Justin Hodgman
| Justin Hodgman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 27, 1988 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Fort Wayne Komets Lahti Pelicans Metallurg Magnitogorsk Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Admiral Vladivostok Arizona Coyotes Örebro HK HC Dynamo Pardubice | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Justin Hodgman (born June 27, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.
Playing career
Hodgman was a 3 time Turner Cup champion with the Fort Wayne Komets in the IHL. He is the youngest player in IHL history to win the Turner Cup playoff mvp award at the age of 19.[1] He played junior hockey for the Erie Otters of the OHL. While playing for the Erie Otters he led the team in scoring three of his four seasons 2007, 2008, 2009. After going undrafted drafted by NHL clubs, he signed as a free agent with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League in 2009.[2] In his first full professional season in 2009–10, Hodgman was loaned to ECHL outfit the Toledo Walleye before he was traded by the IceHogs to the Toronto Marlies to play out the year on January 21, 2010.[3]
After three seasons abroad in Finnish Liiga and the Russian Kontinental Hockey League , Hodgman returned to North America signing a one-year two way contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2014.[4] Despite a strong training camp, Hodgman was assigned to begin the year with the Portland Pirates. On October 25, 2015, Hodgman was recalled by Arizona and in his first NHL game, he scored his first career goal on the powerplay against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers.[5] Hodgman was unable to secure a regular role with the Coyotes, appearing in 5 games.
On July 8, 2015, Hodgman continued in North America, signing a one-year two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[6] In the 2015–16 season, Hodgman was reassigned to add depth to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He appeared in 15 games with the Wolves, producing 6 assists, before opting to return to Europe. After clearing unconditional waivers and accepting a mutual termination of his contract with the Blues, Hodgman signed an optional two-year deal with Swedish club, Örebro HK of the top tier SHL on January 4, 2016.[7]
Hodgman split the 2016–17 season, between HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga and Pelicans of the Liiga. In scoring 20 points in 26 games in his second stint with the Pelicans, Hodgman opted to return in the offseason to his first professional club, the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL on July 18, 2017.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Huntsville Otters | OPJHL | 44 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Erie Otters | OHL | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Erie Otters | OHL | 67 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Erie Otters | OHL | 64 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Erie Otters | OHL | 66 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 33 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 38 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 42 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-l | 59 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 123 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | ||
| 2012–13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 51 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 62 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Örebro HK | SHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Pardubice | ELH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 26 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 30 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 100 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "One for the ages". The Journal Gazette. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ↑ "Hodgman signs first AHL contract with Hogs". Rockford IceHogs. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ↑ "Hodgman dealt to Toronto". Rockford IceHogs. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna and Reese". Arizona Coyotes. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ "Hodgman, Ekman-Larsson help Coyotes top Panthers". NHL. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ↑ "Blues agree to terms with Justin Hodgman". St. Louis Blues. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ↑ "Justin Hodgman ready for OHK" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Komets sign three time Turner Cup champ Justin Hodgman". Fort Wayne Komets. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database