Jeff Jillson

Jeffrey J. Jillson (born July 24, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres.
==Playing career==
Jillson was drafted 14th overall in the first round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
Jillson played for Rhode Island high school power Mount Saint Charles Academy, before moving on to the University of Michigan. He signed with the Sharks at the conclusion of his junior season, but did not leave Michigan until he graduated from college with a business degree. He played in the American Hockey League for the Cleveland Barons before being called up to play for the Sharks.
The Sharks traded Jillson to the Boston Bruins during the 2002–03 season, along with Jeff Hackett, for defenseman Kyle McLaren. He spent most of his season playing for the Providence Bruins. At the trade deadline of the 2003–04 season, he was involved in a three-way trade among the Bruins, Sharks, and Sabres. Jillson was sent back to the Sharks for Brad Boyes, then to the Sabres for Curtis Brown and Andy Delmore. He spent most of his time in the Sabres organization with their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. He played sparingly for the Sabres, but was inserted into their lineup during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs to fill one of the holes on their blueline created by injuries to Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen, and Henrik Tallinder.
After spending a season in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Jillson signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free-agent in 2007, but spent the entire season in the AHL with the Lake Erie Monsters and never played for the Avalanche. In 2008, Jillson signed with HC MVD of the Kontinental Hockey League, was later released, and signed with Lukko of the Finnish SM-liiga.
On October 1, 2009, Jillson signed a one-year contract with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. After an unproductive second season with Pardubice, Jillson chose to remain in the Czech Republic, dropping down a league to the 1. národní hokejová liga to sign a two-year contract with KLH Chomutov on June 27, 2011. Jillson scored 12 points in 52 games to contribute to Chomutov's promotion to the Czech Extraliga, despite the success he left his contract and was released as a free agent on May 1, 2012.
In 140 regular-season NHL games (as of the end of the 2005–06 season), Jillson recorded 9 goals and 32 assists, totalling 41 points.
==Personal ==
Jillson's younger brother, Nicholas, was killed in a house fire on February 6, 2010. In 2009, Jillson was the victim of a fraud case and was swindled out of $84,000 from the promises of motorcycle parts and a Mercedes. In July 2012, the conman was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and as a result is now pursued in a civil case by Jillson.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
1995–96 	Mount Saint Charles Academy	HS-RI 		15 	8 	7 	15 	15 		5 	1 	1 	2 	4
1996–97 	Mount Saint Charles Academy	HS-RI 		15 	16 	14 	30 	20 		4 	0 	4 	4 	6
1997–98 	Mount Saint Charles Academy	HS-RI 		15 	10 	13 	23 	32 		5 	4 	5 	9 	6
1998–99 	University of Michigan 	CCHA 		38 	5 	19 	24 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	University of Michigan 	CCHA 		38 	8 	26 	34 	115 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	University of Michigan 	CCHA 		43 	10 	20 	30 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		48 	5 	13 	18 	29 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		27 	2 	13 	15 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		26 	0 	6 	6 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Cleveland Barons 	AHL 		19 	3 	5 	8 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		30 	4 	11 	15 	26 		4 	0 	2 	2 	8
2003–04 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		50 	4 	10 	14 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		14 	0 	3 	3 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		78 	12 	17 	29 	46 		9 	1 	1 	2 	12
2005–06 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		73 	10 	20 	30 	94 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		30 	2 	9 	11 	48 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		70 	3 	19 	22 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	HC MVD 	KHL 		12 	1 	2 	3 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Lukko 	SM-l 		30 	2 	7 	9 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Eaton Pardubice 	ELH 		42 	4 	8 	12 	14 		13 	0 	1 	1 	10
2010–11 	HC Eaton Pardubice 	ELH 		47 	0 	3 	3 	20 		9 	1 	0 	1 	6
2011–12 	Piráti Chomutov 	CZE.2 		52 	4 	8 	12 	24 		15 	0 	2 	2 	6
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		140 	9 	32 	41 	96 		8 	0 	0 	0 	0
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		297 	34 	85 	119 	269 		13 	1 	3 	4 	20
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
=== International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	United States	WJC 	8th 		6 	0	0	0 	6
2000 	United States	WJC 	4th 		7 	0	0	0 	4
2004 	United States	WC 	 		9 	1	1	2 	6
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		13	0	0	0 	10
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		9 	1	1	2 	6
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team 	1998-99
All-CCHA First Team 	1999-00
CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman 	1999-00
AHCA West First-Team All-American 	1999-00
All-CCHA First Team 	2000-01
All-CCHA All-Academic Team 	2000-01
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 	2000–01
Czech Extraliga Masters on the League	2009-10
== References==
==External links==
 
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Category:1980 births
Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:HC MVD players
Category:HC Dynamo Pardubice players
Category:Ice hockey players from Rhode Island
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lukko players
Category:Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
Category:National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Category:Piráti Chomutov players
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Ross School of Business alumni
Category:San Jose Sharks draft picks
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Category:Mount Saint Charles Academy alumni
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans