Jeremy Williams

Jeremy Williams (born January 26, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for Heilbronner Falken of the DEL2.

Playing career Williams was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs 220th overall in the 2003 NHL entry draft.

Williams scored a goal in each of his first three games in the NHL, with each game coming in a different season — he is likely the only player to achieve the odd feat. His NHL debut came on April 18, 2006, versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, which was the Leafs' last game of the season. He scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot in a 5–3 victory. The Leafs failed to qualify for the playoffs, and he was sent down to the Marlies.

He was recalled to the Leafs on February 23, 2007, and played against the Montreal Canadiens. During this game, Mats Sundin shot the puck at Montreal goaltender David Aebischer and the rebound came straight to Williams, who scored his second NHL goal in a 5–4 loss.

On April 16, 2013, Williams signed a one-year contract with Swedish team, VIK Västerås HK. He was the leading goal scorer of the Swedish second-division HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season. After three years in Sweden, he moved on to Germany, signing with Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) side Straubing Tigers on June 29, 2016.

Personal life On August 6, 2011, Jeremy Williams married longtime girlfriend, actress Ashley Leggat, who is best known for portraying Casey McDonald in the television series Life with Derek. The couple have three daughters.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Swift Current Broncos WHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Swift Current Legionnaires AAA SMHL 24 18 23 41 64 — — — — — 2001–02 Swift Current Broncos WHL 32 6 7 13 30 12 1 0 1 4 2002–03 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 41 52 93 117 4 1 0 1 6 2003–04 Swift Current Broncos WHL 68 52 49 101 82 5 2 1 3 12 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 75 16 20 36 24 5 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 55 23 33 56 77 5 1 0 1 6 2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 23 6 9 15 27 — — — — — 2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 49 18 15 33 36 — — — — — 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2008–09 Toronto Marlies AHL 46 27 13 40 29 6 0 1 1 6 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 5 2 7 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 77 32 31 63 55 — — — — — 2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 75 32 23 55 68 6 1 2 3 4 2010–11 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 35 9 8 17 46 — — — — — 2012–13 HC Sierre SUI.2 28 6 9 15 44 — — — — — 2012–13 Eispiraten Crimmitschau GER.2 24 17 13 30 71 — — — — — 2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 47 26 20 46 40 9 1 1 2 4 2014–15 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 37 17 11 28 30 3 1 0 1 4 2015–16 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 49 19 24 43 63 — — — — — 2016–17 Straubing Tigers DEL 43 19 17 36 24 — — — — — 2017–18 Straubing Tigers DEL 49 21 19 40 30 — — — — — 2017–18 Örebro HK SHL 8 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Straubing Tigers DEL 52 30 27 57 22 2 0 0 0 4 2019–20 Straubing Tigers DEL 51 20 17 37 32 — — — — — 2020–21 Straubing Tigers DEL 31 10 8 18 18 3 1 0 1 6 2021–22 Heilbronner Falken DEL2 46 26 36 62 34 13 5 5 10 6 2022–23 Heilbronner Falken DEL2 34 27 20 47 16 3 1 0 1 6 AHL totals 404 154 146 300 301 22 2 3 5 16 NHL totals 32 9 2 11 6 — — — — — DEL totals 226 100 88 188 126 5 1 0 1 10

Awards and honours Awards YearWHL East First All-Star Team 2004