Cory Conacher
Cory Conacher | ||||||
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Born |
Burlington, Ontario, Canada | December 14, 1989|||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shoots | Left | |||||
AHL team Former teams |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Cory Conacher (born December 14, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Growing up in Burlington, Ontario, Conacher spent most of his minor hockey career playing AAA and AA hockey in the OMHA's Tri-County League until playing AAA at Major Midget in 2005-06 season. He spent 1 year playing Midget for the Eagles before graduating as a 17-year-old to the OJHL's Burlington Cougars Jr.A. club in 2006-07.
Prior to turning professional, Conacher played college hockey at
Largely due to his diminutive size, Conacher went undrafted through his four years with Canisius. However, Conacher became the program's most decorated player, setting 12 records. He graduated with a degree in Finance. He was subsequently signed after his senior year in 2010–11 to amateur try-out contracts with the Rochester Americans, Cincinnati Cyclones and the Milwaukee Admirals. As a free agent on July 6, 2011, Conacher signed a one-year contract with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.[2]
In the 2011–12 season, after attending the Tampa Bay Lightning pre-season camp,[3] Conacher was selected to play in the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic, after leading all rookies in scoring. While leading the Admirals in goals and points, Conacher signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Admirals' NHL affiliate, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on March 1, 2012.[4] Upon helping the Admirals capture their first Calder Cup, Conacher's successful season was rewarded with the Les Cunningham Award as the league's MVP, becoming just the fourth rookie to win it since it was first presented in 1948. Conacher was subsequently awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award and was also named to the AHL All-Rookie team and the Second AHL All-Star Team.[5]
With the NHL lockout in effect, Conacher started the 2012–13 season with Tampa's new AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Once the lockout concluded Conacher was recalled by the Lightning to attend training camp for the shortened NHL season. He immediately made an impact with Tampa Bay, scoring his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on January 19, 2013, on opening night against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals in a 6-3 win. Conacher continued to be productive and placed second in NHL rookie scoring with 24 points in 35 games before being dealt at the trade deadline (along with a 2013 fourth-round draft pick) to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for goaltender Ben Bishop on April 3, 2013.[6]
Conacher's
The Sabres declined to offer Conacher a contract extension, which allowed him to become a free agent on June 30, 2014. The team was undecided in regard to retaining his rights, only deciding at the last minute to release him.[9]
On July 1, 2014, Conacher was signed as a free agent by the
On July 1, 2015, Conacher left the NHL as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Swiss club, SC Bern, of the NLA.
On July 13, 2016, Conacher once again signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League to a one-year, one-way contract.[14] On January 29, 2017, Conacher was added to the 2017 American Hockey League All-Star Classic roster. Conacher will represent the Crunch on the North Division All-Star team.[15] On April 6, 2017, Conacher was named to the 2016-17 AHL ALL-Star Second Team.[16] On June 28, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Conacher to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension.[17] On October 17, 2018, the Lightning re-signed Conacher to a one-year contract extension.[18]
On July 28, 2020, Conacher returned to the National League (NL) and agreed to a three-year contract with Lausanne HC.[19] On February 16, 2021, Conacher moved to former club, SC Bern. Conacher signed a new 3-year deal with SCB, keeping him at the club through to the end of the 2022/23 season.[20] On February 23, 2022, SC Bern announced that Conacher would be loaned to HC Ambrì-Piotta for the remainder of the season.[21]
After two seasons in Switzerland, and with a desire to play closer to home,
As a free agent, Conacher was again on the move within the AHL, securing a one-year contract with the Chicago Wolves on June 1, 2023.[25] He was later signed to a professional tryout contract to attend the Carolina Hurricanes training camp in preparation for the 2023–24 season on August 29, 2023.[26]
Personal
Conacher was born with a
Conacher is a distant relative of Hockey Hall of Famers Charlie, Roy, and Lionel Conacher,[28] but despite rumours to the contrary, he is not related to former NHL forward Pat Conacher. Cory Conacher has a younger brother, Shane Conacher, playing for the Adirondack Thunder.[29][30] Both starred at Canisius College,[31][30] but were never teammates. Cory graduated in 2011, while Shane matriculated in 2013.[32]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Burlington Eagles AAA | Midget | 48 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL |
48 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Canisius College | AHA | 20 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Canisius College | AHA | 37 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Canisius College | AHA | 35 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Canisius College | AHA | 37 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 75 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | ||
2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 36 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 35 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | ||
2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 60 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | New York Islanders | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
AHL | 28 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | ||
2015–16 | SC Bern | NLA |
48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | ||
2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 56 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 113 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 27 | ||
2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 36 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 44 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 |
Lausanne HC | NL | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | SC Bern | NL | 19 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
2021–22 |
SC Bern | NL | 36 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 193 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 118 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
2015 Davos |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Canada | SC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
Senior totals | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College
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All-Atlantic Hockey First Team | 2009–10 | [33] |
Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year
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2009–10 | [34] |
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team | 2010–11 | |
AHL | ||
Les Cunningham Award | 2011–12
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[5] |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | 2011–12 | [35] |
All-Rookie Team | 2011–12 | [36] |
Second All-Star Team | 2011–12, 2016–17 | [37][38] |
Calder Cup (Norfolk Admirals) | 2011–12 | [39] |
All-Star Game
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2019
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[15][40] |
CCM/AHL Player of the Month (November 2018) | 2018–19 | [41] |
NLA
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Champion | 2015–16 | [42] |
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- ^ "AHL All-Rookie Team announced". American Hockey League. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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- ^ "Cory Conacher and Connor Ingram Named 2019 AHL All-Stars". syracusecrunch.com. Syracuse Crunch. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Cory Conacher Named CCM/AHL Player of the Month". syracusecrunch.com. Syracuse Crunch. December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Roy Berns Up Swiss League Championship". HockeyBuzz. 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Cory Conacher on Twitter