Justin Hodgman

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Justin Hodgman12.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|6|27}}

| birth_place = Brampton, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 196

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

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| played_for = Pelicans
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Admiral Vladivostok
Arizona Coyotes
Örebro HK
HC Dynamo Pardubice
Krefeld Pinguine
Ferencvárosi TC
Sheffield Steelers

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2022

}}

Justin Hodgman (born June 27, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played for UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers.{{Cite web|url=https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/steelers-sign-centre-justin-hodgman/|title = Steelers Sign Centre Justin Hodgman}}

Playing career

Hodgman was a three-time Turner Cup champion with the Fort Wayne Komets in the IHL. He is the youngest player in IHL history to win the Turner Cup playoff MVP award at the age of 19.{{cite web | url = http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/SPORTS0601/805130308/1009/SPORTS0601 | title = One for the ages | publisher = The Journal Gazette | date = 2008-05-13 | accessdate = 2014-10-27 | archive-date = 2014-10-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028060856/http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/SPORTS0601/805130308/1009/SPORTS0601 | url-status = dead }} He played junior hockey for the Erie Otters of the OHL. While playing for the Erie Otters he led the team in scoring three of his four seasons 2007, 2008, 2009. After going undrafted by NHL clubs, he signed as a free agent with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League in 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=1601 | title = Hodgman signs first AHL contract with Hogs | publisher = Rockford IceHogs | date = 2009-08-17 | accessdate = 2009-08-17 | archive-date = 2014-10-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028030439/http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=1601 | url-status = dead }} In his first full professional season in 2009–10, Hodgman was loaned to the ECHL team Toledo Walleye before he was traded by the IceHogs to the Toronto Marlies to play out the year on January 21, 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=2063 | title = Hodgman dealt to Toronto | publisher = Rockford IceHogs | date = 2010-01-21 | accessdate = 2010-01-21 | archive-date = 2014-10-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028030320/http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=2063 | url-status = dead }}

After three seasons abroad in Finnish Liiga and the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, Hodgman returned to North America signing a one-year two way contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2014.{{cite web| url = http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725087 | title = Coyotes sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna and Reese | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = 2014-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-01}} Despite a strong training camp, Hodgman was assigned to begin the year with the Portland Pirates. On October 25, 2015, Hodgman was recalled by Arizona and in his first NHL game, he scored his first career goal on the powerplay against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-fla/2014/10/25/2014020115 | title = Hodgman, Ekman-Larsson help Coyotes top Panthers | publisher = NHL | date = 2014-10-26 | access-date = 2014-10-26}} Hodgman was unable to secure a regular role with the Coyotes, appearing in 5 games.

On July 8, 2015, Hodgman continued in North America, signing a one-year two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.{{cite tweet|number=618431106757496832|user=StLouisBlues|title=The Blues have agreed to terms on a contract with forward Justin Hodgman, who played 62 games with the AHL's Portland Pirates last season.|accessdate= 2015-07-08|date= 2015-07-08 }} In the 2015–16 season, Hodgman was reassigned to add depth to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He appeared in 15 games with the Wolves, producing 6 assists, before opting to return to Europe. After clearing unconditional waivers and accepting a mutual termination of his contract with the Blues, Hodgman signed an optional two-year deal with Swedish club, Örebro HK of the top tier SHL on January 4, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://orebrohockey.se/artikel/75234/ | title = Justin Hodgman ready for OHK | publisher = Örebro HK | date = 2016-01-04 | accessdate = 2016-01-04 | language = Swedish}}

Hodgman split the 2016–17 season, between HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga and Pelicans of the Liiga. In scoring 20 points in 26 games in his second stint with the Pelicans.

Hodgman opted to return in the offseason to his first professional club, the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL on July 18, 2017.{{cite web | url = http://komets.com/news_stats/news_releases/?article_id=461 | title = Komets sign three time Turner Cup champ Justin Hodgman | publisher = Fort Wayne Komets | date = 2017-07-18 | accessdate = 2017-07-18 | archive-date = 2017-08-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170804105229/http://www.komets.com/news_stats/news_releases/?article_id=461 | url-status = dead }} Hodgman played two further seasons in Fort Wayne, before returning to Europe following the 2018–19 campaign in signing a one-year contract with German club, Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL, on May 29, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/importlizenz-nummer-neun-geht-an-justin-hodgman.html | title = Import license 9 goes to Justin Hodgman | publisher = Krefeld Pinguine | date = May 29, 2019 | accessdate = May 29, 2019 | language = German}}

Hodgman continued his career abroad in the 2020–21 season moving to Ferencvárosi TC of the Erste Liga in Budapest, Hungary.

In June 2021, UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers announced Hodgman had signed terms ahead of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/article/1321-hodgman-first-new-face-for-steelers|title=Hodgman first new face for Steelers|date=21 August 2019 }} Hodgman retired from hockey in April 2022 following Sheffield's play-off quarter-final defeat to the Dundee Stars.{{cite tweet|number=1519260084777455618|user=J_Hodgie88|title=Well folks, that's it for me. After playing my first game 15 seasons ago, I am officially retiring from professiona…|date=27 April 2022}}{{cite tweet|number=1519264077037674497|user=steelershockey|title=🍊🏒Our #12 Justin Hodgman announces his retirement from professional hockey. Thank you for your contributions on…|date=27 April 2022}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2004–05 \| Huntsville Otters \| OPJHL \| 44	10	10	20	36 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2005–06 \| Erie Otters \| OHL \| 57	7	13	20	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
2006–07 \| Erie Otters \| OHL \| 67	19	32	51	63 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Erie Otters \| OHL \| 64	37	43	80	75 \| —	—	—	—	—
2007–08 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| IHL \| 11	4	4	8	7 \| 13	7	7	14	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008–09 \| Erie Otters \| OHL \| 66	24	42	66	71 \| 5	0	1	1	4
2008–09 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| IHL \| 6	2	3	5	20 \| 11	7	5	12	16
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Toledo Walleye \| ECHL \| 33	9	12	21	35 \| —	—	—	—	—
2009–10 \| Toronto Marlies \| AHL \| 38	7	5	12	23 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| IHL \| 3	1	2	3	0 \| 10	4	13	17	8
2010–11 \| Toronto Marlies \| AHL \| 42	12	17	29	44 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2010–11 \| Reading Royals \| ECHL \| 3	0	1	1	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
2011–12 \| Lahti Pelicans \| SM-l \| 59	14	39	53	123 \| 17	3	8	11	42
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Metallurg Magnitogorsk \| KHL \| 51	11	20	31	46 \| 7	1	1	2	18
2013–14 \| Metallurg Magnitogorsk \| KHL \| 18	3	6	9	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod \| KHL \| 14	1	6	7	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| Admiral Vladivostok \| KHL \| 17	3	7	10	12 \| 5	1	3	4	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Portland Pirates \| AHL \| 62	11	24	35	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
2014–15 \| Arizona Coyotes \| NHL \| 5	1	0	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| Chicago Wolves \| AHL \| 15	0	6	6	21 \| —	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Örebro HK \| SHL \| 11	1	3	4	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| HC Pardubice \| CZE \| 5	0	2	2	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| Lahti Pelicans \| FIN \| 26	10	10	20	80 \| 4	1	1	2	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| ECHL \| 30	9	16	25	26 \| 1	0	0	0	0
2018–19 \| Fort Wayne Komets \| ECHL \| 50	15	41	56	53 \| 4	0	1	1	17
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Krefeld Pinguine \| DEL \| 33	2	14	16	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Ferencvárosi TC \| Erste Liga \| 33	14	26	40	14 \| 8	3	3	6	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Sheffield Steelers \| EIHL \| 51	10	24	34	24 \| 2	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| KHL totals ! 100 !! 22 !! 35 !! 57 !! 76 ! 12 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 20
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 5 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —