Jérôme Samson

Jérôme Samson (born September 4, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Jérôme Samson
Born (1987-09-04) September 4, 1987
Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
EHC Biel
EHC München
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2018

Playing career

Undrafted, Samson was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on July 2, 2007. During the 2009–10 season, Samson made his NHL debut with the Hurricanes and assisted on a Rod Brind'Amour goal on his first shift against the Nashville Predators on January 7, 2010.[1]

He scored his first NHL goal on January 10, 2012 against Sergei Bobrovsky of the Philadelphia Flyers.[2]

On July 5, 2013, Samson left the Hurricanes organization as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[3] In his single season in 2013–14 within the Jets organization, Samson was assigned to AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps.

On July 10, 2014, Samson agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[4] During the 2014–15 season, on January 6, 2015, he was released from his contract to join EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A. Samson recorded 1 goal and 7 assists in 26 games with the Syracuse Crunch, a major performance drop form the 27 goal, 29 assist season he had in the 2013–14 AHL season.[5]

On June 2, 2015, Samson continued in Europe to sign a one-year contract in Germany with EHC München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He captured the German championship with the München team in 2016 and left the club afterwards, signing a deal with fellow DEL team Schwenninger Wild Wings in July 2016.[6] In the 2016–17 season, Samson played amongst the top two scoring lines with the Wild Wings, besting his previous year with 13 goals and 24 points in 51 games. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Samson would leave the club as a free agent.[7]

On May 5, 2017, Samson signed as a free agent with the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) for the 2017–18 season.[8] The contract was cancelled in November 2017 after he suffered a concussion during a game against KAC on 15 October.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 63 6 11 17 22 12 1 4 5 8
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 62 20 32 52 46 21 6 12 18 15
2006–07 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 38 19 33 52 20 — — — — —
2006–07 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 33 25 22 47 16 20 14 12 26 10
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 65 21 18 39 38 7 1 1 2 2
2008–09 Albany River Rats AHL 70 22 32 54 56 — — — — —
2009–10 Albany River Rats AHL 74 37 41 78 66 8 6 3 9 8
2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL 53 26 28 54 44 — — — — —
2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 23 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 57 20 17 37 26 — — — — —
2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 16 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 37 7 11 18 27 — — — — —
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 68 27 29 56 49 17 3 3 6 4
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 26 1 7 8 14 — — — — —
2014–15 EHC Biel NLA 12 5 4 9 40 6 1 0 1 0
2015–16 EHC München DEL 38 12 8 20 83 14 5 6 11 2
2016–17 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 51 13 11 24 34 — — — — —
2017–18 Vienna Capitals EBEL 11 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 46 2 7 9 18 — — — — —

References
  1. "Hurricanes agree to terms with Samson". Carolina Hurricanes. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  2. "Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes Game". National Hockey League. January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. "Jets hold on to Albert, add Samson, Gordon". Winnipeg Free Press. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. "Lightning sign free agent forward Jerome Samson". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  5. "Jerome Samson now at EHC Biel" (in German). EHC Biel. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  6. "Vom amtierenden Meister nach Schwenningen". Schwenninger Wild Wings. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  7. "First personnel decisions at the Wild Wings" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. "Capitals sign Canadian Jerome Samson" (in German). Vienna Capitals. May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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