Jack Connolly

Jack Connolly (born August 15, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He formerly played eight games with Leksands IF, where his older brother Chris was also a teammate.
==Playing career==
Connolly played his high school hockey at The Marshall School, in Duluth, Minnesota before playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede during the 2007–08 season. He began playing for the Minnosta-Duluth Bulldogs in the 2008 season.http://www.uscho.com/2012/03/12/minnesota-duluths-connolly-born-for-the-role-hes-in/ He helped UMD to their first ever NCAA Men's Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011–12, Jack finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points. Jack Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years, equalling a total of 166 games. Connolly was named All-American three times and on April 6, 2012, Connolly won the 2012 Hobey Baker Award.
Undrafted, Connolly like his brother, opted to pursue a professional career abroad and signed to play the 2012–13 season, with Swedish team Färjestad BK in Elitserien.
After two seasons, Connolly left as a free agent to sign with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on April 23, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, Connolly left Leksands after 8 scoreless games to join HockeyAllsvenskan club, Rögle BK on October 9, 2014. Connolly adapted quickly to produce 30 points in 40 games to help Rögle BK gain promotion to return to the SHL.
==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
2006–07 	Marshall School 	USHS 		31 	37 	40 	77 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Sioux Falls Stampede 	USHL 		58 	26 	46 	72 	30 		3 	0 	3 	3 	0
2008–09 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		43 	10 	19 	29 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		40 	18 	31 	49 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		42 	18 	41 	59 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA 		41 	20 	40 	60 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		34 	8 	11 	19 	16 		10 	0 	5 	5 	4
2013–14 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		55 	11 	12 	23 	45 		14 	1 	2 	3 	2
2014–15 	Leksands IF 	SHL 		8 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Rögle BK 	Allsv 		40 	6 	24 	30 	8 		10 	1 	5 	6 	2
2015–16 	Rögle BK 	SHL 		50 	9 	28 	37 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Rögle BK 	SHL 		52 	4 	24 	28 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Rögle BK 	SHL 		52 	5 	14 	19 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Luleå HF 	SHL 		52 	16 	19 	35 	26 		10 	1 	5 	6 	2
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		303 	53 	108 	161 	125 		34 	2 	12 	14 	8
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award	2007–08	
All-WCHA First Team 	2009–10	
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 	2009–10	
All-WCHA First Team 	2010–11	Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner Named To All-WCHA Teams – Toronto Maple Leafs – News
AHCA West First-Team All-American 	2010–11	
All-WCHA First Team 	2011–12	
AHCA West First-Team All-American 	2011–12	
Hobey Baker Award 	2011–12	
Premier Player of College Hockey 	2011–12	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1989 births
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Färjestad BK players
Category:Hobey Baker Award winners
Category:Ice hockey people from Minnesota
Category:Leksands IF players
Category:Luleå HF players
Category:Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:Sioux Falls Stampede players
Category:Rögle BK players