Mike Cammalleri Michael Cammalleri ( born June 8 , 1982 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Junior . Cammalleri played the majority of his significant minor hockey with the Toronto Red Wings . After a brief stint in Ontario Provincial Junior ' A ' with the Bramalea Blues , he moved on to play college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines for three seasons . Professional . Cammalleri was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round ( 49th overall ) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and began his career with the Kings , making his NHL debut on November 8 , 2002 against the Ottawa Senators and picking up his first NHL point with an assist . He scored his first NHL goal in his fifth game on November 16 , 2002 against the Edmonton Oilers , the game - winner , in a 4 – 1 victory . Subsequently , he would spend some time with the AHL ' s Manchester Monarchs . In the 2004 – 05 AHL season , Cammalleri was awarded the Willie Marshall Award for leading the league in goals , scoring 46 . He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championships team that won gold in a 4 – 2 win against Finland in Moscow . Cammalleri received a new 2 year contract worth $ 3 . 1 million in 2007 – 08 and $ 3 . 6 million in 2008 – 09 for an average cap hit of $ 3 . 35 million per year . At the start of the 2007 – 08 season he was named an alternate captain for the Kings . On September 29 , 2007 , he scored the first ever regular season NHL goal in Europe in a 4 – 1 win against the Anaheim Ducks as the league opened the regular season with games at The O2 in London . On June 20 , 2008 , Cammalleri was traded to the Calgary Flames in a draft day three - way deal between the Anaheim Ducks and the Kings . The Flames acquired Cammalleri from the Kings in exchange for the 17th overall pick in the draft . Los Angeles then dealt the 17th selection and its 28th pick to the Ducks for their 12th overall pick . Cammalleri scored his first career NHL hat trick on November 27 , 2008 in Calgary ' s 4 – 3 win in a game with the Vancouver Canucks . Cammalleri finished the season with a career high 82 points , 39 goals and 43 assists . On July 1 , 2009 , Cammalleri signed a five - year contract worth US $ 30 million with the Montreal Canadiens . On October 24 , 2009 , he got a hat trick and scored the overtime winner to help the Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5 – 4 . On December 4 , 2009 , the night of the Canadiens ' 100th anniversary , he scored his second hat trick of the season in a 5 – 1 win for the Canadiens against the Boston Bruins . On December 28 , 2009 , Cammalleri also scored the Montreal Canadiens ' 20 , 000th franchise goal against the Ottawa Senators . Cammalleri was the team leader in goals with 26 when he suffered a knee injury on January 30 after a collision with Ottawa Senators defenseman Anton Volchenkov missing 17 games until mid - March . Cammalleri returned on March 24 , 2010 , in a game versus the Buffalo Sabres . He would go goal - less for the final 9 games of the regular season , while only registering two assists . However , in the playoffs Cammalleri found his goal scoring touch . By the end of the Conference Finals ( in which Montreal was eliminated ) Cammalleri lead the league in goal scoring with 13 . No other player scored as many goals as him in the playoffs , even those on teams that reached the final . His 13 goals were highlighted with scoring 7 goals in a seven - game series against the Pittsburgh Penguins . The feat tied a Canadiens team record held by Maurice Richard ( 2 ) , Jean Beliveau , Bernie Geoffrion , Guy Lafleur , Frank Mahovlich and Marcel Bonin . Cammalleri was given a one - game suspension for the 2010 – 11 season opener after a slash to New York Islanders rookie Nino Niederreiter in a preseason game . On October 9 , 2011 Cammalleri scored the first ever NHL regular season goal at Winnipeg ' s MTS Centre in a 5 - 1 Canadiens victory over the Jets . Personal life . Cammalleri is Jewish , and was born in Richmond Hill , Ontario . His parents are Leo and Ruth . Leo , as the last name suggests , is of Italian ( Sicilian ) descent . Ruth , who is Jewish , is the daughter of Holocaust survivors from Poland and Czechoslovakia . He has a sister named Melanie . The family raised the children observing Jewish holidays . Other than hockey , Cammalleri is also a scratch golfer and has played a lot of golf in the summer at his local club , Summit Golf and Country Club . Cammalleri keeps in touch with his fans through Twitter .