Jack Connolly (ice hockey, born 1989)

Jack Connolly

Born	(1989-08-15) August 15, 1989 Duluth, MN, USA
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Rögle BK Leksands IF Färjestad BK
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present


Medal record

Ice hockey
Competitor for United States
World Junior A Challenge
	2007 Trail

Jack Connolly (born August 15, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Rögle BK in HockeyAllsvenskan. He formerly played with Leksands IF, where his older brother Chris was also a teammate.

Playing career

Connolly played his high school hockey at The Marshall School, in Duluth, Minnesota before playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede during the 2007–08 season. He helped UMD to their first ever NCAA Men's Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011-12, Jack finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points. Jack Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years (166). Connolly was named All-American three times and on April 6, 2012, Connolly won the 2012 Hobey Baker award.

Undrafted, Connolly like his brother, opted to pursue a professional career abroad and signed to play the 2012–13 season, with Swedish team Färjestad BK in Elitserien.

After two seasons, Connolly left as a free agent to sign with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on April 23, 2014.^[1]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award	2007–08	^[2]
All-WCHA First Team	2009–10
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2009–10
All-WCHA First Team	2010–11	^[3]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2010–11
All-WCHA First Team	2011–12
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2011–12

References

↑ "Connolly brothers and Himelfarb ready for Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
↑ "Connolly picks up Dave Tyler Player of the Year accolade". USHL. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
↑ Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner Named To All-WCHA Teams - Toronto Maple Leafs - News

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Matt Frattin	WCHA Player of the Year 2011–12	Succeeded by Drew LeBlanc
Preceded by Andy Miele	Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 2011–12	Succeeded by Drew LeBlanc

Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey 2010–11 NCAA Champions

Wade Bergman J. T. Brown (MOP) Jack Connolly Mike Connolly Justin Faulk Justin Fontaine Mike Montgomery Travis Oleksuk Head Coach Scott Sandelin Assistant Coaches Derek Plante

Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Playing venues	DECC Arena (1966–2010) Amsoil Arena (2010–present)

Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) John Pleban (1955–60) Ralph Romano (1960–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)

Seasons	2010–11

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)

Culture & lore	North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Taras Lendzyk/Rick Kosti (60 Wins)

Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull

National championships	2011

Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009

Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012)

University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN

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