Zachary Robert Hamill (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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who is currently playing for
EC Bad Nauheim
Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim, also known as EC Bad Nauheim, is an ice hockey team in Bad Nauheim, Germany. They currently play in DEL2
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of the
DEL2
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. Hamill was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the
National Hockey League
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(NHL)'s
Boston Bruins
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in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft
The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007. The draft ...
. Prior to turning professional, Hamill spent his entire
Western Hockey League
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(WHL) career with the
Everett Silvertips
The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team currently members of the U.S. Division in the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Everett, Washington, and joined the WHL as an expansion ...
.
Playing career
Junior
Hamill was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the
Everett Silvertips
The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team currently members of the U.S. Division in the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Everett, Washington, and joined the WHL as an expansion ...
in the
2003 WHL Bantam Draft
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. Shortly after on October 8, 2003, he made his
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...
(WHL) debut against the
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. They play their games at home in ac ...
.
Although playing in only four regular season games in the early part of the
2003–04 season, Hamill finished with two assists before being reassigned to the Port Coquitlam Buckaroos of the
Pacific International Junior Hockey League
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(PIJHL). He returned to the Silvertips for their 2004 WHL playoff run, playing in 20 games. The
2004–05 season was Hamill's first full WHL season, playing in 57 games. He finished his rookie season with a respectable 33 points. This season also saw Hamill represent Canada Pacific at the
2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge The 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada between December 29, 2004 and January 4, 2005. The venues used for the tournament were the ENMAX Centre and the Nicholas Sheran Arena. Canada West ...
in
Lethbridge
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, Alberta. During the off-season, Hamill represented Canada at the
2005 U-18 Junior World Cup The 2005 U-18 Junior World Cup was an ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia between August 9, 2005 and August 14, 2005. The venues used for the tournament were Zimní Stadion in Břeclav and Zimny Stadion i ...
in
Břeclav
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, Czech Republic, and
Piešťany
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, Slovakia.
In his
sophomore
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season, Hamill continued to better his play. In December, he represented Team WHL in the
2005 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge. Hamill finished the
year
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with 59 points in 53 games, an average of over a point per game. Hamill's play was rewarded when on June 22, 2006, he was invited to Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp.
Hamill's
2006–07 season was arguably his best. In November, Hamill once again represented Team WHL in the
2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge and in January, he played in the
2007 CHL Top Prospects Game. Hamill was named the WHL's player of the week for the week of January 22–28, scoring 13 points in 4 games. Hamill was also named the player of the month for January after collecting 24 points in 12 games. With 93 points at the end of the season, Hamill won the
Bob Clarke Trophy
The Bob Clarke Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the Western Hockey League in points scoring during the regular season. In both years Bob Clarke played in the WHL, he captured the League scoring title. In 1968-69, Clarke’s Flin ...
as the WHL's leading scorer and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team.
With his 61 assists and 93 points, Hamill claimed both the Silvertips' single season assists and points records. Hamill also finished the season with seven Silvertips franchise career records.
Professional
On August 8, 2007, shortly over a month after being drafted by the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
, Hamill signed his first professional contract with the organization. After attending the Bruins' training camp in
2007
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and playing in one
pre-season
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game, Hamill was returned to the Silvertips for the
2007–08 WHL season
The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2007, and ended on March 16, 2008. The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008, and ended on May 7, 2008.
A new expansion team ...
.
At the completion of the Silvertips season, Hamill joined the
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rh ...
, the Boston Bruins'
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...
(AHL) affiliate. During a recall stint with the Bruins in the
2009–10 season, Hamill was credited with his first NHL point on April 11, 2010, with an assist against the
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...
.
During the
2010–11 season, Hamill played in three games for the Boston Bruins, earning an assist against the
Montreal Canadiens
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on February 9, 2011. He was recalled to Boston during the
2011 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 13, 2011, after the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL regular season. The first game of the Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins was held on June ...
, where the Bruins won the
Stanley Cup
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. Although he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a Stanley Cup ring.
On February 6, 2012, the Boston Bruins placed Hamill on waivers; after he cleared waivers on February 7, he was sent down to the Providence Bruins. On May 26, 2012, he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward
Chris Bourque
Christopher Ray Bourque (born January 29, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Originally drafted by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL), he has played 51 NHL games for the Capitals, the Pittsburgh ...
. With the
2012–13 NHL lockout
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in effect, Hamill was directly assigned to the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the c ...
. In the
2012–13 season, he tallied 22 points in 40 games with the Bears before he was traded to the
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
in exchange for forward
Casey Wellman
Casey Jay Wellman (born October 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
As a youth, Wellman played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tourna ...
on January 31, 2013. He remained in the AHL with the
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was sold ...
and contributed with 18 points in 26 games. On April 11, 2013, he was reassigned on loan by the Panthers to the
Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL's Nashvil ...
.
In July 2013, Hamill signed a two-way contract with the
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
. He failed to make the team out of training camp and was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the
Utica Comets
The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated wit ...
. Hamill had difficulty being productive in Utica, contributing 9 points in 21 games. In December 2013, Hamill was put on unconditional waivers by the Canucks after they and Hamill mutually agreed to terminate his contract. On December 24, 2013, Hamill signed a one-year contract with
Barys Astana
Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kontine ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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(KHL). In 13 games, Hamill recorded one goal and two assists. He was not re-signed at the end of the season.
On August 29, 2014, Finnish
Liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
club
HPK
Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...
announced they had signed Hamill to a one-year contract.
On September 4, 2015, Hamill signed an initial two-week contract with
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015/16 season with 6,156 spectators.
History
The ...
of the Swiss
National League A
The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and is the top tier of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 season, the league ha ...
. In the
2015–16 season, Hamill immediately impressed in Fribourg, earning another two-week extension, collecting five goals in his nine-game stint. On October 9, 2015, he was released by Fribourg as he was signed as a temporary injury cover for one-month to play with rivals
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Switzerland, Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and b ...
. He was subsequently signed for the remainder of the season in Ambrì on November 3. He featured in eight games with Ambrì before he was mutually released from his contract to play out the remainder of the season in Germany with the
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as '' ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL).
As a free agent over the following summer and mid-way into the
2016–17 season, Hamill belatedly signed a one-year contract in the Swedish
Allsvenskan
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, agreeing to terms with
IF Björklöven
IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Björklöven or Löven) is a Sweden, Swedish professional ice hockey Club (organization), club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyA ...
on November 21, 2016.
Personal life
Hamill was born on September 23, 1988, in
Port Coquitlam
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, British Columbia, to Scott and Lonnie Hamill. He has two siblings, Carson and Paisley. His brother, Carson, played junior hockey for the
Langley Hornets
The West Kelowna Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and play in the Interior Conference.
The West Kelowna Warriors are a relocated ...
of the
British Columbia Hockey League
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From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Ca ...
(BCHL) and currently plays at
Lindenwood University
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in
St. Charles, Missouri
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.
He attended
Riverside Secondary School in Port Coquitlam.
Records
*
Everett Silvertips
The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team currently members of the U.S. Division in the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Everett, Washington, and joined the WHL as an expansion ...
' franchise record for points in a season (93)
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for assists in a season (61)
*Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career games played (250); Shane Harper is the current record holder
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career points (262)
*Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career goals (87); Shane Harper is the current record holder
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career assists (175)
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff games played (62)
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff points (37)
*Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff assists (27)
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
Transactions
*June 22, 2007 – Drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft
The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007. The draft ...
;
*May 26, 2012 – Traded to the
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...
for
Chris Bourque
Christopher Ray Bourque (born January 29, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Originally drafted by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL), he has played 51 NHL games for the Capitals, the Pittsburgh ...
;
*January 31, 2013 – Traded to the
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...
for
Casey Wellman
Casey Jay Wellman (born October 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
As a youth, Wellman played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tourna ...
;
*July 25, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
;
*December 24, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the
Barys Astana
Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kontine ...
(KHL);
*August 29, 2014 – Signed as a free agent by
HPK
Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...
(Liiga).
References
External links
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1988 births
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
Barys Nur-Sultan players
IF Björklöven players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Canadian ice hockey centres
HC Dukla Jihlava players
Everett Silvertips players
HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
Hershey Bears players
HPK players
Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Iserlohn Roosters players
Living people
Lørenskog IK players
Milwaukee Admirals players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
People from Port Coquitlam
Providence Bruins players
San Antonio Rampage players
Utica Comets players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland