Jim Slater

James Slater (born December 9, 1982) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. His father, Bill Slater, was a defensive lineman in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots.
==Playing career==
Slater was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Michigan State Spartans for four years. He joined the Thrashers for their 2005–06 season opener before being demoted to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for four games. After he scored two points in those four games, he was called up and stayed with the Thrashers for the rest of the season. Slater joined the Winnipeg Jets in 2011 upon the Atlanta Thrashers' relocation there. Slater is currently the longest tenured player with the Jets/Thrashers organization, having played with them since the 2005-06 season.
==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
1998–99 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		50 	13 	20 	33 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		56 	35 	50 	85 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		48 	27 	37 	64 	122 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		37 	11 	21 	32 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		37 	18 	26 	44 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		42 	19 	29 	48 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Michigan State University	CCHA 		41 	16 	32 	48 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		4 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		71 	10 	10 	20 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		74 	5 	14 	19 	62 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		69 	8 	5 	13 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		60 	8 	10 	18 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		61 	11 	7 	18 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		36 	5 	7 	12 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		371 	47 	53 	100 	280 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002 	United States 	WJC 	7 	1	4	5 	8
2006 	United States 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	2
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	1	4	5 	8
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	0	1	1 	2
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
NAHL 	NAHL 	NAHL
All-League First All-Star 	2000, 2001	
College 	College 	College
CCHA All-Rookie Team 	2002 	
CCHA First All-Star Team 	2003, 2004	
West Second All-American Team	2004 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1982
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Michigan State Spartans players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Winnipeg Jets players