Jay Pandolfo
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Jay Paul Pandolfo is an American
professional ice hockey
forward
currently a member of the New York Islanders
of the National Hockey League
.He spent most of his career with the New Jersey Devils
of the National Hockey League
. His younger brother Mike
was also once a member of the Devils organization.
and played hockey for Burlington High School, where he graduated in 1992. Coincidentally, Burlington High School's mascot is a Red Devil.
He was a member of the Burlington Hockey and Skating Association's Massachusetts state champion team in 1989 for the Bantam age group. This team went on to place fifth in the US National tournament in Chicago.
Pandolfo was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 32nd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
after his first season at Boston University
. Pandolfo would play three more seasons as a star player at BU. He played 133 games there, scoring 78 goals and 89 assists for 167 points. In his last season he led Hockey East
in goals with 38 and was named to the NCAA
All-American Team, as well as being named the Hockey East Player of the Year.
It took Pandolfo two more seasons to become a regular with New Jersey, and his first full season in 1998–99 has been his best to date, scoring 14 goals and 27 points in 70 games. Pandolfo has won two Stanley Cups in New Jersey, 2000 and 2003. His best playoff season was in 2003 when he scored 6 goals and 12 points in 24 games.
During the NHL lockout in 2005 he was the assistant varsity coach for Burlington High School, in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Pandolfo became a Frank J. Selke Trophy
finalist for the first time following the 2006–07 season. He served as one of four alternate captains for the Devils for the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 seasons. Pandolfo netted his first career NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning
, in a 6–1 Devils win on October 31, 2007, which was also the first ever hat trick at the Prudential Center.
On November 30, 2007, Pandolfo's 307 consecutive games streak came to an end after suffering a pelvic injury when crashing into the boards in the Devils previous game. He had the fourth longest streak in franchise history with Travis Zajac
holding the record at more than 389 games.
The day before the free agent signing period opened on June 30, 2010, the Devils parted ways with Pandolfo, placing him on waivers and then buying out his contract.
On September 3, 2011, Pandolfo accepted an invite to the New York Islanders training camp on a tryout basis.
On October 4, 2011, Pandolfo signed with the Islanders for 1 year. On November 17th, Pandolfo scored his 100th NHL goal in a game against the Montreal Canadiens
.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
currently a member of the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.He spent most of his career with the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. His younger brother Mike
Mike Pandolfo
Mike Pandolfo is a professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. The Sabres traded his rights to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a deal during the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
was also once a member of the Devils organization.
Playing career
Pandolfo grew up in Burlington, MassachusettsBurlington, Massachusetts
Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
and played hockey for Burlington High School, where he graduated in 1992. Coincidentally, Burlington High School's mascot is a Red Devil.
He was a member of the Burlington Hockey and Skating Association's Massachusetts state champion team in 1989 for the Bantam age group. This team went on to place fifth in the US National tournament in Chicago.
Pandolfo was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 32nd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
1993 NHL Entry Draft
The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise specified.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
after his first season at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. Pandolfo would play three more seasons as a star player at BU. He played 133 games there, scoring 78 goals and 89 assists for 167 points. In his last season he led Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
in goals with 38 and was named to the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
All-American Team, as well as being named the Hockey East Player of the Year.
It took Pandolfo two more seasons to become a regular with New Jersey, and his first full season in 1998–99 has been his best to date, scoring 14 goals and 27 points in 70 games. Pandolfo has won two Stanley Cups in New Jersey, 2000 and 2003. His best playoff season was in 2003 when he scored 6 goals and 12 points in 24 games.
During the NHL lockout in 2005 he was the assistant varsity coach for Burlington High School, in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Pandolfo became a Frank J. Selke Trophy
Frank J. Selke Trophy
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game. The winner is selected by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association following the regular season. It has been awarded 33 times to...
finalist for the first time following the 2006–07 season. He served as one of four alternate captains for the Devils for the 2006–2007 and 2007–2008 seasons. Pandolfo netted his first career NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, in a 6–1 Devils win on October 31, 2007, which was also the first ever hat trick at the Prudential Center.
On November 30, 2007, Pandolfo's 307 consecutive games streak came to an end after suffering a pelvic injury when crashing into the boards in the Devils previous game. He had the fourth longest streak in franchise history with Travis Zajac
Travis Zajac
Travis Zajac is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . He was selected 20th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils....
holding the record at more than 389 games.
The day before the free agent signing period opened on June 30, 2010, the Devils parted ways with Pandolfo, placing him on waivers and then buying out his contract.
On September 3, 2011, Pandolfo accepted an invite to the New York Islanders training camp on a tryout basis.
On October 4, 2011, Pandolfo signed with the Islanders for 1 year. On November 17th, Pandolfo scored his 100th NHL goal in a game against the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
.
Hockey camp
Pandolfo runs a hockey camp in Andover, Massachusetts along with former New Jersey Devils teammate Scott GomezScott Gomez
Scott Carlos Gomez is an American ice hockey center of both Mexican and Colombian descent, currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
39 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston University | HE | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Albany River Rats | AHL | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 46 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Albany River Rats | AHL | 51 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 70 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 71 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 63 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 54 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
New Jersey Devils | NHL | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
New Jersey Devils | NHL | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 819 | 99 | 124 | 223 | 154 | 131 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic... |
United States | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group C:Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5–11. Yugoslavia was supposed to particpate in this tournament, but was prevented by the host Dutch government.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Final Round 25-28 Place:... |
United States | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||