Jesse Winchester (ice hockey)

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Jesse Winchester
Born (1983-10-04) October 4, 1983 (age 40)
Long Sault, Ontario
, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for
NHL Draft
 Undrafted
Playing career 2008–2016

Graham Jesse Winchester (born October 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. After graduating from Colgate University in 2008, Winchester turned professional, signing with the Ottawa Senators. He also played professional ice hockey with Jokerit of Finland and the Florida Panthers during his career, which lasted from 2008 to 2014.

Playing career

Winchester was born in

Central Junior A Hockey League, and was then offered a full hockey scholarship, and he subsequently played four seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with Colgate University. He was an ECAC All-Star in 2007–08 as well as Colgate's team captain
. On March 25, 2008, after graduating from Colgate, Winchester signed with the NHL's Ottawa Senators and began his pro career.

Winchester made his NHL debut with Ottawa in the 2007–08 season, playing in a single game against the Boston Bruins on March 29, 2008, registering no points and two penalty minutes. Due to stipulations in the league's collective bargaining agreement, Winchester was ineligible to play in the 2008 NHL playoffs. He then made the Senators lineup out of training camp in 2008–09, though a recurring shoulder injury hampered Winchester throughout his rookie NHL season.

Winchester re-signed with the Senators on July 3, 2010, to a two-year deal.

2011–12 season, Winchester suffered a serious concussion injury in late December 2011 after a hit from Buffalo’s Paul Gaustad which sidelined him for most of the season.[2] He finally returned to the Ottawa lineup on April 1, 2012, coincidentally the same game in which the Senators clinched a playoff spot.[3]

With the

2012–13
season on January 27, 2013.

On July 5, 2013, Winchester marked his return to the NHL in signing a one-year contract with the

2013–14 season, Winchester made an impression on as a defensive forward who killed penalties for the Panthers.[6]
He also contributed offensively to post a career high 9 goals and 18 points in 52 games.

On July 1, 2014, Winchester was signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

2014–15 pre-season, Winchester suffered a concussion after a hit from Dennis Wideman of the Calgary Flames.[8] Although initially optimistic on recovery, Winchester's symptoms persisted until he was cleared to travel with the team on March 27, 2015.[9]
Winchester suffered a setback after training with the club, and was effectively ruled out from the remainder of the season preventing him from making his Avalanche debut.

In the lead up to the

2015–16 season, Winchester was cleared in full to participate in the Avalanche's training camp.[10] However upon resumption of full training, Winchester's concussion symptoms flared up prior to pre-season games and he was again placed on the injury reserve, ruled out indefinitely. By November, Winchester had left the team and returned home to continue his recovery effectively marking the end of his tenure without ever appearing with the Avalanche.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Cornwall Colts CCHL 44 21 47 68 50 — — — — —
2003–04 Cornwall Colts CCHL 54 23 59 82 62 — — — — —
2004–05 Colgate University ECAC 28 2 2 4 22 — — — — —
2005–06 Colgate University ECAC 37 14 22 36 31 — — — — —
2006–07 Colgate University ECAC 37 16 21 37 52 — — — — —
2007–08 Colgate University ECAC 40 8 29 37 51 — — — — —
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 3 15 18 33 — — — — —
2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 52 2 11 13 22 6 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 4 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 4 9 13 42 — — — — —
2011–12 Ottawa Senators NHL 32 2 6 8 22 4 0 0 0 0
2012–13
TuTo
 FIN-2 11 3 7 10 58 — — — — —
2012–13 Jokerit
SM-l
 5 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Florida Panthers NHL 52 9 9 18 38 — — — — —
NHL totals 285 20 50 70 159 10 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2006–07
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 2007–08

Transactions

References

  1. ^ a b "Bulletin: Senators re-sign forward Jesse Winchester to a two-year contract" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  2. Canoe.ca. July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  3. Canoe.ca. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  4. TuTo
    . November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "Panthers ink C Jesse Winchester". Florida Panthers. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "The Hockey News Player Profile". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Avalanche signs four players". Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. Denver Post
    . October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Jesse Winchester cleared to travel with Avalanche". thescore.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "Winchester cleared for camp". CBS Sports. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "Patrick Roy addresses media pre-game against Jets". Colorado Avalanche. November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "Bulletin: Senators Re-Sign Forward Jesse Winchester to Two-Year Contract". Ottawa Senators. May 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Jesse Winchester". eurohockey.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

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