Jeffrey Hamilton (born September 4, 1977) is an American former professional

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forward. Hamilton's wife, Jane, is sister of former U.S. women's ice hockey player Helen Resor.

Playing career

Hamilton spent his high school career playing for

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and his college career playing for

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where he tallied 80 goals and 174 points in 127 contests, setting the school's all-time scoring mark. In 2001, he signed with Kärpät of the

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and played there for one season before being signed by the New York Islanders. He played with their

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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, for two seasons before signing with the Hartford Wolf Pack, also of the AHL, in 2004. In 2005, he started the season playing with

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of the

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(RSL), but left after playing only eight games. He was then re-signed by the Islanders and sent back to the Sound Tigers. Jeff scored his first NHL goal on December 17, 2005 against David Aebischer and the

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during an Islanders 5-4 win. It was his second career game. In the summer of 2006, he signed as a free agent with the

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. After scoring a career-high 18 goals and 39 points, he signed as a free agent with the

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on July 1, 2007. However, in July 2008, he was bought out of his contract and made a free agent. On September 3, 2008, Hamilton signed with the

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of the AHL. On March 5, 2009, Hamilton became a member of the

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after the team bought his contract from the Wolves. On August 5, 2009, Hamilton left North America and signed abroad for

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

of the Swiss

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. After a season with Lugano, Hamilton returned to familiar stomping grounds in Finland in playing with

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of the

for the 2010-11 season. His career ended in an injury just before playoffs, but he won the Finnish championship with HIFK after producing at a point-per-game ratio in the regular season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Jeff 1977 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players American men's ice hockey right wingers Albany River Rats players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Carolina Hurricanes players Chicago Blackhawks players Chicago Wolves players American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Hartford Wolf Pack players HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey players from Ohio HC Lugano players New York Islanders players Oulun Kärpät players Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Ohio Toronto Maple Leafs players Undrafted National Hockey League players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans