Josh Soares

Date of Birth: Feb 06, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Hamilton, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada / Italy
Youth Team: Hamilton Kilty B's
Position: LW/RW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Josh Soares Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1996-1997	Hamilton Steel U18 AAA	ALLIANCE U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Hamilton Steel U18 AAA	ALLIANCE U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Hamilton Kilty B's	OPJHL	47	9	22	31	44	-
1999-2000	Hamilton Kilty B's	OPJHL	46	33	42	75	70	-
2000-2001	Hamilton Kilty B's	OPJHL	43	29	48	77	151	-
2001-2002	Hamilton Kilty B's	OPJHL	46	44	53	97	56	-
2002-2003	Hamilton Red Wings	OPJHL	48	56	68	124	88	-
2003-2004	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	15	2	1	3	27	-
2004-2005	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	35	12	11	23	18	-
2005-2006	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	42	15	26	41	52	1
2006-2007	Univ. of Maine "A"	NCAA	40	20	25	45	54	1
2006-2007	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-2008	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	7	2	2	4	0	1
2007-2008	Alaska Aces	ECHL	61	36	45	81	85	-2	Playoffs	9	3	6	9	21	-3
2008-2009	Alaska Aces	ECHL	12	11	11	22	6	9	Playoffs	21	10	18	28	19	10
2008-2009	Peoria Rivermen Loan	AHL	27	8	7	15	20	-2
2008-2009	Manitoba Moose Loan	AHL	15	1	6	7	10	0
2008-2009	Chicago Wolves Loan	AHL	3	0	0	0	2	-2
2009-2010	Kassel Huskies	DEL	56	16	40	56	81	-16
2010-2011	Växjö Lakers HC	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	24	33	57	54	6	Kvalserien SHL	8	1	3	4	2	0
2011-2012	Växjö Lakers HC	Elitserien	50	11	10	21	24	-9
2012-2013	Vienna Capitals	EBEL	53	16	28	44	32	8	Playoffs	15	2	11	13	28	2
2013-2014	IK Oskarshamn	HockeyAllsvenskan	26	3	7	10	10	-4
2013-2014	Graz99ers	EBEL	12	5	6	11	0	10
2014-2015	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	45	30	27	57	42	34	Playoffs	15	7	8	15	73	9
2015-2016	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	44	21	46	67	75	28	Playoffs	17	6	10	16	12	8
2016-2017	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	43	14	31	45	64	15	Playoffs	14	1	7	8	16	4
2017-2018	Stavanger Oilers	Norway	40	9	25	34	128	17	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2018-2019	Stoney Creek Generals	ACH	23	14	30	44	18	-	Playoffs	9	3	7	10	0	-
2019-2020	Brantford Blast	ACH	8	1	6	7	4	-
2019-2020	Hamilton Steelhawks	ACH	9	8	10	18	2	-	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	4	-

Josh Soares Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2012-2013	Vienna Capitals	ET	8	1	4	5	2	-	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	-
2014-2015	Stavanger Oilers	Champions HL	6	3	3	6	10	3
2015-2016	Stavanger Oilers	Champions HL	6	2	3	5	4	-1
2016-2017	Stavanger Oilers	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	4	-5
2017-2018	Stavanger Oilers	Champions HL	6	4	1	5	4	-1

Josh Soares Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
EBEL (ICEHL)	2	65	21	34	55	0.85	32	18	1	15	2	11	13	0.87	28	2
ECHL	2	73	47	56	103	1.41	91	7	2	30	13	24	37	1.23	40	7
Elitserien (SHL)	1	50	11	10	21	0.42	24	-9	0
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
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Soares Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Alaska Aces	2	73	47	56	103	1.41	91	7	2	30	13	24	37	1.23	40	7
Brantford Blast	1	8	1	6	7	0.88	4	-	0
Chicago Wolves	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
Graz99ers	1	12	5	6	11	0.92	0	10	0
Hamilton Red Wings	5	230	171	233	404	1.76	409	-	0
Hamilton Steel U18 AAA	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Hamilton Steelhawks (Sr.)	1	9	8	10	18	2.00	2	-	1	5	2	4	6	1.20	4	-
IK Oskarshamn	1	26	3	7	10	0.38	10	-4	0
Kassel Huskies	1	56	16	40	56	1.00	81	-16	0
Manitoba Moose	1	15	1	6	7	0.47	10	0	0
Peoria Rivermen	3	35	10	9	19	0.54	20	-1	0
Stavanger Oilers	4	194	85	137	222	1.14	331	90	4	47	14	25	39	0.83	101	20
Stoney Creek Generals	1	23	14	30	44	1.91	18	-	1	9	3	7	10	1.11	0	-
Univ. of Maine	4	132	49	63	112	0.85	151	2*	0
Växjö Lakers HC	2	102	35	43	78	0.76	78	-3	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	2	0
Vienna Capitals	1	61	17	32	49	0.80	34	8*	1	17	3	11	14	0.82	30	2*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Soares Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2003-2004	NCAA (Hockey East) Champion
2006-2007	NCAA (Hockey East) Second All-Star Team
2007-2008	ECHL All-Rookie Team ECHL All-Star Game ECHL First All-Star Team
2010-2011	HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Växjö)
2014-2015	Norway Most Goals (30) Norwegian Champion
2015-2016	Norway Most Assists (46) Norway Most Points (67) Norwegian All-Star Team Norwegian Champion
2016-2017	Norwegian Champion
2017-2018	Norway Most Penalized Player (128)
2018-2019	ACH Champion ACH Most Assists (30) ACH Most Points (44)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/07/2018	Confirmed	Stavanger Oilers	Stoney Creek Generals
11/22/2016	Extension	Stavanger Oilers	Stavanger Oilers
05/18/2016	Extension	Stavanger Oilers	Stavanger Oilers
06/19/2014	Confirmed	Graz99ers	Stavanger Oilers
01/08/2014	Confirmed	IK Oskarshamn	Graz99ers
04/26/2013	Confirmed	Vienna Capitals	IK Oskarshamn
07/10/2012	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	Vienna Capitals
09/02/2010	Confirmed	EC Kassel Huskies	Växjö Lakers HC

Josh Soares 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)