James Hamblin (ice hockey)
James Hamblin (born April 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| James Hamblin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1999 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Edmonton Oilers Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
Undrafted into the NHL, Hamblin played major junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, and served as the team's captain from 2017 to 2020.[1] He signed an American Hockey League contract with the Bakersfield Condors in April 2020,[2] then was signed to an NHL contract with the Oilers in March 2022.[3][4] He played in his first NHL game on November 28, 2022.[5]
Personal
Hamblin was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor hockey at the South Side Athletic Club before being drafted into the Western Hockey League.[5] He is the son of Tim and Gina Hamblin. His father was a physical education teacher at Leduc Composite High School, just south of Edmonton. His mother, Gina, died of cancer in 2017.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 33 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 31 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | SSAC Athletics | AMHL | 34 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 70 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Östersunds IK | Div.1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 64 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 52 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "You are being redirected..." medicinehatnews.com.
- "Condors sign James Hamblin to two-year deal – BakersfieldCondors.com".
- "YOUNG STARS: Hamblin setting the standard". NHL.com.
- "James Hamblin makes it all the way through training camp with Edmonton Oilers". edmontonsun.
- Nugent-Bowman, Daniel. "Hamblin's Oilers debut a bittersweet milestone for family". The Athletic.
- "Local kid Hamblin cracks Oilers lineup with sweat equity". edmontonsun.
- "Hamblin named first-team All-Star". Medicine Hat News. April 8, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database