Jay Harrison (born November 3, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.
| Jay Harrison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 3, 1982 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Carolina Hurricanes Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
82nd overall, 2001 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2016 | ||
Playing career edit
Amateur edit
Harrison played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Whitby Wildcats minor ice hockey team.[1] He later played as a 16-year-old for the Oshawa Legionnaires of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).[citation needed] He was the 1st overall selection of the Brampton Battalion in the 1998 OHL Priority Selection. He spent four seasons in the OHL with the Battalion.[citation needed]
Professional edit
Harrison was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round, 82nd overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After spending four seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Toronto's farm team, Harrison made his NHL debut on January 27, 2006, against the Montreal Canadiens, in which he registered his first NHL career point, coming in the form of an assist. On June 16, 2008, Harrison signed a one-year contract with EV Zug of the Swiss National League A, but on March 27, 2009, he returned to the Toronto Maple Leafs, signing a deal, pro-rated at $475,000, to play out the rest of the 2008–09 season.[2] [3] On July 9, 2009, he signed a two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes that would pay him $500,000 in the NHL and $125,000 in the AHL.[4] On October 9, 2009, he scored his first NHL goal in a 7–2 victory for the Hurricanes over the Florida Panthers.[citation needed]
During the 2014–15 season, Harrison was traded by the Hurricanes to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2015 NHL Entry Draft sixth round pick on December 18, 2014.[5][6]
In the following 2015–16 season, on the eve of opening night on October 6, 2015, Harrison cleared waivers, and was reassigned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.[7] In returning to the AHL for the first time since 2010, Harrison appeared in 18 games with the Moose before he was included in a trade deadline deal by the Jets, along with Andrew Ladd and Matt Fraser to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Marko Daňo and a first-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on February 25, 2016. He was immediately assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[8]
Personal life edit
Harrison and his wife Jodean have four daughters. The family moved to Bowmanville, Ontario following his retirement from hockey.[9]
Harrison earned degrees in psychology and counselling and works for Game Change, a counselling service designed for athletes.[10] He also serves as a consultant to the NHL on player assistance issues.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Oshawa Legionaires | MetJHL | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 68 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 2000–01 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 53 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2001–02 | Brampton Battalion | OHL | 61 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 72 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 70 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 60 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 57 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 41 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 69 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 73 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 35 | ||
| 2008–09 | EV Zug | NLA | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 72 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 68 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 372 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2002 Pardubice | |
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2001 Moscow | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Canada | WJC18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 1999 | |
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "Jay Harrison". hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Harrison" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. hockeyscap.com. Retrieved Dec 15, 2015.
- ^ "Hurricanes sign Jay Harrison". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Jets add Harrison to injury riddled defense". National Hockey League. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ Gary Lawless (2014-12-18). "Jets add Veteran Harrison". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ "Jets re-assign Jay Harrison to the Manitoba Moose". National Hockey League. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Blackhawks make big move in bringing back winger Andrew Ladd". Chicago Tribune. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ Former NHL blueliner Jay Harrison finds time for new business venture in Whitby
- ^ Game Change - The Team
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database