Jonathan Filewich

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image=Jonathan Filewich 2010.jpg

| image_size = 230px

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| played_for =EC Red Bull Salzburg
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Pittsburgh Penguins

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| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 208

| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|2}}

| birth_place = Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

| draft = 70th overall

| draft_year = 2003

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2011

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Jonathan Filewich (born October 2, 1984) is a Canadian former{{cite web|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/penguins-alumni-play-pennsylvania-state-police-hockey-team-1.1431981|title=Penguins Alumni Play Pennsylvania State Police Hockey Team|work=thetimes-tribune.com/|author = Johnathan Bombulie|date =January 19, 2013 | accessdate = October 2, 2013 |language=}} professional ice hockey player of Croatian ancestry{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/senzacionalan-transfer-red-bullov-napadac-jonathan-filewich-potpisao-za-medvescak-/495230.aspx|title=Sensational Transfer: Red Bull attacker signs with Medveščak|work=index.hr|date =2010-06-07 | accessdate =2010-06-10 |language=Croatian}} Filewich was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Playing career

Filewich was drafted 70th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. After playing six seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Prince George Cougars and the Lethbridge Hurricanes, he began his professional career with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, in the 2005–06 season. He participated in the 2007 AHL All-Star Game at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario and assisted on one of Team Canada's goals in a 7-6 defeat to the Planet USA All-Stars.{{cite web|url=http://www.theahl.com/news/allstar/index.html?article_id=7350 |title=Planet USA 7, Canada 6 at AHL All-Star game |publisher=American Hockey League |date=2007-01-27 |accessdate=2008-01-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118173223/http://www.theahl.com/news/allstar/index.html?article_id=7350 |archivedate=2008-01-18 |url-status=dead }}

On January 20, 2008, Jonathan was recalled from the AHL to play with the big club, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Wearing the number 34 on his jersey, he amassed a total of five games, with his NHL debut being played against the Washington Capitals on January 21. One highlight of his stint in the NHL was his 10 minutes and 47 seconds of time on ice in a 4–2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Jonathan was sent back down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in early February, just after the all-star break.

On December 19, 2008, he was traded from the Penguins to the St. Louis Blues for a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2010.{{cite web | url = http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=432807 | title = Blues Acquire Filewich from Pittsburgh | publisher = St. Louis Blues | date = 2008-12-19 | accessdate = 2008-12-20 }} Filewich was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, for the duration of the season and didn't debut with the Blues. On June 30, 2009, he was tendered a contract with St. Louis but failed to agree to terms.{{cite web | url = http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=432922 | title = Blues tender Qualifying offers to 6 players | publisher = St. Louis Blues | date = 2009-06-30 | accessdate = 2010-07-21}} On October 2, 2009, he left North America and signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League.{{cite web | url = http://ecredbulls.seso.at/2006/news_detail.php?id=10382&archive=on | title = Introducing: Jonathan Filewich -Forward | website = EC Red Bull Salzburg | date = 2009-10-02 | accessdate = 2009-10-03 | language = German }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In the 2009–10 season, he posted 32 points in 45 games, as Salzburg went on to win the Championship.

On June 7, 2010, he signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with fellow EBEL team KHL Medveščak Zagreb.{{cite web |url=http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/84934/red-bullov-napadac-jonathan-filewich-potpisao-za-medvescak |trans-title=Red Bull forward Filewich joins Medveščak |title=Red Bullov napadač Jonathan Filewich potpisao za Medveščak |work=Nacional (weekly) |date=2010-06-07 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |language=Croatian |archivedate=6 April 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406190551/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/84934/red-bullov-napadac-jonathan-filewich-potpisao-za-medvescak }}

After two seasons in Europe, Filewich retired from professional hockey after the 2010-11 EBEL season. During his final years as a professional hockey player, Filewich often worked on correspondence courses while in the team hotel and while travelling on the bus. Filewich graduated from Brandon University in spring 2013 with a degree in physical education and has said he would like to become a teacher.

After retiring from professional hockey, Filewich played senior hockey for the Souris Elks of the Tiger Hills Hockey League. In 4 seasons, Filewich scored 71 goals, and recorded 80 assists over a 71 game career.