Jack Connolly

Jack Connolly (born August 15, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played college hockey for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.

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 began playing for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the 2008 season. He helped UMD to their first ever NCAA Men's Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011–12, he finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points. Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years, equalling a total of 166 games. Connolly was named All-American three times and on April 6, 2012, he 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. His older brother Chris was also a teammate. In the 2014–15 season, Connolly left Leksands after 8 scoreless games to join HockeyAllsvenskan club, Rögle BK on October 9, 2014. Connolly adapted quickly to produce 30 points in 40 games to help Rögle BK gain promotion to return to the SHL.

He ended his career with Luleå HF, with whom he played six seasons.

Personal life Connolly has been married to Malaree Stauber since 2014. His father-in-law is Jamie Stauber, a member of a well-known hockey playing family from Duluth, Minnesota.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Marshall School USHS 31 37 40 77 26 — — — — — 2007–08 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 58 26 46 72 30 3 0 3 3 0 2008–09 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 43 10 19 29 47 — — — — — 2009–10 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 40 18 31 49 47 — — — — — 2010–11 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 42 18 41 59 34 — — — — — 2011–12 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 41 20 40 60 28 — — — — — 2012–13 Färjestad BK SEL 34 8 11 19 16 10 0 5 5 4 2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 55 11 12 23 45 14 1 2 3 2 2014–15 Leksands IF SHL 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Rögle BK Allsv 40 6 24 30 8 10 1 5 6 2 2015–16 Rögle BK SHL 50 9 28 37 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Rögle BK SHL 52 4 24 28 16 — — — — — 2017–18 Rögle BK SHL 52 5 14 19 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Luleå HF SHL 52 16 19 35 26 10 1 5 6 2 2019–20 Luleå HF SHL 52 5 19 24 — — — — — 2020–21 Luleå HF SHL 52 10 20 30 16 7 0 3 3 2 2021–22 Luleå HF SHL 35 10 7 17 16 17 4 5 9 4 2022–23 Luleå HF SHL 51 5 21 26 14 10 1 1 2 4 2023–24 Luleå HF SHL 52 2 14 16 8 7 2 1 3 8 SHL totals 545 85 189 274 203 75 9 22 33 26

Awards and honors

Award Year USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 2007–08 All-WCHA First Team 2009–10 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2009–10 All-WCHA First Team 2010–11 AHCA West First-Team All-American 2010–11 All-WCHA First Team 2011–12 AHCA West First-Team All-American 2011–12 Hobey Baker Award 2011–12 Premier Player of College Hockey 2011–12