Cam Atkinson

Cameron Atkinson (born June 5, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League.
He is best known for playing for the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team in the NCAA's Division I Hockey East conference. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 6th round (157th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft out of Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut. Although he is smaller than most forwards, he is known for his great speed, soft hands, and excellent shooting skills. 
In the 2009–10 season Atkinson lead the nation in goals scored with thirty goals, including two in the National Championship game. During one stretch of the 2009–10 season Atkinson scored three hat-tricks in ten games. 
In March 2011 Atkinson signed a two year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization. He then began playing for the Springfield Falcons. While with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, Atkinson made his mark on the team by recording 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 5 games.
His first NHL goal was scored on October 10, 2011 against Cory Schneider of the Vancouver Canucks, although the Canucks won, 3-2.http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011020030 He was sent to Springfield after playing four games with Columbus in 2011-12.
==Notable awards and honors==
*Hockey East Second All-Star Team (2009–10)
*NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2010)
*Hockey East First-Team All-Star (2010-11)Hockey East First-Team All-Stars
*Hockey East Tournament MVP (2010-11)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Season	Season	Season	Season	Season	 
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 
2008–09	Boston College 	HE 	 	36 	7 	12 	19 	28 	 
2009–10	Boston College 	HE 	 	42 	30 	23 	53 	30 	 
2010–11	Boston College 	HE 	 	38 	31 	21 	52 	28 	 
2010–11	Springfield Falcons	AHL 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	0 	 
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	117 	68 	56 	124 	86 	 
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	0 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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Category:Born in 1989
Category:Boston College Eagles players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
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Category:Springfield Falcons players
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