Justin Falk
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Born | Snowflake, MB, CAN |
October 11, 1988 ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild New York Rangers |
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NHL Draft | 110th overall, 2007 Minnesota Wild |
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Playing career | 2008–present |
Justin Falk (born October 11, 1988 in Winnipeg Mb Raised in Snowflake Mb) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 6th 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 5th round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Leopold.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 147 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
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External links
- Justin Falk's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Justin Falk's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Spokane Chiefs players
- Calgary Hitmen players
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- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Iowa Wild players
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- Memorial Cup winners
- Minnesota Wild draft picks
- Minnesota Wild players
- New York Rangers players
- Swan Valley Stampeders players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1980s births stubs