Wacey Hamilton
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| name = Wacey Hamilton
| image = Wacey Hamilton (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hamilton in 2015
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = Binghamton Senators
Utica Comets
| position = Centre
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|9|10}}
| birth_place = Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 165
| shoots = Left
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2011
| career_end = 2020
}}
Wacey Hamilton (born September 10, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played for the Binghamton Senators and Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Hamilton played his junior ice hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, ending his junior career in 2011. Undrafted, Hamilton attended the Colorado Avalanche 2010 training camp before returning for his final junior season. On March 8, 2011, the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Hamilton to a three-year entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=555392 | title = Senators sign Wacey Hamilton to three-year entry level deal | website = Ottawa Senators | date = 2011-03-08 | access-date = 2012-12-13}}
He made his professional debut in the 2011–12 season, playing in 74 games for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) and two with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. In 2012–13, Hamilton missed the season's first 35 games with Binghamton, returning to the line-up to play 38 games with the Senators, recording four goals and four assists.
Following the 2013–14 season, the Senators did not tender a qualifying offer to Hamilton and as a result he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014.{{Cite news|title = Ottawa Senators eye free agents|last = Garrioch|first = Bruce|date = June 30, 2014|work = Ottawa Sun}} Unable to garner NHL interest, Hamilton accepted a try-out contract with the Utica Comets of the AHL, affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks, on September 29, 2014.
Following his sixth year with the Comets in the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2019–20 season, Hamilton remained a free agent into the delayed 2020–21 season. With health concerns and family considerations, Hamilton announced his retirement from hockey after 9 professional seasons on February 23, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.uticaod.com/story/sports/2021/02/23/wacey-hamilton-retires-after-playing-six-seasons-utica-comets/4555472001/ | title = Wacey Hamilton retires after playing six seasons with Utica Comets | publisher = Utica Observer-Dispatch | date = February 23, 2021 | access-date = February 23, 2021}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 49 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2007–08 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
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| 2009–10 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010–11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
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| 2011–12 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 74 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 53 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 67 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2018–19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Utica Comets | AHL | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 432 !! 44 !! 88 !! 132 !! 434 ! 34 !! 3 !! 4 !! 7 !! 37 |
References
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External links
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Category:People from Cochrane, Alberta
Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta
Category:Camrose Kodiaks players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States