Jared Nightingale

Jared Nightingale (born October 3, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who primarily played in the American Hockey League (AHL).
==Playing career==
On January 30, 2009, Nightingale signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He was re-signed by Hartford on August 23, 2010.Wolf Pack Re-Sign Defenseman Jared Nightingale - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News After five seasons with the affiliates of the New York Rangers organization, Nightingale was signed to an AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch on July 5, 2012.
On July 22, 2013, Nightingale continued his journeyman career by signing a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs, an AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.
On February 5, 2015, the Grand Rapids Griffins signed Nightingale to a professional try out. Nightingale recorded one assist in six games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, and one assist in 20 games with the Norfolk Admirals. Most recently he spent 13 games with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, where he recorded three points. On February 9, 2015, Nightingale was released from his professional try out, and returned to the Norfolk Admirals.
On August 26, 2015, the Toledo Walleye re-signed Nightingale to a one-year contract.
Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 season with the Chicago Wolves, and having appeared in 472 regular season AHL games, Nightingale announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 31, 2017.
In the 2017–18 season, Nightingale briefly came out of retirement, playing a solitary game with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL on January 21, 2018, before returning to his assistant coaching role with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League.
==Personal life==
Nightingale's older brother, Adam, is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team, while his other brother, Jason, is Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting for the Buffalo Sabres.
==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
1999–00 	Soo Indians 	NAHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Soo Indians 	NAHL 		49 	2 	13 	15 	108 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Soo Indians 	NAHL 		55 	6 	21 	27 	102 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Michigan State University 	CCHA 		38 	1 	3 	4 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Michigan State University 	CCHA 		42 	0 	8 	8 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Michigan State University 	CCHA 		35 	0 	4 	4 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Michigan State University 	CCHA 		41 	1 	6 	7 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		10 	1 	1 	2 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		11 	0 	1 	1 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 		9 	2 	0 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 		65 	3 	11 	14 	196 		3 	0 	0 	0 	8
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 		22 	0 	6 	6 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		49 	2 	5 	7 	121 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8
2009–10 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 		16 	1 	5 	6 	52 		6 	1 	1 	2 	9
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		51 	3 	6 	9 	156 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale	AHL 		71 	2 	6 	8 	204 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2011–12 	Connecticut Whale 	AHL 		67 	1 	9 	10 	110 		9 	0 	1 	1 	10
2012–13 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		56 	2 	5 	7 	121 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 		67 	1 	3 	4 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Toledo Walleye 	ECHL 		24 	2 	2 	4 	24 		14 	1 	1 	2 	11
2014–15 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		20 	0 	1 	1 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	11 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2015–16 	Toledo Walleye 	ECHL 		37 	0 	7 	7 	79 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2015–16 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		31 	2 	4 	6 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Toledo Walleye 	ECHL 		26 	1 	3 	4 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		12 	0 	1 	1 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Quad City Mallards 	ECHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		472 	16 	43 	59 	989 		20 	0 	1 	1 	18
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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