Jack Connolly (ice hockey, born 1989)

Jack Connolly (born August 15, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played eight games with Leksands IF, where his older brother Chris was also a teammate.

Jack Connolly
Born	August 15, 1989 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Luleå HF Färjestad BK Leksands IF Rögle BK
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present

Playing career

Connolly played his high school hockey at The Marshall School, in Duluth, Minnesota before playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede during the 2007–08 season. He began playing for the Minnosta-Duluth Bulldogs in the 2008 season.[1] He helped UMD to their first ever NCAA Men's Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011–12, Jack finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points. Jack Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years, equalling a total of 166 games. Connolly was named All-American three times and on April 6, 2012, Connolly won the 2012 Hobey Baker Award.[2]

Undrafted, Connolly like his brother, opted to pursue a professional career abroad and signed to play the 2012–13 season, with Swedish team Färjestad BK in Elitserien.

After two seasons, Connolly left as a free agent to sign with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on April 23, 2014.[3] In the 2014–15 season, Connolly left Leksands after 8 scoreless games to join HockeyAllsvenskan club, Rögle BK on October 9, 2014. Connolly adapted quickly to produce 30 points in 40 games to help Rögle BK gain promotion to return to the SHL.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	Marshall School	USHS		31	37	40	77	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		58	26	46	72	30		3	0	3	3	0
2008–09	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		43	10	19	29	47		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		40	18	31	49	47		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		42	18	41	59	34		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		41	20	40	60	28		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Färjestad BK	SEL		34	8	11	19	16		10	0	5	5	4
2013–14	Färjestad BK	SHL		55	11	12	23	45		14	1	2	3	2
2014–15	Leksands IF	SHL		8	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Rögle BK	Allsv		40	6	24	30	8		10	1	5	6	2
2015–16	Rögle BK	SHL		50	9	28	37	14		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Rögle BK	SHL		52	4	24	28	16		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Rögle BK	SHL		52	5	14	19	6		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Luleå HF	SHL		52	16	19	35	26		10	1	5	6	2
SHL totals				303	53	108	161	125		34	2	12	14	8

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  United States
World Junior A Challenge
	2007 Trail

Awards and honors

Award	Year
USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award	2007–08	[4]
All-WCHA First Team	2009–10
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2009–10
All-WCHA First Team	2010–11	[5]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2010–11
All-WCHA First Team	2011–12
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2011–12
Hobey Baker Award	2011–12
Premier Player of College Hockey	2011–12

References

1. http://www.uscho.com/2012/03/12/minnesota-duluths-connolly-born-for-the-role-hes-in/
2. Roberts, Craig (April 6, 2012). "Jack Connolly earns Hobey Baker Award". mnhockeyhub.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
3. "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
4. "Connolly picks up Dave Tyler Player of the Year accolade". USHL. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
5. Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner Named To All-WCHA Teams – Toronto Maple Leafs – News

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database