Eliteprospects
Canada Italy Josh Soares
#18 Hamilton Steelhawks / ACH - 19/20
1-time ACH Champion 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time ECHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time Norway Most Points 1
3-time Norwegian Champion 3
Date of Birth
Feb 06, 1982
Position
LW/RW
Age
42
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada / Italy
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Hamilton Kilty B's
Status
Retired

A two-way forward who combines speed with offensive skill. Can finish plays himself as well as dishing out the puck.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Josh Soares Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Hamilton Kilty B's U18 AAA ALLIANCE U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Hamilton Kilty B's U18 AAA ALLIANCE U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 47* 9* 22* 31* 44* -* |
1999-00 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 46* 33* 42* 75* 70* -* |
2000-01 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 43* 29* 48* 77* 151* -* |
2001-02 Hamilton Kilty B's OPJHL 46* 44* 53* 97* 56* -* |
2002-03 Hamilton Red Wings OPJHL 48* 56* 68* 124* 88* -* |
2003-04 Univ. of Maine NCAA 15* 2* 1* 3* 27* -* |
2004-05 Univ. of Maine NCAA 35* 12* 11* 23* 18* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of Maine NCAA 42* 15* 26* 41* 52* 1* |
2006-07 Univ. of Maine “A” NCAA 40* 20* 25* 45* 54* 1* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2007-08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* 1* |
Alaska Aces ECHL 61* 36* 45* 81* 85* -2* | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 21 -3
2008-09 Alaska Aces ECHL 12* 11* 11* 22* 6* 9* | Playoffs 21 10 18 28 19 10
Peoria Rivermen AHL 27* 8* 7* 15* 20* -2* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 15* 1* 6* 7* 10* 0* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2009-10 Kassel Huskies DEL 56* 16* 40* 56* 81* -16* |
2010-11 Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 24* 33* 57* 54* 6* | Kvalserien SHL 8 1 3 4 2 0
2011-12 Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 50* 11* 10* 21* 24* -9* |
2012-13 Vienna Capitals EBEL 53* 16* 28* 44* 32* 8* | Playoffs 15 2 11 13 28 2
2013-14 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 26* 3* 7* 10* 10* -4* |
Graz99ers EBEL 12* 5* 6* 11* 0* 10* |
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers Norway 45* 30* 27* 57* 42* 34* | Playoffs 15 7 8 15 73 9
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers Norway 44* 21* 46* 67* 75* 28* | Playoffs 17 6 10 16 12 8
2016-17 Stavanger Oilers Norway 43* 14* 31* 45* 64* 15* | Playoffs 14 1 7 8 16 4
2017-18 Stavanger Oilers Norway 40* 9* 25* 34* 128* 17* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2018-19 Stoney Creek Generals ACH 23* 14* 30* 44* 18* -* | Playoffs 9 3 7 10 0 -
2019-20 Brantford Blast ACH 8* 1* 6* 7* 4* -* |
Hamilton Steelhawks ACH 9* 8* 10* 18* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 4 -

Josh Soares Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Vienna Capitals ET 8* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
2014-15 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6* 3* 3* 6* 10* 3* |
2015-16 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6* 2* 3* 5* 4* -1* |
2016-17 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 4* 2* 1* 3* 4* -5* |
2017-18 Stavanger Oilers Champions HL 6* 4* 1* 5* 4* -1* |

Josh Soares Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACH 2 40* 23* 46* 69* 1.73* 24* -* | 2 14 5 * 11 * 16 * 1.14 * 4 * - *
AHL 3 53* 11* 15* 26* 0.49* 32* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ALLIANCE U18 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 4 22* 11* 8* 19* 0.86* 22* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 56* 16* 40* 56* 1.00* 81* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 73* 47* 56* 103* 1.41* 91* 7* | 2 30 13 * 24 * 37 * 1.23 * 40 * 7 *
ET 1 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 2* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 78* 27* 40* 67* 0.86* 64* 2* | 1 8 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.50 * 2 * 0 *
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 65* 21* 34* 55* 0.85* 32* 18* | 1 15 2 * 11 * 13 * 0.87 * 28 * 2 *
NCAA 4 132* 49* 63* 112* 0.85* 151* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 4 172* 74* 129* 203* 1.18* 309* 94* | 4 47 14 * 25 * 39 * 0.83 * 101 * 20 *
OPJHL (OJHL) 5 230* 171* 233* 404* 1.76* 409* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 50* 11* 10* 21* 0.42* 24* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josh Soares Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2018
10/07/2018 Confirmed Stavanger Oilers Stoney Creek Generals
11/22/2016
11/22/2016 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
05/18/2016
05/18/2016 Extension Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers
06/19/2014
06/19/2014 Confirmed Graz99ers Stavanger Oilers
01/08/2014
01/08/2014 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Graz99ers
04/26/2013
04/26/2013 Confirmed Vienna Capitals IK Oskarshamn
07/10/2012
07/10/2012 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Vienna Capitals
09/02/2010
09/02/2010 Confirmed EC Kassel Huskies Växjö Lakers HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC

Career transactions
- 2010-09-02 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Växjö Lakers
- 2010-03-26 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Kassel Huskies
- 2009-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Kassel Huskies
- 2009-04-06 • Released by the Chicago Wolves
- 2009-03-27 • Signed by the Chicago Wolves
- 2009-03-23 • Released by the Manitoba Moose
- 2009-02-02 • Signed by the Manitoba Moose
- 2007-04-04 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the St. Louis Blues

Memorable dates
- 2014-08-21 • First player to score a goal in the Champions Hockey League vs. Juha Metsola (Tappara).
- 2011-09-13 • Made Elitserien debut (at Frölunda; 16:44 TOI)
- 2010-09-15 • Made Allsvenskan debut (vs Tingryd; 2 assists)