Justin Falk
| Justin Falk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 11, 1988 Snowflake, MB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| NHL Draft |
110th overall, 2007 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Justin Falk (born October 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a fourth round selection of the Minnesota Wild, 110th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Falk was a member of the Spokane Chiefs team that won both the Western Hockey League championship and the Memorial Cup in 2008, and was named to the tournament all-star team.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, 110th overall.
Falk began his professional career in 2008 with the Houston Aeros. Falk made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in three games with the Wild.[2] He scored his first NHL goal against J-S Giguere of the Colorado Avalanche on January 24, 2012.[3]
On June 30, 2013, Falk was traded by the Wild to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and a 2014 sixth round draft pick.[4]
After spending one season with the Rangers, Falk returned to the Minnesota Wild as a free agent on August 1, 2014, signing a one-year, two-way contract.[5] In the 2014–15 season, Falk was unable to secure a regular role on the Blueline and was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild for the majority of the season. On March 2, 2015, Falk was traded on request along with a fifth round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Leopold.[6]
On July 1, 2016, Falk signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Swan Valley Stampeders | MJHL | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 62 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 69 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 171 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup | 2008 | |
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [8] |
References
- ↑ "Spokane Chiefs win Memorial Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ "Justin Falk player card". Minnesota Wild Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ "Wild end road slide by beating Avs 3-2". National Hockey League. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ "Wild send Justin Falk to Rangers for Benn Ferriero, pick". prohockeytalk.com. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ↑ "Wild Ink Falk To One-Year Deal". Minnesota Wild. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Wild acquires Chris Stewart, Jordan Leopold". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "Sabres sign defenseman Justin Falk". Buffalo Sabres. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
- Justin Falk's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Justin Falk's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database