Hugh Jessiman

Hugh S. Jessiman (born March 28, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. Drafted by the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Jessiman played in two NHL games with the Florida Panthers, but spent the majority of his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL).
== Playing career==
Jessiman grew up in Darien, Connecticut, attending Brunswick School in Greenwich. As a youth, he played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the New Jersey Devils minor ice hockey team. Jessiman was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, which in turn made him the first New York City-born player to be drafted by the Rangers.
After failing to meet the expectations of a first-round draft pick, on October 30, 2008, Jessiman was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations.
On August 4, 2010, Jessiman signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2010–11 season. After attending the Blackhawks' training camp, on September 27, 2010, he was waived by the team and assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.
Jessiman contributed 5 points in 25 games with the IceHogs before he was traded to the Florida Panthers (along with Jack Skille and David Pacan) in exchange for Michael Frolík and Alexander Salák on February 9, 2011. On February 27, 2011, Jessiman made his long-awaited NHL debut when Florida was defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 2–1.
The following season, Jessiman was unable to secure an NHL contract, instead signing a professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL to begin the 2011–12 season. In 43 games with the Monsters, he matched his AHL career-highs of 20 goals before he was signed to a standard player contract for the remainder of the season with the Abbotsford Heat on February 13, 2012.
On July 3, 2012, Jessiman signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators. However, due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, he was assigned directly to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Over the duration of the 2012–13 season, he failed to recapture his previous season production, finishing with 10 goals in 68 games for Binghamton.
On May 23, 2013, Jessiman signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with debut Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team KHL Medveščak Zagreb of Croatia. In the 2013–14 season, he was unable to show an offensive touch but found his place using physicality on the third line with Zagreb, scoring 8 goals and 11 points in 37 games.
As free agent, on July 7, 2014, Jessiman continued his journeyman career after signing a one-year contract with the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
==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
2001–02 	Brunswick School 	HS-Prep 	 	18 	25 	27 	52 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 	 	34 	23 	24 	47 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 	 	34 	16 	17 	33 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 	 	12 	1 	1 	2 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	25 	13 	10 	23 	56 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	46 	7 	11 	18 	66 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	20 	12 	10 	22 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	49 	7 	6 	13 	79 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	9
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	71 	18 	24 	42 	154 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	21
2008–09 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	63 	20 	7 	27 	100 	 	10 	2 	0 	2 	10
2009–10 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 	 	78 	20 	22 	42 	111 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Rockford IceHogs 	AHL 	 	25 	3 	2 	5 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	25 	5 	3 	8 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 	 	43 	20 	5 	25 	75 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 	 	24 	7 	12 	19 	33 	 	8 	2 	3 	5 	6
2012–13 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 	 	68 	10 	19 	29 	155 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	8
2013–14 	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL 	 	37 	8 	3 	11 	72 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2014–15 	Vienna Capitals 	EBEL 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	498 	117 	111 	228 	849 	 	35 	5 	4 	9 	54
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	2002–03	
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2003–04	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1984 births
Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:American men's ice hockey right wingers
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
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Category:Ice hockey players from New York (state)
Category:KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Category:New York Rangers draft picks
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