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Canada James Neal

#81 Springfield Thunderbirds / AHL - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 03, 1987
Position
LW/RW
Age
35
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Whitby, ON, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Whitby Wildcats
Contract
21/22
Drafted
2005 round 2 #33 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1

Brothers: Michael Neal, Nick Neal & Peter Neal

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Whitby Wildcats U16 AAA ETAHL U16 47 18 23 41 47 - | - - - 15 - -
2003-04 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 43 28 27 55 54 - | Playoffs 15 12 3 15 22 -
Plymouth Whalers OHL 9 2 4 6 0 1 |
2004-05 Plymouth Whalers OHL 67 18 26 44 32 -5 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 0
Canada U18 WJC-18 6 1 1 2 6 -1 |
2005-06 Plymouth Whalers OHL 66 21 37 58 109 1 | Playoffs 13 9 7 16 33 5
2006-07 Plymouth Whalers OHL 45 27 38 65 94 28 | Playoffs 20 13 12 25 54 7
Canada U20 WJC-20 6 0 0 0 8 0 |
2007-08 Iowa Stars AHL 62 18 19 37 63 1 |
2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 77 24 13 37 51 -11 |
Manitoba Moose AHL 5 4 1 5 2 4 |
Canada WC 3 1 2 3 2 4 |
2009-10 Dallas Stars NHL 78 27 28 55 64 -5 |
2010-11 Dallas Stars NHL 59 21 18 39 60 8 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20 1 5 6 6 -1 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 6 -1
Canada WC 6 2 3 5 10 3 |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 40 41 81 87 6 | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 12 -3
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 21 15 36 26 5 | Playoffs 13 6 4 10 8 -3
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59 27 34 61 55 15 | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 24 2
2014-15 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 67 23 14 37 57 12 | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 8 0
2015-16 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 82 31 27 58 65 27 | Playoffs 14 4 4 8 8 1
2016-17 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 70 23 18 41 35 -10 | Playoffs 22 6 3 9 14 -8
2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights “A” NHL 71 25 19 44 24 -11 | Playoffs 20 6 5 11 12 0
2018-19 Calgary Flames NHL 63 7 12 19 28 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 19 12 31 12 -20 | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 3
2020-21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 29 5 5 10 11 -2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 2 2 4 0 -1 |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 28 14 12 26 10 -1 | Playoffs 17 4 8 12 10 -2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Whitby Wildcats QC Int PW - - - - - - |
2006-07 Plymouth Whalers M-Cup 5 5 1 6 42 -2 |
OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 1 0 1 1 0 -1 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2022-06-25T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-24T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-22T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-20T19:00:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Chicago Wolves
2022-06-19T15:00:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Chicago Wolves
2022-06-15T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Laval Rocket
2022-06-13T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Laval Rocket
2022-06-11T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
2022-06-10T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
2022-06-08T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 95 36 32 68 0.72 75 4 | 1 17 4 8 12 0.71 10 -2
CHL Challenge 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 -1 | 0
ETAHL U16 1 47 18 23 41 0.87 47 - | 0
M-Cup 1 5 5 1 6 1.20 42 -2 | 0
NHL 14 869 296 263 559 0.64 581 7 | 11 110 33 25 58 0.53 92 -13
OHL 4 187 68 105 173 0.93 235 25 | 3 37 23 20 43 1.16 93 12
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 43 28 27 55 1.28 54 - | 1 15 12 3 15 1.00 22 -
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 2 9 3 5 8 0.89 12 7 | 0
WJC-18 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 6 -1 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 8 0 | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
15
Teamwork
14
Strength
14
Puckhandling
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Mike Ribeiro (F) 2008-2017 6 Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators
Matt Niskanen (D) 2008-2014 6 Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang (D) 2004-2014 6 Canada U18, Canada U20, Pittsburgh Penguins
Dustin Jeffrey (F) 2006-2014 5 OHL All-Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/09/2021
10/09/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues
07/27/2021
07/27/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Unknown
07/19/2019
07/19/2019 Confirmed Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Calgary Flames
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Confirmed Nashville Predators Vegas Golden Knights
06/27/2014
06/27/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
02/19/2012
02/19/2012 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
02/21/2011
02/21/2011 Confirmed Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
09/17/2010
09/17/2010 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #15 overall by Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 2003, 3 #44 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Iowa Stars

Cult/Star player for Plymouth Whalers

Career transactions
- 2017-06-21 • Selected in the Expansion Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights
- 2014-06-27 • Traded to the Nashville Predators for Patric Hörnqvist & Nick Spaling
- 2011-01-21 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins w/ Matt Niskanen for Alex Goligoski
- 2006-10-20 • Signed by the Dallas Stars

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