Jeremy Williams (born January 26, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Heilbronner Falken of the DEL2.
| Jeremy Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Williams in 2011, playing for Connecticut Whale | |||
| Born | January 26, 1984 Montmartre, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams | Heilbronner Falken Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers EC Red Bull Salzburg HC Sierre Straubing Tigers Örebro HK | ||
| NHL draft | 220th overall, 2003 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career
editWilliams was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 220th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Williams scored a goal in each of his first three games in the NHL, with each game coming in a different season — he is likely the only player to achieve the odd feat.[1] His NHL debut came on April 18, 2006, versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, which was the Leafs' last game of the season. He scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot in a 5-3 victory.[2] The Leafs failed to qualify for the playoffs, and he was sent down to the Marlies.
He was recalled to the Leafs on February 23, 2007, and played against the Montreal Canadiens. During this game, Mats Sundin shot the puck at Montreal goaltender David Aebischer and the rebound came straight to Williams, who scored his second NHL goal in a 5-4 loss.[2] Williams was called up on February 27, 2008, and scored that night against the Florida Panthers.[1]
In the following 2008–09 season, on December 8, 2008, Williams scored on a pass from Jason Blake and also recorded his first NHL assist in his career against the New York Islanders in a 4 - 2 win on his first game of the season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In all 4 of his seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs in which he had been recalled from the minors, he has scored in his first NHL game of the season. On February 9, 2009, he was placed on waivers and was sent back to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL after clearing waivers.
On July 7, 2009, as an unrestricted free agent, Williams signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Detroit Red Wings along with Toronto Marlies teammate Kris Newbury. On July 12, 2010, Williams again being an unrestricted free agent, signed with the New York Rangers.
With his NHL career at an impasse, on June 15, 2011, Williams signed a one-year contract with European team, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League.[3]
On April 16, 2013, Williams signed a one-year contract with Swedish team, VIK Västerås HK.[4] He was the leading goal scorer of the Swedish second-division HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season. After three years in Sweden, he moved on to Germany, signing with Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) side Straubing Tigers on June 29, 2016.[5]
Personal life
editOn August 6, 2011, Jeremy Williams married longtime girlfriend, actress Ashley Leggat, who is best known for portraying Casey McDonald in the television series Life with Derek. The couple have three daughters.[6][7][8][9]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Swift Current Legionnaires AAA | SMHL | 24 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 68 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 55 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 49 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 46 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 75 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sierre | SUI.2 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | GER.2 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 47 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 37 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 49 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 43 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 49 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Örebro HK | SHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 31 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 46 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AHL totals | 404 | 154 | 146 | 300 | 301 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 226 | 100 | 88 | 188 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East First All-Star Team | 2004 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Shoalts, David (2008-02-28). "Rookie Williams now three times lucky". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b "ESPN - Elias Says..." ESPN. February 27, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ^ "Forward Jeremy Williams reinforces the Red Bulls" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Vasteras agree to terms with former NHL player Jeremy Williams". VIK Västerås HK. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ "Straubing Tigers sign attacker Jeremy Williams". sportal.de (in German). June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Leggat, Ashley (February 19, 2017). "On 02/17/17 at 1:10pm, Olivia Patricia Anne Williams said, "That's it, I'm bustin out of here" and surprised us all by arriving 2.5 weeks early. We are so in love with our little 7lb princess". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Leggat, Ashley [@AshleyLeggat] (January 28, 2019). "I've always been a fan of sequels 😍" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Leggat, Ashley [@AshleyLeggat] (February 1, 2019). "It's a.......... 💙💗💙💗💙💗???" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ashley Leggat on Instagram: "London Marie Williams joined us on May 17, 2019. 7lbs 10oz of pure snuggly love. Mama, Dada, Livi and Oaky couldn't be more thrilled"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database