Justin Falk

Justin Falk
Born (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988
Snowflake, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent (PTO deal with Flames)
Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 110th overall, 2007
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2008–present

Justin Falk (born October 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent.But is under a PTO deal with the Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Falk was a member of the Spokane Chiefs team that won both the Western Hockey League championship and the Memorial Cup in 2008, and was named to the tournament all-star team.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 110th overall.

Falk began his professional career in 2008 with the Houston Aeros. Falk made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in three games with the Wild.[2] He scored his first NHL goal against J-S Giguere of the Colorado Avalanche on January 24, 2012.[3]

On June 30, 2013, Falk was traded by the Wild to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and a 2014 sixth round draft pick.[4]

After spending one season with the Rangers, Falk returned to the Minnesota Wild as a free agent on August 1, 2014, signing a one-year, two-way contract.[5] In the 2014–15 season, Falk was unable to secure a regular role on the Blueline and was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild for the majority of the season. On March 2, 2015, Falk was traded on request along with a fifth round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Leopold.[6]

On July 1, 2016, Falk signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[7] On February 6, 2017, the Sabres signed Falk to a one-year, $650,000 extension.[8]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Swan Valley Stampeders MJHL 58 0 8 8 46 — — — — —
2004–05 Calgary Hitmen WHL 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Calgary Hitmen WHL 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Spokane Chiefs WHL 48 0 8 8 35 — — — — —
2006–07 Spokane Chiefs WHL 62 3 12 15 88 6 0 0 0 8
2007–08 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 4 22 26 98 21 1 4 5 12
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 65 0 3 3 44 20 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 69 3 6 9 87 — — — — —
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Minnesota Wild NHL 22 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 55 3 11 14 41 24 0 5 5 33
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 47 1 8 9 54 — — — — —
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 36 0 3 3 40 4 0 0 0 2
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 21 0 2 2 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Iowa Wild AHL 39 1 6 7 34 — — — — —
2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 13 0 0 0 7 — — — — —
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 1 1 2 7 — — — — —
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 32 2 7 9 43 17 0 4 4 8
2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 24 0 4 4 17 — — — — —
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 10 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 0 8 8 29 — — — — —
2017–18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 46 1 1 2 28 — — — — —
NHL totals 269 3 30 33 208 4 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

Awards Year
CHL
Memorial Cup 2008
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2008
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Spokane Chiefs win Memorial Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. ↑ "Justin Falk player card". Minnesota Wild Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. ↑ "Wild end road slide by beating Avs 3-2". National Hockey League. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Wild send Justin Falk to Rangers for Benn Ferriero, pick". prohockeytalk.com. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Wild Ink Falk To One-Year Deal". Minnesota Wild. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Wild acquires Chris Stewart, Jordan Leopold". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  7. ↑ "Sabres sign defenseman Justin Falk". Buffalo Sabres. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  8. ↑ LaBarber, Jourdon (January 6, 2017). "Hard work pays off for Falk with mid-season extension". NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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