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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

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Canada Italy Josh Soares

#18 Hamilton Steelhawks / ACH - 19/20
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1. Alexander Blank 2 3 1 4
2. Joakim Kemell 1 2 2 4
3. Aatu Räty 1 1 3 4
4. Roni Hirvonen 1 1 2 3
5. Daniel Torgersson 1 2 0 2
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 06, 1982
Position
LW/RW
Age
40
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada / Italy
Shoots
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Youth Team
Hamilton Kilty B's
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time ACH Champion 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time ECHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time Norway Most Points 1
3-time Norwegian Champion 3

A two-way forward who combines speed with offensive skill. Can finish plays himself as well as dishing out the puck.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Hamilton Huskies U18 AAA ALLIANCE U18 - - - - - - |
1997-98 Hamilton Huskies U18 AAA ALLIANCE U18 - - - - - - |
1998-99 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 47 9 22 31 44 - |
1999-00 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 46 33 42 75 70 - |
2000-01 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 43 29 48 77 151 - |
2001-02 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 46 44 53 97 56 - |
2002-03 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 48 56 68 124 88 - |
2003-04 Univ. of Maine NCAA 15 2 1 3 27 - |
2004-05 Univ. of Maine NCAA 35 12 11 23 18 - |
2005-06 Univ. of Maine NCAA 42 15 26 41 52 1 |
2006-07 Univ. of Maine “A” NCAA 40 20 25 45 54 1 |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2007-08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7 2 2 4 0 1 |
Alaska Aces ECHL 61 36 45 81 85 -2 | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 21 -3
2008-09 Alaska Aces ECHL 12 11 11 22 6 9 | Playoffs 21 10 18 28 19 10
Peoria Rivermen AHL 27 8 7 15 20 -2 |
Manitoba Moose AHL 15 1 6 7 10 0 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 3 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2009-10 Kassel Huskies DEL 56 16 40 56 81 -16 |
2010-11 Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 52 24 33 57 54 6 | Kvalserien SHL 8 1 3 4 2 0
2011-12 Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 50 11 10 21 24 -9 |
2012-13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 53 16 28 44 32 8 | Playoffs 15 2 11 13 28 2
2013-14 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 26 3 7 10 10 -4 |
Graz99ers EBEL 12 5 6 11 0 10 |
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers Norway 45 30 27 57 42 34 | Playoffs 15 7 8 15 73 9
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers Norway 44 21 46 67 75 28 | Playoffs 17 6 10 16 12 8
2016-17 Stavanger Oilers Norway 43 14 31 45 64 15 | Playoffs 14 1 7 8 16 4
2017-18 Stavanger Oilers Norway 40 9 25 34 128 17 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2018-19 Stoney Creek Generals ACH 23 14 30 44 18 - | Playoffs 9 3 7 10 0 -
2019-20 Brantford Blast ACH 8 1 6 7 4 - |
Hamilton Steelhawks ACH 9 8 10 18 2 - | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 4 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Vienna Capitals ET 8 1 4 5 2 - | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6 3 3 6 10 3 |
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6 2 3 5 4 -1 |
2016-17 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 4 2 1 3 4 -5 |
2017-18 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6 4 1 5 4 -1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACH 2 40 23 46 69 1.73 24 - | 2 14 5 11 16 1.14 4 -
AHL 3 53 11 15 26 0.49 32 -3 | 0
ALLIANCE U18 2 - - - - - - - | 0
Champions HL 4 22 11 8 19 0.86 22 -4 | 0
DEL 1 56 16 40 56 1.00 81 -16 | 0
ECHL 2 73 47 56 103 1.41 91 7 | 2 30 13 24 37 1.23 40 7
ET 1 8 1 4 5 0.63 2 - | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 2 -
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 78 27 40 67 0.86 64 2 | 1 8 1 3 4 0.50 2 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 65 21 34 55 0.85 32 18 | 1 15 2 11 13 0.87 28 2
NCAA 4 132 49 63 112 0.85 151 2 | 0
Norway 4 172 74 129 203 1.18 309 94 | 4 47 14 25 39 0.83 101 20
OPJHL (OJHL) 5 230 171 233 404 1.76 409 - | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 1 50 11 10 21 0.42 24 -9 | 0
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Speed
15
Shooting Accuracy
15
Teamwork
14
Puckhandling
14

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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jon Jankus (F) 1999-2006 7 Hamilton Red Wings, Univ. of Maine
Mark Mazzetti (F) 1998-2003 5 Hamilton Red Wings
Mike Hamilton (F) 2003-2009 5 Chicago Wolves, Univ. of Maine
Ricky Walton (F) 1999-2003 4 Hamilton Red Wings

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2018
10/07/2018 Confirmed Stavanger Oilers Stoney Creek Generals
11/22/2016
11/22/2016 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
06/19/2014
06/19/2014 Confirmed Graz99ers Stavanger Oilers
01/08/2014
01/08/2014 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Graz99ers
04/26/2013
04/26/2013 Confirmed Vienna Capitals IK Oskarshamn
07/10/2012
07/10/2012 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Vienna Capitals
09/02/2010
09/02/2010 Confirmed EC Kassel Huskies Växjö Lakers HC
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC

Career transactions
- 2010-09-02 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Växjö Lakers
- 2010-03-26 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Kassel Huskies
- 2009-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Kassel Huskies
- 2009-04-06 • Released by the Chicago Wolves
- 2009-03-27 • Signed by the Chicago Wolves
- 2009-03-23 • Released by the Manitoba Moose
- 2009-02-02 • Signed by the Manitoba Moose
- 2007-04-04 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the St. Louis Blues

Memorable dates
- 2014-08-21 • First player to score a goal in the Champions Hockey League vs. Juha Metsola (Tappara).
- 2011-09-13 • Made Elitserien debut (at Frölunda; 16:44 TOI)
- 2010-09-15 • Made Allsvenskan debut (vs Tingryd; 2 assists)

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