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USA Justin Abdelkader

#89 EV Zug / NL - 22/23
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1. Antti Suomela 51 37 29 66
2. Patrik Karlkvist 52 23 38 61
3. Adam Tambellini 49 23 23 46
4. Jonathan Pudas 50 11 34 45
5. Oscar Möller 48 23 21 44
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 25, 1987
Position
LW/RW
Age
36
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Muskegon, MI, USA
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2005 round 2 #42 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1

Two-way agitating forward with decent size. Pretty good skater and versatile enough to play both as a center or left wing. Inconsistent offensively and more of a checking-line player.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Mona Shores High USHS-MI - - - - - - |
2003-04 Mona Shores High USHS-MI 28 37 43 80 - - |
2004-05 Cedar Rapids Roughriders USHL 60 27 25 52 86 20 | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 8 3
2005-06 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 44 10 12 22 83 2 |
2006-07 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 38 15 18 33 91 3 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 10 1 |
2007-08 Michigan State Univ. “A” NCAA 42 19 21 40 107 14 |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 0 2
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 76 24 28 52 102 -2 | Playoffs 10 6 2 8 23 2
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 3 3 6 35 -11 | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 36 1
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 33 11 13 24 86 6 |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 7 12 19 61 15 | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 22 -4
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 8 14 22 62 4 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -5
USA WC 8 1 3 4 4 4 |
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 10 3 13 34 6 | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 33 4
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 10 18 28 31 2 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 1
USA “C” WC 7 3 1 4 31 0 |
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 23 21 44 72 3 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 -1
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 19 23 42 120 -16 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 35 -3
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 64 7 14 21 50 -20 |
USA WCup 3 1 0 1 2 -1 |
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 75 13 22 35 78 -11 |
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 71 6 13 19 38 -14 |
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings “A” NHL 49 0 3 3 25 -14 |
2020-21 EV Zug NL 9 4 4 8 22 4 | Playoffs 13 6 3 9 47 6
USA “C” WC 6 0 1 1 0 -1 |
2021-22 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 3 0 0 0 2 -3 |
HC Lugano NL 6 0 1 1 33 -1 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 22 6
USA OG 1 0 1 1 2 0 |
2022-23 EV Zug NL 24 2 3 5 41 -8 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 8 -3
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 EV Zug Champions HL 4 1 1 2 4 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-03-24T19:00:00+0000 Zug @ Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-22T19:00:00+0000 Zug vs Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-19T19:00:00+0000 Zug @ Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-17T19:00:00+0000 Zug vs Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-15T19:00:00+0000 Zug @ Rapperswil-Jona
2023-03-04T18:45:00+0000 Zug @ Lausanne
2023-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Zug vs Genève-Servette
2023-02-25T18:45:00+0000 Zug vs Biel-Bienne
2023-02-22T18:45:00+0000 Zug vs Langnau
2023-02-17T18:45:00+0000 Zug @ Langnau
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 112 35 41 76 0.68 190 1 | 1 10 6 2 8 0.80 23 2
Champions HL 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 4 1 | 0
NCAA 3 124 44 51 95 0.77 281 19 | 0
NHL 13 739 106 146 252 0.34 608 -56 | 8 64 6 7 13 0.20 140 -5
NL 3 39 6 8 14 0.36 96 -5 | 3 24 9 8 17 0.71 77 9
OG 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 2 0 | 0
USHL 1 60 27 25 52 0.87 86 20 | 1 11 0 4 4 0.36 8 3
USHS-MI 2 28 37 43 80 2.86 - - | 0
WC 3 21 4 5 9 0.43 35 3 | 0
WCup 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 2 -1 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 2 2 0.29 10 1 | 0
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Strength
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Leadership
15
Hitting
15
Teamwork
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Henrik Zetterberg (F) 2007-2020 13 Detroit Red Wings
Jimmy Howard (G) 2007-2020 13 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins, USA
Darren Helm (F) 2007-2020 13 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins
Johan Franzén (F) 2007-2020 13 Detroit Red Wings
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/18/2023
04/18/2023 Confirmed EV Zug Unknown
12/20/2022
12/20/2022 Extension EV Zug EV Zug
11/21/2022
11/21/2022 Confirmed No team EV Zug
02/24/2022
02/24/2022 Confirmed No team HC Lugano
01/27/2022
01/27/2022 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Unknown
01/21/2022
01/21/2022 Confirmed No team Grand Rapids Griffins
02/02/2021
02/02/2021 Confirmed No team EV Zug
10/06/2020
10/06/2020 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Unknown
11/12/2015
11/12/2015 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
09/14/2012
09/14/2012 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
08/23/2010
08/23/2010 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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Date Article Website
04/11/2017 So long, Joe The Players' Tribune
01/19/2016 A School Known to All The Players' Tribune
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 3 #30 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins

Cult/Star player for Michigan State Univ.

Cult/Star player for Mona Shores High

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