Jeff Hamilton

Jeffrey Hamilton (born September 4, 1977) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HIFK of the Finnish SM-Liiga.
==Playing career==
Hamilton spent his high school career playing for Avon Old Farms and his college career playing for Yale University where he tallied 80 goals and 174 points in 127 contests, setting the school's all-time scoring mark. In 2001 he signed with Kärpät of the SM-liiga and played there for one season before being signed by the New York Islanders. He played with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for two seasons before signing with the Hartford Wolf Pack, also of the AHL, in 2004. 
In 2005, he started the season playing with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Superleague (RSL), but left after playing only eight games. He was then re-signed by the Islanders and sent back to the Sound Tigers. 
In the summer of 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. After scoring a career high 18 goals and 39 points, he signed as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 1, 2007. However, in July 2008, he was bought out of his contract and made a free agent.
On September 3, 2008, Hamiliton signed with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.Hamilton signs with AHL's Wolves
On March 5, 2009, Hamilton became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs after the team bought his contract from the Wolves.One more new face for Leafs tonight vs. Caps 
On August 5, 2009, Hamilton signed for HC Lugano of the National League A.Lugano verpflichtete Jeff Hamilton
 
Last club he play is HIFK.
==Awards and achievements==
*1996–97 ECAC All-Rookie Team
*1997–98 ECAC First All-Conference Team
*1997–98 NCAA East Second All-American Team
*1998–99 ECAC First All-Conference Team
*1998–99 NCAA East Second All-American Team
*2000–01 ECAC First All-Conference Team
*2000–01 NCAA East First All-American Team
*2003–04 AHL First All-Star Team
*2003–04 AHL Willie Marshall Award
*2010-2011 SM-liiga Kanada-malja
==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
1995–96 	Avon Old Farms 	High Schools		24 	29 	23 	52 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Yale University 	ECAC 		31 	10 	13 	23 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Yale University 	ECAC 		33 	27 	20 	47 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Yale University 	ECAC 		30 	20 	28 	48 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Yale University 	ECAC 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Yale University 	ECAC 		31 	23 	32 	55 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Kärpät 	SM-l 		39 	18 	15 	33 	16 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		67 	22 	16 	38 	35 		9 	3 	3 	6 	0
2003–04 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		67 	43 	25 	68 	26 		7 	4 	0 	4 	4
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		60 	23 	29 	52 	32 		6 	4 	3 	7 	0
2005–06 	AK Bars Kazan 	RSl 		8 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		39 	24 	25 	49 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		13 	2 	6 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		70 	18 	21 	39 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		58 	9 	15 	24 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		9 	3 	6 	9 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		50 	16 	37 	53 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		15 	3 	3 	6 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		46 	22 	24 	46 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		157 	32 	45 	77 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		292 	131 	139 	270 	145 		22 	11 	6 	7 	4
ECAC totals	ECAC totals 	ECAC totals 		127 	80 	94 	174 	144 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Kärpät players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players