Jared Gomes (ice hockey)

Jared Gomes
Born (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988
Brampton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
San Antonio Rampage
Straubing Tigers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Jared Gomes (born October 20, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Gomes attended the University of Prince Edward Island where he played in the Atlantic conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). For his outstanding play during the 2009–10 season, Gomes was selected as the 2009–10 CIS Rookie of the Year and was awarded the Clare Drake Award.[1] He was also named to the 2011–12 AUS First All-Star Team. Gomes spent the 2013–14 season with the American Hockey League’s San Antonio Rampage.

On October 11, 2014, Gomes signed a professional tryout contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.[2] He was shortly released thereafter, securing his first European contract in signing a one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on October 16, 2014.[3] In the 2014–15 season, Gomes established a role as a depth forward and contributed with 14 points in 41 games.

On June 3, 2015, Gomes opted to return to the AHL, signing a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Oakville Blades OPJHL 31 8 16 24 4
2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 66 15 17 32 32
2006–07 Sarnia Sting OHL 54 10 19 29 46 4 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Sarnia Sting OHL 68 19 10 29 47 9 3 1 4 0
2008–09 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 31 31 62 40 11 5 8 13 6
2009–10 U. of Prince Edward Island AUS 28 17 16 33 20
2010–11 U. of Prince Edward Island AUS 28 10 11 21 20
2011–12 U. of Prince Edward Island AUS 28 21 10 31 38
2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 73 16 17 33 26
2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 56 4 7 11 32
2014–15 Straubing Tigers DEL 41 4 10 14 20
AHL totals 129 20 24 44 58

Awards and honours

Award Year
Clare Drake Award - CIS Rookie of the Year 2009-10 [5]
AUS First Team All-Star 2011-12 [6]

References

  1. "MacDougall named CIS coach of year". The Guardian. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  2. "Bulldogs Sign Jared Gomes to PTO". Hamilton Bulldogs. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. "Tigers sign Canadian center" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  4. "Sound Tigers sign Gomes to AHL contract". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  5. "CIS : Past Awards". Canadian Interuniversity Sports. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  6. "Cyclones agree to terms with Matt Sisca and Jared Gomes". 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2013-02-03.

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