T. J. Caig is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 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...

 centre

Centre (ice hockey)

The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...

 currently playing for HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague

HYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...

 of the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Eredivisie.

Playing career

After three seasons with the University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota system located in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. As Duluth's public research university, UMD offers 13 bachelor's degrees in 74 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of...

, Caig signed for the Nijmegen Emperors in Holland where his 48 goals in all competitions made him top scorer. He then moved to German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Oberliga

Oberliga (Ice Hockey)

The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:...

 side Heilbronn Falcons, where his 39 goals ensured the team's promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...

. This was followed by a brief spell in the Austrian Hockey League

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:...

 with Graz 99ers

Graz 99ers

-Current roster: Roster Updated as of: December 30, 2010 -Former players:...

 before moving to France

France

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's Ligue Magnus

Ligue Magnus

-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...

 with Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne

Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne

The Hockey Club Neuilly-sur-Marne is a French ice hockey team based in Neuilly-sur-Marne playing in the Division 1.-History:The team currently use the name of "Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne" . The Bisons was founded in 1974 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Neuilly-sur-Marne.-Former...

. In 2009, Caig moved to North America for the first time since turning professional, signing with the CHL's Tulsa Oilers.

After leading the Oilers in goals with 23, Caig returned for a second stint the Dutch Eredivisie signing a one-year contract with HYS the Hague on September 4, 2010.

Career statistics

				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
2000–01	Penticton Panthers	BCHL British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...		60	46	66	112	90		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....		24	9	16	25	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		42	12	21	33	60		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		33	1	5	6	45		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Nijmegen Emperors	NED		20	20	24	44	60		9	9	12	21	40
2006–07	Heilbronner Falken	G.Ober Oberliga (Ice Hockey) The Oberliga is currently the third tier of ice hockey in Germany. In the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga is split in a northern and a southern group.-1948-58:...		48	39	30	69	92		6	3	7	10	25
2007–08	Heilbronner Falken	2.GBun 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...		25	9	13	22	67		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Graz 99ers Graz 99ers -Current roster: Roster Updated as of: December 30, 2010 -Former players:...	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:...		10	0	5	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne The Hockey Club Neuilly-sur-Marne is a French ice hockey team based in Neuilly-sur-Marne playing in the Division 1.-History:The team currently use the name of "Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne" . The Bisons was founded in 1974 and plays home games at the Patinoire municipale de Neuilly-sur-Marne.-Former...	FRA Ligue Magnus -Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...		26	20	23	43	75		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Tulsa Oilers	CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....		51	23	32	55	104		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HYS The Hague HYS The Hague HYS The Hague is the professional ice hockey team in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1933, the team plays in the North Sea Cup as well as competing annually in the Dutch Cup tournament. The most successful hockey team in the Netherlands during the 1960s, it broke a 40-year championship drought...	NED		41	29	79	108	91		8	7	11	18	14
CHL totals				51	23	32	55	104		—	—	—	—	—

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