Jim Slater

Jim Slater 	Jim Slater
 	
Born 	December 9, 1982 (1982-12-09) (age 27),
Petoskey, MI, USA
Height
Weight 	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position 	Center
Shoots 	Left
NHL team 	Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft 	30th overall, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	2005–present
James Slater (born December 9, 1982 in Petoskey, Michigan) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. His father, Bill Slater, was a defensive lineman in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots
== Playing career==
Slater was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Michigan State Spartans for four years. He joined the Thrashers for their 2005–06 season opener before being demoted to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for four games. After he scored two points in those four games, he was called up and stayed with the Thrashers for the rest of the season.
== Awards==
*1999–00 NAHL All-League First All-Star
*2000–01 NAHL All-League First All-Star
*2001–02 CCHA All-Rookie Team
*2002–03 CCHA First All-Star Team
*2003–04 CCHA First All-Star Team
*2003–04 NCAA West Second All-American Team
==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
1998–99 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		50 	13 	20 	33 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		56 	35 	50 	85 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		48 	27 	37 	64 	122 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		37 	11 	21 	32 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		37 	18 	26 	44 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		42 	19 	29 	48 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		41 	16 	32 	48 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		71 	10 	10 	20 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		74 	5 	14 	19 	62 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		69 	8 	5 	13 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		60 	8 	10 	18 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		61 	11 	7 	18 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		335 	42 	46 	88 	261 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== International play==
Played for the United States in:
*2002 World Junior Championships
*2006 World Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002 	United States 	WJC 	7 	1	4	5 	8
2006 	United States 	WHC 	7 	0	1	1 	2
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	1	4	5 	8
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	0	1	1 	2
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