Jeff Hamilton (ice hockey)

Jeffrey Hamilton
Born	(1977-09-04) September 4, 1977 United States
Occupation	Professional ice hockey forward (retired)
Years active	1996–2011

Jeffrey Hamilton (born September 4, 1977) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward. His spouse, Jane, is the sister of Helen Resor, who formerly competed as a U.S. women's ice hockey athlete.

Playing career

Hamilton developed his hockey skills at Avon Old Farms during high school and went on to become Yale University's leading scorer, accumulating 80 goals and 174 points over 127 games. In 2001, he signed a one-year contract with Kärpät in Finland's SM-liiga before entering the New York Islanders organization. Over two seasons, he played for their AHL team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, then moved to the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2004.

In 2005, Hamilton had a short stint with Ak Bars Kazan in Russia's Superleague but returned after eight matches to the Islanders and Sound Tigers. He netted his first NHL goal on December 17, 2005, during his second NHL appearance against the Colorado Avalanche.

Hamilton joined the Chicago Blackhawks in 2006, recording personal bests with 18 goals and 39 points. The following year, he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes but was released via buyout in 2008. Later that year, he played for the AHL's Chicago Wolves.

In March 2009, Hamilton was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The next season saw him move back to Europe by signing with HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League A. For the 2010–11 campaign, he returned to Finland’s SM-liiga with HIFK, maintaining a point-per-game average until an injury shortly before playoffs ended his playing days. He finished his career as a Finnish league champion with HIFK.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Avon Old Farms	HS-Prep
1994–95	Avon Old Farms	HS-Prep
1995–96	Avon Old Farms	HS-Prep		24	29	23	52			—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Yale University	ECAC		31	10	13	23	26		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Yale University	ECAC		33	27	20	47	28		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Yale University	ECAC		30	20	28	48	51		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Yale University	ECAC		2	0	1	1	0
"2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season"	"Yale University"	"ECAC"		"31"	"23"	"32"	"55"	"39"
"2001–02 SM-liiga season"	"Kärpät"	"SM-Liiga"		"39"	"18"	"15"	"33"	"16"		"3"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"
"2002–03 AHL season"	"Bridgeport Sound Tigers"	"AHL"		"67"	"22"	"16"	"38"	"35"		"9"	"3"	"3"	"6"	"0"
"2003–04 AHL season"	"Bridgeport Sound Tigers"	"AHL"		"67"	"43"	"25"	"68"	"26"		"7"	"4"	"0"	"4"	"4"
"2003–04 NHL season"	"New York Islanders"	"NHL"		"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"
"2004–05 AHL season"	"Hartford Wolf Pack"	"AHL"		"60"	"23" "29" "52" "32" "6" "4" "3" "7" "0"
"2005–06 Russian Superleague season"	"AK Bars Kazan"	"Russian Superleague"		8	0	0	0	16		—	—	—	—	—
"2005–06 AHL season"	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		39	24	25	49	28		—	—	—	—	—
"2005–06 NHL season"	New York Islanders	NHL		13	2	6	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
"2006–07 NHL season"	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		70	18	21	39	22		—	—	—	—	—
"2007–08 NHL season"	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		58	9	15	24	10		—	—	—	—	—
"2007–08 AHL season"	"Albany River Rats"	AHL		9	3	6	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
"2008–09 AHL season"	"Chicago Wolves"	AHL		50	16	37	53	18		—	—	—	—	—
"2008–09 NHL season"	"Toronto Maple Leafs"	NHL		15	3	3	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
"2009–10 NLA season"	"HC Lugano"	"National League A"		46	22	24	46	28		—

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Outcome		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	USA	World Championship	Template:Bronze3		6	1	0	1	2
Career totals (Senior)					6	1	0	1	2

Awards and honors

Distinction	Season
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	1996–97
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1997–98
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1997–98
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1998–99
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1998–99
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2000–01
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2000–01
AHL First All-Star Team	2003–04
AHL Willie Marshall Award	2003–04
SM-liiga Kanada-malja	2010–11