Jared Nightingale
Jared Nightingale (born October 3, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who primarily played in the American Hockey League (AHL).
| Jared Nightingale | |||
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| Born |
October 3, 1982 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Springfield Falcons Iowa Stars Hartford Wolf Pack Chicago Wolves Connecticut Whale Syracuse Crunch Rockford IceHogs Norfolk Admirals Grand Rapids Griffins Milwaukee Admirals | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2018 | ||
Playing career
On January 30, 2009, Nightingale signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He was re-signed by Hartford on August 23, 2010.[1] After five seasons with the affiliates of the New York Rangers organization, Nightingale was signed to an AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch on July 5, 2012.[2]
On July 22, 2013, Nightingale continued his journeyman career by signing a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs, an AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.[3]
On February 5, 2015, the Grand Rapids Griffins signed Nightingale to a professional try out. Nightingale recorded one assist in six games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, and one assist in 20 games with the Norfolk Admirals. Most recently he spent 13 games with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, where he recorded three points.[4] On February 9, 2015, Nightingale was released from his professional try out, and returned to the Norfolk Admirals.[5]
On August 26, 2015, the Toledo Walleye re-signed Nightingale to a one-year contract.[6]
Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 season with the Chicago Wolves, and having appeared in 472 regular season AHL games, Nightingale announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 31, 2017.[7]
In the 2017–18 season, Nightingale briefly came out of retirement, playing a solitary game with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL on January 21, 2018, before returning to his assistant coaching role with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Soo Indians | NAHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Soo Indians | NAHL | 49 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Soo Indians | NAHL | 55 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 65 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 51 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale | AHL | 71 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 67 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 110 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 67 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Quad City Mallards | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 472 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 989 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
References
- Wolf Pack Re-Sign Defenseman Jared Nightingale - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
- "Syracuse Crunch sign Eric Neilson and Jared Nightingale to AHL deals". Syracuse Crunch. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- "IceHogs sign veteran defenseman Nightingale". Rockford IceHogs. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- "Nightingale Signed to PTO, Nagle Released". Grand Rapids Griffins. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- "Blueline Shift". Grand Rapids Griffins. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- "Walleye re-sign captain Jared Nightingale". The Blade. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- "Jared Nightingale retires from hockey". Twitter. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- "Nightingale returns from retirement". Omaha Lancers. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database