John Albert (ice hockey)

John Albert

Albert scoring his first NHL goal in his first NHL game at Madison Square Garden.
Born (1989-01-19) January 19, 1989
Cleveland, OH, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Oulun Kärpät
Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL Draft 175th overall, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2011–present

John Albert (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. He has formerly played with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round (175th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Albert was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio.

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, Albert played NCAA college hockey with Ohio State University.

On July 20, 2011, Albert signed on to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the St. John's IceCaps for the 2011–12 AHL season.[1] Albert scored his first NHL goal on December 2, 2013 against Cam Talbot of the New York Rangers, one day after being recalled by the Winnipeg Jets, it was also his first shot on goal in the league.[2]

On June 29, 2015, Albert was given a qualifying offer, in order for the Jets to retain his negotiation rights.[3] Albert was later signed to an AHL contract with the Jet's new affiliate, the Manitoba Moose on September 16, 2015.[4] After attending the Jets training camp on a try-out, he joined the Manitoba Moose and was named team captain.[5]

On July 3, 2016, Albert ended his long tenure within the Thrashers/Jets organization, opted to pursue a career abroad with Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Cleveland Jr. Barons NAHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 36 8 15 23 23 — — — — —
2006–07 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 15 4 9 13 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Ohio State University CCHA 41 4 17 21 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Ohio State University CCHA 42 11 28 39 20 — — — — —
2009–10 Ohio State University CCHA 39 6 24 30 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Ohio State University CCHA 37 12 22 34 18 — — — — —
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 64 9 18 27 28 15 3 2 5 8
2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 24 3 2 5 10 — — — — —
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 63 29 17 45 20 21 1 6 7 18
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 66 16 26 42 26 — — — — —
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 66 12 24 36 20 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  United States
IIHF World U18 Championships
2007 Tampere
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2006 Saskatchewan

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 United States U17 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 1 4 5 2
2007 United States WJC18 2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 13 2 6 8 4

References

  1. ↑ "Jets agree to terms with seven on AHL contracts". Winnipeg Jets. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  2. ↑ "Superb debut for Winnipeg Jets John Albert". Winnipeg Sun. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  3. ↑ "Jets Make Qualifying Offers to 4 Players". CJOB.com. June 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Moose sign Albert and Walker". Manitoba Moose. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  5. ↑ "Moose name Albert captain, give Cormier and MacWilliam an 'A'". Winnipeg Free Press. October 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Karpat reach agreement with American John Albert" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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