George Halkidis (born June 18, 1982 in
Newmarket, Ontario
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) is a former
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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player. He is currently a Portfolio Manager at Richardson Wealth.
Playing career
The defencemen played in the
Ontario Hockey League
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for the
North Bay Centennials
The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982–2002. The team was based in North Bay, Ontario.
History
The North Bay Centennials or "Cents" as they were popularly known, were named afte ...
from 1999-2002. He was then traded to the
Kitchener Rangers
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during his overage season where he scored the game winner in the 2003 Memorial Cup Championship. He had 91 points in 252 OHL career games.
Halkidis signed as a free agent by the
St. Louis Blues
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of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) in 2003 and played for the
Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL in 2003-2004 where he was a plus 18 with 19 points in 65 games. During the 2004–05 lockout season, Halkidis went overseas to the Italian A league where he played for
Val Di Fassa in 2004-2005 tallying 12 points in 32 games and Renon in 2005-2006 notching 27 points in 42 games. During the 2006-2007 season George came back to North America where he played for the
Wichita Thunder
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of the Central Hockey League notching 29 points in 48 games. Halkidis returned to Europe for the 2007-2008 season, playing in Italy Series A with
HC Alleghe.
In 2009-2010, he played in the
Elite Ice Hockey League
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with the
Hull Stingrays, where he had 7 goals, 15 assists for 22 points in 46 games. He has signed with the
Eppan Pirates of the Italian A2 League for the 2010-2011 season. In February 2011 he signed for
Björklöven in the
Swedish
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division 1.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1982 births
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
HC Alleghe players
Hull Stingrays players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Kitchener Rangers players
Living people
Memorial Cup winners
North Bay Centennials players
Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
SHC Fassa players
Wichita Thunder players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
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