Edward Purcell (born September 8, 1985) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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. He was not drafted by any NHL team.

Playing career

Amateur

Purcell moved to the United States to study at and play hockey for

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, a prep school north of

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. He then played

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for the

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of the

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(USHL), where he set the career scoring mark, scoring 138 points on 39 goals and 99 assists in two seasons. He was the team leader in scoring his first season with the RoughRiders, tallying 67 points. In his second season, he was outscored by teammate Chad Costello by one point, scoring 71 points. Undrafted by an NHL team in his first year of draft eligibility, Purcell then played one season of

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at the

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with the Black Bears ice hockey team in 2006–07.

Professional

In 2007–08, his first professional season, Purcell played most of the year in the

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(AHL) with the

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, but also played ten games in the NHL with the

. On February 15, 2008, Purcell scored his first NHL goal against the

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. In the AHL, he was named to the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic and became the first rookie to score an All-Star Classic

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. He also scored the decisive goal in the shootout to give the Canadian All Stars a 9–8 win over the PlanetUSA All-Stars. Purcell was named the game's MVP. Finishing his rookie AHL season with 83 points in 67 games, Purcell won the

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as the AHL's top rookie. In 2008–09, Purcell split the season between the Monarchs and Kings, playing 40 games in the NHL while scoring 4 goals and 12 assists for 16 points. At the

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in 2010, Purcell was traded (along with a third-round draft pick) to the

in exchange for forward

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. Purcell finished the 2009–10 season with 15 points. On July 6, 2010, new Lightning general manager

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re-signed Purcell (along with another former University of Maine player,

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) to a one-year contract. Purcell then blossomed under new Lightning head coach Guy Boucher. On February 23, 2011, Purcell scored his first NHL hat-trick, against the

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. He went on to finish with 51 points in the regular season, and 17 points in 18 games during the

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. On July 20, 2011, Purcell avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $4.75 million contract extension with Tampa Bay just hours before his arbitration meeting. On April 7, 2012, in the Lightning's last game of the 2011–12 regular season, Purcell recorded his second career NHL hat-trick, helping Tampa Bay win 4–3 in overtime. After a breakout season in which he scored 24 goals and 65 points, Purcell was named to

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's roster for the

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. On July 10, 2012, Purcell signed a three-year contract extension with the Lightning to keep him with the club through to the 2015–16 season. On June 29, 2014, Purcell was traded to the

in exchange for

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, who was himself immediately traded to the Arizona Coyotes. In his second season with the Oilers in 2015–16, with the club out of contention for the

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and in the last year of his contract, after scoring 32 points in 61 games, on February 27, 2016, Purcell was traded to the

in exchange for a third-round pick in the

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. On July 1, 2016, Purcell as a free agent opted to return to his original club, the Los Angeles Kings, signing a one-year, $1.6 million contract. In the 2016–17 season, Purcell endured an unsuccessful reunion with the Kings, contributing with just 2 assists in 12 games before he was waived and reassigned to the club's AHL affiliate, the

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, for the remainder of the season. Purcell regained his offensive production with Ontario, collecting 38 points in as many games. As a free agent from the Kings, and going unsigned over the summer, on September 14, 2017, it was announced Purcell had joined the

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on a professional try-out (PTO) contract to attend training camp. After completing the pre-season with the Bruins, Purcell was released from his PTO without a contract on October 2, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

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