John Negrin (born March 26, 1989) is a

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professional

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player. Negrin was a third round pick of the

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, 70th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft; he played only three games with them and has spent the majority of his career playing in the

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Playing career

As a youth, Negrin played in the 2002

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with a

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team from North Vancouver. A graduate of the

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(WHL), Negrin played the 2008–09 WHL season with the

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and Swift Current Broncos. Upon the conclusion of his junior season, Negrin was assigned to the

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, though he was recalled by Calgary on an emergency basis on April 3, 2009 before he could play an AHL game. He made his NHL debut that night against the

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and finished the season with Calgary. Negrin's 2009–10 season, his first professional season in Abbotsford, was reduced to just 45 games by a broken wrist. On January 30, 2012 Negrin was traded from the

to the

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in exchange for forward

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. He was then assigned to the Jets' AHL team, the St. John's IceCaps. Negrin signed with the AHL's

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on August 20, 2012. On October 10, 2012 Negrin was assigned to the

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of the

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to begin the

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season. where he played in 32 games before he was recalled to Chicago on 14 January 2013. After one appearance with the Wolves, Negrin was reassigned to Kalamazoo. On February 27, 2013, Negrin received his second recall by the Wolves to be immediately loaned to fellow AHL club, the

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. For the remainder of the season, Negrin was a fixture in the Monsters blueline scoring 2 goals in 17 games. On July 19, 2013, Negrin signed as a free agent to a one-year contract AHL contract with the

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, an affiliate of the

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. As a free agent from the Comets following four seasons with the club, Negrin went un-signed into the 2017–18 season. On October 21, 2017, Negrin belatedly signed with Norwegian club,

Lørenskog IK Lørenskog Ishockeyklubb (founded in 1963) is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Lørenskog, Norway. The team competed in GET-ligaen from 2008 to 2018. In May 2018, the club did not receive a new licence, due to long-term economic problems. Sea ...

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. In August 2019, Negrin signed with British Elite League (EIHL) club Manchester Storm.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Negrin, John 1989 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players Kootenay Ice players Lake Erie Monsters players Lørenskog IK players Manchester Storm (2015–) players People from West Vancouver St. John's IceCaps players Swift Current Broncos players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players Utica Comets players