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USA James Wisniewski

#21 EC Kassel Huskies / DEL2 - 17/18
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 21, 1984
Position
D
Age
38
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Canton, MI, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 5 #156 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 1

Uncle: Billy Dea

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 50 5 11 16 67 - | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 -
2000-01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 53 6 23 29 72 20 | Playoffs 19 3 10 13 34 3
USA U17 WHC-17 6 2 4 6 16 - |
2001-02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 62 11 25 36 100 39 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 3
USA U18 WJC-18 3 1 2 3 6 5 |
2002-03 Plymouth Whalers OHL 52 18 34 52 60 35 | Playoffs 18 2 10 12 14 -1
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 4 4 6 -1 |
2003-04 Plymouth Whalers OHL 50 17 53 70 63 31 | Playoffs 9 3 7 10 8 -4
USA U20 WJC-20 6 2 3 5 4 5 |
2004-05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 66 7 18 25 110 4 | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 -1
2005-06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 19 2 5 7 36 0 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 61 7 28 35 67 4 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 6 0
2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 2 8 10 39 3 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 10 0 6 6 8 5 |
2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 68 7 19 26 103 12 |
USA WC 6 1 2 3 6 0 |
2008-09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 31 2 11 13 14 6 |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 2 3 1 4 0 4 |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 17 1 10 11 16 3 | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 10 0
2009-10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 69 3 27 30 56 -5 |
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL 32 3 18 21 18 -18 |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 43 7 23 30 20 4 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 7 -3
2011-12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 48 6 21 27 37 -13 |
2012-13 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 30 5 9 14 15 -1 |
2013-14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 75 7 44 51 61 0 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 10 -7
2014-15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 56 8 21 29 34 -10 |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 13 0 5 5 10 -3 |
2015-16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2016-17 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 16 1 3 4 39 -5 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 21 4 7 11 30 10 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 0
2017-18 EC Kassel Huskies DEL2 33 9 35 44 28 0 |
USA OG 5 1 1 2 2 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Detroit Compuware QC Int PW - - - - - - |
2016-17 HC Lugano Spengler Cup 4 1 5 6 16 1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 160 21 60 81 0.51 215 27 | 3 14 2 7 9 0.64 8 -1
DEL2 1 33 9 35 44 1.33 28 0 | 0
KHL 1 16 1 3 4 0.25 39 -5 | 0
NAHL 1 50 5 11 16 0.32 67 - | 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 4 -
NHL 11 552 53 221 274 0.50 459 -22 | 3 24 1 6 7 0.29 27 -10
OG 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 2 0 | 0
OHL 4 217 52 135 187 0.86 295 125 | 4 52 9 29 38 0.73 62 1
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Spengler Cup 1 4 1 5 6 1.50 16 1 | 0
WC 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 6 0 | 0
WHC-17 1 6 2 4 6 1.00 16 - | 0
WJC-18 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 6 5 | 0
WJC-20 2 13 2 7 9 0.69 10 4 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Mark Stuart (D) 2000-2008 5 USA, USA U17, USA U18, USA U20
Brett Sterling (F) 2000-2017 5 Chicago Wolves, USA U17, USA U18, USA U20
Jack Skille (F) 2006-2015 5 Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Norfolk Admirals, Rockford IceHogs
Brent Seabrook (D) 2004-2009 5 Chicago Blackhawks, Norfolk Admirals
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/11/2017
10/11/2017 Confirmed Chicago Wolves EC Kassel Huskies
01/27/2017
01/27/2017 Confirmed No team Chicago Wolves
12/24/2016
12/24/2016 Confirmed Admiral Vladivostok Unknown
12/22/2016
12/22/2016 Loan Admiral Vladivostok HC Lugano
10/29/2016
10/29/2016 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Admiral Vladivostok
06/30/2016
06/30/2016 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Unknown
06/27/2015
06/27/2015 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Anaheim Ducks
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
06/29/2011
06/29/2011 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets
12/28/2010
12/28/2010 Confirmed New York Islanders Montréal Canadiens
07/30/2010
07/30/2010 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/30/2010 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks New York Islanders
07/13/2009
07/13/2009 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #20 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Plymouth Whalers

Career transactions
- 2011-07-01 • Signed to a six-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2011-06-29 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2012 7th round pick
- 2010-12-28 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2011 2nd round pick (Johan Sundström) & a conditional 2012 5th round pick
- 2010-07-30 • Traded to the New York Islanders for a 2011 3rd round pick (Joseph Cramarossa)
- 2010-07-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Anaheim Ducks
- 2009-07-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Anaheim Ducks
- 2009-03-04 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks with Petri Kontiola for Samuel Påhlsson, Logan Stephenson & a conditional 2009 4th round pick (void)
- 2008-05-21 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2007-08-10 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-03-22 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Chicago Blackhawks

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