Anthony Camara

Anthony Camara (born September 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.[1] He is currently playing for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Camara was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Anthony Camara
Born (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Providence Bruins
Charlotte Checkers
St. John's IceCaps
Odense Bulldogs
Graz 99ers
Iserlohn Roosters
HV71
HC Dynamo Pardubice
NHL Draft 81st overall, 2011
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Camara played five seasons (2009–2013) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Saginaw Spirit and Barrie Colts, where he had a breakout year in 2012–13 scoring 36 goals and 24 assists in 50 games played.[3]

Camara made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins during the 2013–14 season.[4] In the second year of his contract with the Boston Bruins, Camara made the opening night roster, but was placed on injured reserve before opening night.[5]

During the 2015–16 season, his third with the Providence Bruins, Camara was included in a trade at the NHL deadline by the Bruins, along with two draft picks to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for John-Michael Liles on February 29, 2016.[6] He closed out the season with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers contributing with 8 points in 15 games.

Camara remained a free agent over the duration of the summer and into the 2016–17 season, before he belatedly signed an ECHL contract with the Kalamazoo Wings on November 4, 2016.[7] In a leading offensive role for the K-Wings, Camara responded with 17 points in 25 games before returning to the AHL in agreeing to a professional try-out deal with the St. John's IceCaps on January 5, 2017.[8]

As an un-signed free agent approaching the 2017–18 season, Camara signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Danish club, Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen on August 1, 2017.[9] Camara scored 37 points in 27 games before moving to the EBEL with Graz 99ers before completing the season with German outfit, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Following a successful 2018–19 season with the Roosters, compiling a professional personal high with 23 goals and 43 points in 50 games, Camara gained interest as a free agent from the Swedish Hockey League, agreeing to a one-year contract with HV71 on April 20, 2019.[10]

In the following 2019–20 season, Camara quickly adapted to the SHL and was among HV71 top regular season scorers. On February 6, 2020, he was signed to a two-year contract extension with HV71 through 2022.[11] However on March 5, 2020, despite amassing 11 goals and 26 points through 42 regular season games, Camara's contract with HV71 was immediately terminated after a disciplinary matter.[12]

Prior to the 2020–21 season, Camara was signed by HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga.[13]

Following two seasons in Czechia, Camara continued his journeyman career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL on June 21, 2022.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Saginaw Spirit OHL 65 6 6 12 96 6 1 1 2 5
2010–11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 64 8 9 17 132 12 0 1 1 25
2011–12 Saginaw Spirit OHL 35 7 12 19 76 — — — — —
2011–12 Barrie Colts OHL 31 9 5 14 59 13 2 3 5 22
2012–13 Barrie Colts OHL 50 36 24 60 91 16 9 7 16 42
2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 58 9 13 22 50 — — — — —
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 59 3 5 8 32 — — — — —
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 33 0 5 5 54 — — — — —
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 15 3 5 8 17 — — — — —
2016–17 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 25 9 8 17 50 — — — — —
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 23 3 5 8 8 3 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Odense Bulldogs DEN 27 15 22 37 114 — — — — —
2017–18 Graz 99ers EBEL 14 5 6 11 36 — — — — —
2017–18 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 4
2018–19 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 50 23 20 43 83 — — — — —
2019–20 HV71 SHL 42 11 15 26 59 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 44 21 14 35 52 8 4 4 8 28
2021–22 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 48 22 14 36 88 8 0 2 2 6
2022–23 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 65 14 17 31 47 4 0 2 2 4
AHL totals 188 18 33 51 161 3 0 0 0 4

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 0 2 2 31
Junior totals 6 0 2 2 31

References
  1. "Anthony Camara Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Boston Bruins - ESPN". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  2. "2011 NHL Draft - Live Coverage of Day 2 - New England Hockey Journal". hockeyjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  3. "OHL Network". ontariohockeyleague.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  4. "Player Spotlight | 2013-2014 Providence Bruins". viewer.zmags.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  5. "NHL announces opening-day rosters for 2014-15 season - 2014 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off". nhl.com. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  6. "Bruins make last minute trades with Lee Stempniak and John-Michael Liles". ESPN. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  7. "K-Wings add former third-round pick to roster". Kalamazoo Wings. 2016-11-04. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  8. "IceCaps sign forward Anthony Camara to PTO". St. John's IceCaps. 2017-01-05. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  9. "AHL player signs for Bulldogs" (in Danish). Odense Bulldogs. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  10. "Camara strengthens HV71 attack" (in Swedish). HV71. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  11. "Anthony Camara stays in HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  12. "HV71 breaks with Anthony Camara" (in Swedish). HV71. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  13. "Útok Dynama posílí Kanaďan Camara, k týmu se připojí v příštích dnech".
  14. "Neftekhimik sign contract with Anthony Camara" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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