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Canada Justin Danforth

#17 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Mar 15, 1993
Position
RW/C
Age
30
Height
5'9" / 174 cm
Place of Birth
Oshawa, ON, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Oshawa MHA
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
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1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time ECHL Rookie of the Year (John A Daley Trophy) 1
1-time ECHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Oshawa Kinsmen U16 AAA ETAHL U16 - - - - - - |
2009-10 Oshawa Generals U18 AAA ETAHL U18 - - - - - - |
Cobourg Cougars OJHL 3 0 0 0 2 - |
2010-11 Cobourg Cougars OJHL 47 13 23 36 26 - | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 2 -
2011-12 Cobourg Cougars OJHL 41 22 27 49 40 - | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 4 -
2012-13 Cobourg Cougars “A” OJHL 43 22 34 56 42 - | Playoffs 9 3 11 14 8 -
2013-14 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 36 5 24 29 24 -14 |
2014-15 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 38 7 15 22 26 -1 |
2015-16 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 36 20 21 41 22 9 |
2016-17 Sacred Heart Univ. “A” NCAA 37 10 22 32 53 -5 |
Reading Royals ECHL 3 1 2 3 2 -1 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Rochester Americans AHL 5 2 0 2 4 1 |
2017-18 Rochester Americans AHL 15 2 3 5 12 1 |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 44 28 31 59 40 26 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -3
2018-19 Lukko Liiga 59 18 34 52 73 7 | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 0 -1
2019-20 Lukko “A” Liiga 56 27 33 60 26 26 |
2020-21 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 58 23 32 55 50 3 |
Canada WC 9 1 0 1 12 -1 |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 45 10 4 14 10 -5 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 8 2 3 5 0 -6 |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 2 1 3 4 -3 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Oshawa Generals U18 AAA Big Nickel U18 5 1 0 1 8 - |
2011-12 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 4 1 0 1 4 - |
2012-13 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 5 1 0 1 18 - |
2019-20 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4 0 1 1 0 2 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-10-22T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2022-10-20T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Nashville Predators
2022-10-18T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks
2022-10-15T20:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets @ St. Louis Blues
2022-10-14T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-10-12T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Carolina Hurricanes
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 29 6 6 12 0.41 16 -4 | 0
Big Nickel U18 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 8 - | 0
ECHL 2 47 29 33 62 1.32 42 25 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 -3
ETAHL U16 1 - - - - - - - | 0
ETAHL U18 1 - - - - - - - | 0
KHL 1 58 23 32 55 0.95 50 3 | 0
Liiga 2 115 45 67 112 0.97 99 33 | 1 7 2 2 4 0.57 0 -1
NCAA 4 147 42 82 124 0.84 125 -11 | 0
NHL 2 51 12 5 17 0.33 14 -8 | 0
OJHL 4 134 57 84 141 1.05 110 - | 3 24 7 15 22 0.92 14 -
Spengler Cup 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 2 | 0
WC 1 9 1 0 1 0.11 12 -1 | 0
WJAC-19 2 9 2 0 2 0.22 22 - | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
16
Puckhandling
16
Hitting
16
Acceleration
16
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Evan Jasper (F) 2009-2017 8 Cobourg Cougars, Sacred Heart Univ.
Mitch Nylen (D) 2013-2018 5 Cincinnati Cyclones, Sacred Heart Univ.
Jordan Minello (F) 2013-2017 4 Sacred Heart Univ.
Nick Lotito (F) 2013-2017 4 Sacred Heart Univ.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/08/2022
03/08/2022 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/03/2021
05/03/2021 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk Columbus Blue Jackets
05/02/2020
05/02/2020 Confirmed Lukko Vityaz Podolsk
02/27/2019
02/27/2019 Extension Lukko Lukko
05/08/2018
05/08/2018 Confirmed Cincinnati Cyclones Lukko
05/22/2017
05/22/2017 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
03/24/2017
03/24/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Rochester Americans
03/13/2017
03/13/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Bridgeport Sound Tigers
03/07/2017
03/07/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Reading Royals
06/04/2013
06/04/2013 Confirmed Cobourg Cougars Sacred Heart Univ.
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