James Gregory Arniel (born November 16, 1989) is a Canadian

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who signed to play for the

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in June 2023 after spending the previous winter playing for

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of the

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. Arniel was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (97th overall) of the

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and played one game for them during the 2010–11 season. He is the nephew of

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Playing career

June 22 2008 after being drafted in the 4th round 97th overall by the Boston Bruins, Arniel was out celebrating and got behind the wheel of his vehicle after attending stages nightclub in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Arniel blew 2.5 times the legal limit and was arrested and charged with a DUI. On November 9, 2010, the Boston Bruins recalled Arniel on an emergency basis from the AHL's

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, and on November 28, 2010, Arniel made his NHL debut, suiting up for the Bruins in an away game against the

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. He was awarded a Stanley Cup ring and included on team picture for his play. However, Arniel did not qualify to have name engraved on the Stanley Cup (41 regular season game, or 1 game in the finals). On August 20, 2012, Arniel signed in Europe to a one-year contract with Eisbären Berlin of the

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DEL. In his second European season, Arniel transferred from

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of the Finnish

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, to

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of the Austrian EBEL. Having joined the

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for the 2018–19 season, Arniel continued in the EBEL scoring 11 points through 19 games. On February 14, 2019, Arniel was mutually released from his contract in returning to the DEL in joining

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for the remainder of the campaign. Arniel returned to the EBEL the following summer, signing a one-year deal with Italian outfit, HC Bolzano, on August 2, 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arniel, Jamie 1989 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Bolzano HC players Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Bratislava Capitals players Canadian ice hockey centres Cardiff Devils players Dornbirn Bulldogs players Eisbären Berlin players Guelph Storm players HK Poprad players Kassel Huskies players Lukko players Providence Bruins players Sarnia Sting players Ice hockey people from Kingston, Ontario Vienna Capitals players

Playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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