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Canada James Neal

#81 Springfield Thunderbirds / AHL - 21/22

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James Neal Facts

Date of Birth
Sep 03, 1987
Position
LW/RW
Age
36
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Whitby, ON, CAN
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Whitby Wildcats
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 2 #33 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1

Brothers: Michael Neal, Nick Neal & Peter Neal

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James Neal Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Whitby Wildcats U16 AAA ETAHL U16 47* 18* 23* 41* 47* -* | - - - 15 - -
2003-04 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 43* 28* 27* 55* 54* -* | Playoffs 15 12 3 15 22 -
Plymouth Whalers OHL 9* 2* 4* 6* 0* 1* |
2004-05 Plymouth Whalers OHL 67* 18* 26* 44* 32* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 0
Canada U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 6* -1* |
2005-06 Plymouth Whalers OHL 66* 21* 37* 58* 109* 1* | Playoffs 13 9 7 16 33 5
2006-07 Plymouth Whalers OHL 45* 27* 38* 65* 94* 28* | Playoffs 20 13 12 25 54 7
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* 0* |
2007-08 Iowa Stars AHL 62* 18* 19* 37* 63* 1* |
2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 77* 24* 13* 37* 51* -11* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 5* 4* 1* 5* 2* 4* |
Canada WC 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 4* |
2009-10 Dallas Stars NHL 78* 27* 28* 55* 64* -5* |
2010-11 Dallas Stars NHL 59* 21* 18* 39* 60* 8* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20* 1* 5* 6* 6* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 6 -1
Canada WC 6* 2* 3* 5* 10* 3* |
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80* 40* 41* 81* 87* 6* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 12 -3
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40* 21* 15* 36* 26* 5* | Playoffs 13 6 4 10 8 -3
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 59* 27* 34* 61* 55* 15* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 24 2
2014-15 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 67* 23* 14* 37* 57* 12* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 8 0
2015-16 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 82* 31* 27* 58* 65* 27* | Playoffs 14 4 4 8 8 1
2016-17 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 70* 23* 18* 41* 35* -10* | Playoffs 22 6 3 9 14 -8
2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights “A” NHL 71* 25* 19* 44* 24* -11* | Playoffs 20 6 5 11 12 0
2018-19 Calgary Flames NHL 63* 7* 12* 19* 28* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55* 19* 12* 31* 12* -20* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 3
2020-21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 29* 5* 5* 10* 11* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 19* 2* 2* 4* 0* -1* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 28* 14* 12* 26* 10* -1* | Playoffs 17 4 8 12 10 -2

James Neal Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Whitby Wildcats QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2006-07 Plymouth Whalers Memorial Cup 5* 5* 1* 6* 42* -2* |
OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
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James Neal Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2022-06-25T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-24T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-22T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Chicago Wolves
2022-06-20T19:00:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Chicago Wolves
2022-06-19T15:00:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Chicago Wolves
2022-06-15T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Laval Rocket
2022-06-13T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds vs Laval Rocket
2022-06-11T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
2022-06-10T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
2022-06-08T19:00:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds @ Laval Rocket
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James Neal Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 95* 36* 32* 68* 0.72* 75* 4* | 1 17 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.71 * 10 * -2 *
CHL Challenge 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U16 1 47* 18* 23* 41* 0.87* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 5* 1* 6* 1.20* 42* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 869* 296* 263* 559* 0.64* 581* 7* | 11 110 33 * 25 * 58 * 0.53 * 92 * -13 *
OHL 4 187* 68* 105* 173* 0.93* 235* 25* | 3 37 23 * 20 * 43 * 1.16 * 93 * 12 *
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 43* 28* 27* 55* 1.28* 54* -* | 1 15 12 * 3 * 15 * 1.00 * 22 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 9* 3* 5* 8* 0.89* 12* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
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James Neal Connections

Player Period Teams
Mike Ribeiro (F) 2008-2017 6 Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators
Matt Niskanen (D) 2008-2014 6 Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang (D) 2004-2014 6 Canada U18, Canada U20, Pittsburgh Penguins
Dustin Jeffrey (F) 2006-2014 5 OHL All-Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/09/2021
10/09/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues
07/27/2021
07/27/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Unknown
07/19/2019
07/19/2019 Confirmed Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Calgary Flames
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Confirmed Nashville Predators Vegas Golden Knights
06/27/2014
06/27/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
02/19/2012
02/19/2012 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
02/21/2011
02/21/2011 Confirmed Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins
09/17/2010
09/17/2010 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars

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James Neal Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #15 overall by Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 2003, 3 #44 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Iowa Stars

Cult/Star player for Plymouth Whalers

Career transactions
- 2017-06-21 • Selected in the Expansion Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights
- 2014-06-27 • Traded to the Nashville Predators for Patric Hörnqvist & Nick Spaling
- 2011-01-21 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins w/ Matt Niskanen for Alex Goligoski
- 2006-10-20 • Signed by the Dallas Stars

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