Ric Jackman Explained

Caption:Jackman with Anyang Halla
Played For:Dallas Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins
Florida Panthers
Anaheim Ducks
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
EHC Biel
HC Slovan Bratislava
Anyang Halla
Nippon Paper Cranes
Braehead Clan
Fife Flyers
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:28 June 1978
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Draft:5th overall
Draft Year:1996
Draft Team:Dallas Stars
Career Start:2000
Career End:2017

Richard Jackman (born June 28, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jackman was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Playing career

Junior

Jackman played junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1996 to 1998. He played alongside future Hart Trophy and Art Ross Trophy winner Joe Thornton.

Professional

Jackman was drafted fifth overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Jackman has played 231 career NHL games, scoring 19 goals and 58 assists for 77 points. His best offensive season was with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003–04, after coming over from the Toronto Maple Leafs; he scored 7 goals and 24 points in 25 games. He was traded by the Leafs for veteran defenceman Drake Berehowsky at the trade deadline.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Jackman played for Björklöven in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Returning to the Penguins in 2005–06, Jackman's blistering slapshot contributed to 6 goals and 22 assists, but did not stop him from being frequently benched. At the trade deadline in 2006, Jackman was traded to the Florida Panthers for Petr Tatíček and draft picks.

Jackman was traded from the Florida Panthers to the Anaheim Ducks on January 3, 2007, for a conditional pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks.

After parts of five seasons in the NHL, Jackman opted to sign overseas with EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria in the summer of 2007. He also played for Leksand of Allsvenskan in Sweden and Biel of the Swiss-A league. In 2010, he accepted a special invitation to play for the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) prior to joining HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovak Extraliga. On December 5, 2010, Jackman signed a 2-year deal with HC Slovan Bratislava, but since the club is struggling financially, Jackman asked to waive the contract. On July 17, 2011, Jackman officially signed with Anyang Halla of ALH for a 3-year-deal.[1]

After two seasons, the club released Jackman due to an undisclosed reason. He then played for a year for Székesfehérvár, a Hungarian team playing in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

On August 26, 2014, the Nippon Paper Cranes, a Japanese team playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey, announced that they had signed Jackman to a one-year contract.[2]

On June 11, 2015, the Braehead Clan of the UK EIHL announced that they had signed the former Stanley Cup winner for the 2015-16 Season.[3]

For the 2016-17 season, Jackman remained in the UK by signing for Braehead's Elite League rivals, the Fife Flyers.[4] After a season in Fife, Jackman confirmed his intention to retire in April 2017.[5]

International play

Internationally, Jackman has represented Team Canada. He helped Canada capture a gold medal at the 1997 World Junior Championships. Jackman also won the 2007 Spengler Cup as a member of Team Canada. He also played in 2008 & 2009 for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup.

Coaching career

In June 2017, Jackman was appointed head coach of the Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team amassed a record of 31–11–0; tying for first in the Northern Conference.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1993–94Mississauga Senators AAAGTHL81355388156
1994–95Mississauga Senators AAAGTHL53203757120
1994–95Richmond Hill RiotMetJHL10291116
1995–96Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6613294297410115
1996–97Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL531334471161026824
1997–98Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL60334073111
1997–98Michigan K-WingsIHL1415610400010
1998–99Michigan K-WingsIHL7113173010650446
1999–2000Dallas StarsNHL221236
1999–2000Michigan K-WingsIHL503161951
2000–01Dallas StarsNHL1600018
2000–01Utah GrizzliesIHL579192824
2001–02Providence BruinsAHL9011820002
2001–02Boston BruinsNHL20002
2002–03St. John's Maple LeafsAHL826824
2002–03Toronto Maple LeafsNHL4202241
2003–04Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2924613
2003–04St. John's Maple LeafsAHL32130
2003–04Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL257172414
2004–05IF BjörklövenAllsv46132639209
2005–06Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL496222846
2005–06Florida PanthersNHL151126
2006–07Florida PanthersNHL710110
2006–07Anaheim DucksNHL24110111071122
2007–08EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL317233034
2007–08Leksands IFAllsv8156101045910
2008–09Leksands IFAllsv298122091
2009–10EHC BielNLA4761420113
2010–11Utah GrizzliesECHL16410144
2010–11HC Slovan BratislavaSlovak23310134271234
2011–12Anyang HallaAL36928373651456
2012–13Anyang HallaAL411638542831016
2013–14Alba Volán SzékesfehérvárEBEL52421254240110
2014–15Nippon Paper CranesAL4613132662
2015–16Braehead ClanEIHL41614201020000
2016–17Fife FlyersEIHL43218202820002
IHL totals192265783191904416
NHL totals23119587716671122
AL totals1233879117126824612

International

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
CHL All-Rookie Team1996
NHL
Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks)2007

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heading to Korea . . 2011-07-26 . 2011-07-26.
  2. Web site: Paper Cranes team roster for 2014-15. . 2014-08-26 . 2014-08-26 . Japanese.
  3. Web site: Former Stanley Cup winner joins the clan . . 2015-06-12 . 2015-06-12 .
  4. Web site: Jackman ready to fly with Fife . . 2016-08-06 . 2016-08-06.
  5. Web site: Jackman to end professional career . . 2017-04-13 . 2017-04-13.
  6. Web site: Rattlers announce Ric Jackman as Head Coach . . 2017-06-16 . 2017-06-16.