Wacey Hamilton
Wacey Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1990 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 2011–2021 |
| Known for | Playing for Binghamton Senators and Utica Comets in the AHL |
Wacey Hamilton (born September 10, 1990) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, recognized mainly for his tenure with the Binghamton Senators and Utica Comets within the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Hamilton developed his junior hockey career with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, finishing in 2011. Although he went undrafted, he participated in the Colorado Avalanche's 2010 training camp before securing a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on March 8, 2011.
His professional debut came during the 2011–12 season, where he played 74 games for Binghamton and appeared twice for the Elmira Jackals in the ECHL. In the 2012–13 season, after missing the initial 35 games, Hamilton took part in 38 contests with Binghamton, tallying four goals and four assists.
Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, Ottawa chose not to tender a qualifying offer, rendering Hamilton an unrestricted free agent. With no NHL contracts forthcoming, he accepted a try-out agreement with the Utica Comets, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, on September 29, 2014.
After spending six seasons with Utica, Hamilton remained unsigned during the postponed 2020–21 AHL season. He announced his retirement from professional hockey on February 23, 2021, citing personal health and family considerations, thus ending a nine-year playing career.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 49 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 74 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 53 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 67 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 432 | 44 | 88 | 132 | 434 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 37 | ||||