231437872236919
2007–08Hamilton BulldogsAHL8016244097
2008–09EC VSVEBEL53202848110622418
2009–10EC VSVEBEL4015264117253368
2010–11EC VSVEBEL511822401131034724
2011–12Vienna CapitalsEBEL4024244899763912
2012–13Vienna CapitalsEBEL2177142615651126
2013–14Vienna CapitalsEBEL532322454451238
2014–15Vienna CapitalsEBEL521521365315481210
2015–16Vienna CapitalsEBEL38815236430110
2016–17Vienna CapitalsEBEL53172340431231413
NHL totals71012

References

  1. "Ferland sign with EC VSV" (in German). EC VSV. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  2. "Vienna Capitals bring in striker Jonathan Ferland". Vienna Capitals. 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  3. "Giants add two more to roster". Elite Ice Hockey League. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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