Jack Combs

Jack Combs (born January 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Allen Americans of the ECHL.
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, Combs played for the California Wave Midget team for one season and for five seasons with the Kitchener Rangers and Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. Combs attended the training camp of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League in 2008 before he signed with the Alaska Aces for his first professional season in 2009–10. After 11 games with the Aces, Combs was traded to the Trenton Devils of the ECHL. On April 5, 2010, Combs signed a Professional Try Out contract with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League For his second season, Combs signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. Establishing a formidable partnership alongside linemate Chad Costello, Costello and Combs ranked 9th and 10th, respectively, in total points (84 and 82) in the league in 2010-11.
On August 18, 2011, Combs, alongside his Tulsa linemate Costello, signed with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL. After combining with Costello to lead the league in scoring after 23 games with 37 points in the 2011–12 season, Combs signed mid-season with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League.
Combs returned to the Eagles the following season and scored 42 points (19 goals and 23 assists) in 27 games. His partnership with Costello was signified when they both were signed to Professional Try Out contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League on December 18, 2012. On January 9, 2013, Combs and Costello were both signed by the Sound Tigers to Standard Player Contracts for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. Combs played in 22 games with the Sound Tigers for 14 points (5 goals and 9 assists) before he was traded to the San Antonio Rampage in exchange for future considerations on March 14, 2013.
After starting the 2013-14 season playing 19 games for the Rampage and 8 games for the Cincinnati Cyclones, the Rampage's ECHL affiliate, the Rampage traded Combs to the Oklahoma City Barons in exchange for Derek Nesbitt.
For the 2014-15 season, Combs signed with the Russian club Toros Neftekamsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). After only 11 games, Combs opted to leave Toros Neftekamsk and return to North America. On October 21, 2014, Combs signed a contract with the Allen Americans of the ECHL to re-unite with Chad Costello. Though he was leading the ECHL at the time in scoring for the 2014-15 season with 56 points, Combs signed with the Swedish club IF Björklöven of HockeyAllsvenskan in January 2015. In light of Combs' departure, the Americans waived him on February 14, 2015. Due to his desire for more ice time than the team could offer and to rejoin the Allen Americans, Combs was released by IF Björklöven on February 14, 2015 after playing only three games. Combs' attempt to rejoin the Americans was stifled when his ECHL rights were claimed off of waivers by the Stockton Thunder on February 15, 2015.
Combs reported to the Thunder and played 11 games for the team, accumulating 5 goals and 8 assists. With the Thunder out of playoff contention, Thunder Head Coach Rich Kromm fulfilled a promise made to Combs and placed him on waivers on March 17, 2015 to try to help Combs re-join the Americans.
Combs' attempt to return to the Americans was again stifled when his ECHL rights were claimed off of waivers by the Missouri Mavericks. Before playing a game for the Mavericks, Combs was released by the team on March 24, 2015, which again placed Combs' ECHL rights on waivers. On March 25, 2015, Combs' ECHL rights were claimed off of waivers by the Cincinnati Cyclones, to which he did report, playing his first game for the team on March 27, 2015.
On September 16, 2015, Combs earned an AHL contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Hartford Wolf Pack. After attending the Wolf Pack training camp, he was assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to begin the 2015–16 season. In splitting the year between the two club, Combs appeared in 18 games for the Wolf Pack with 2 goals and 4 points.
On July 11, 2016, Combs embarked on another European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with newly promoted DEL club, Fischtown Pinguins. He scored 27 goals in 51 contests in the 2016-17 regular season, which made him the league's leading goal-scorer that year. Combs left Bremerhaven after the 2016-17 season and signed with fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters in May 2017.
On October 24, 2019, Combs returned to playing hockey in North America by signing with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL.
Following two further European seasons, on October 15, 2021, Combs opted to return to North American and join former club, the Allen Americans of the ECHL, on a one-year deal.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2003–04 	California Wave 	SCAHA 		48 	58 	45 	103 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 		59 	1 	5 	6 	12 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		59 	11 	10 	21 	80 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
2006–07 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		51 	10 	23 	33 	56 		6 	3 	3 	6 	8
2007–08 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		67 	42 	58 	100 	93 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
2008–09 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		62 	32 	43 	75 	102 		8 	9 	4 	13 	8
2009–10 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		11 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Trenton Devils 	ECHL 		49 	23 	16 	39 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Tulsa Oilers 	CHL 		64 	40 	42 	82 	42 		10 	3 	7 	10 	12
2010–11 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		23 	17 	20 	37 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		50 	16 	14 	30 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		27 	19 	23 	42 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		22 	5 	9 	14 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		18 	12 	7 	19 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		19 	0 	2 	2 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		8 	9 	4 	13 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 		29 	5 	4 	9 	16 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2014–15 	Toros Neftekamsk 	VHL 		11 	0 	7 	7 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Allen Americans 	ECHL 		32 	22 	34 	56 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	IF Björklöven 	Allsv 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Stockton Thunder 	ECHL 		10 	5 	8 	13 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		5 	4 	3 	7 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL 		40 	27 	25 	52 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		18 	2 	2 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Fischtown Pinguins 	DEL 		51 	27 	18 	45 	12 		6 	3 	3 	6 	4
2017–18 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		52 	22 	12 	34 	24 		2 	1 	0 	1 	2
2018–19 	EHC Kloten 	SL 		25 	12 	12 	24 	30 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2019–20 	Wichita Thunder 	ECHL 		15 	5 	10 	15 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	EC Bad Nauheim 	DEL2 		25 	7 	13 	20 	42 		1 	1 	1 	2 	4
2020–21 	SC Csíkszereda 	Erste 		24 	16 	18 	34 	12 		17 	19 	5 	24 	4
2021–22 	Rostocker EC 	Oberliga 		4 	0 	3 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Allen Americans 	ECHL 		60 	21 	41 	62 	28 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		162 	40 	39 	79 	76 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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