Ric Jackman

Richard Jackman (born June 28, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jackman was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Playing career

Junior Jackman played junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1996 to 1998. He played alongside future Hart Trophy and Art Ross Trophy winner Joe Thornton.

Professional Jackman was drafted fifth overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1996 NHL entry draft. Jackman has played 231 career NHL games, scoring 19 goals and 58 assists for 77 points. His best offensive season was with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003–04, after coming over from the Toronto Maple Leafs; he scored 7 goals and 24 points in 25 games. He was traded by the Leafs for veteran defenceman Drake Berehowsky at the trade deadline.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Jackman played for Björklöven in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Returning to the Penguins in 2005–06, Jackman's blistering slapshot contributed to 6 goals and 22 assists, but did not stop him from being frequently benched. At the trade deadline in 2006, Jackman was traded to the Florida Panthers for Petr Tatíček and draft picks.

Jackman was traded from the Florida Panthers to the Anaheim Ducks on January 3, 2007, for a conditional pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks.

After parts of five seasons in the NHL, Jackman opted to sign overseas with EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria in the summer of 2007. He also played for Leksand of Allsvenskan in Sweden and Biel of the Swiss-A league. In 2010, he accepted a special invitation to play for the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) prior to joining HC Slovan Bratislava in Slovak Extraliga. On December 5, 2010, Jackman signed a 2-year deal with HC Slovan Bratislava, but since the club is struggling financially, Jackman asked to waive the contract. On July 17, 2011, Jackman officially signed with Anyang Halla of ALH for a 3-year-deal.

After two seasons, the club released Jackman due to an undisclosed reason. He then played for a year for Székesfehérvár, a Hungarian team playing in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

On August 26, 2014, the Nippon Paper Cranes, a Japanese team playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey, announced that they had signed Jackman to a one-year contract.

On June 11, 2015, the Braehead Clan of the UK EIHL announced that they had signed the former Stanley Cup winner for the 2015-16 Season.

For the 2016-17 season, Jackman remained in the UK by signing for Braehead's Elite League rivals, the Fife Flyers. After a season in Fife, Jackman confirmed his intention to retire in April 2017.

International play Internationally, Jackman has represented Team Canada. He helped Canada capture a gold medal at the 1997 World Junior Championships. Jackman also won the 2007 Spengler Cup as a member of Team Canada. He also played in 2008 & 2009 for Team Canada in the Spengler Cup.

Coaching career In June 2017, Jackman was appointed head coach of the Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The team amassed a record of 31–11–0; tying for first in the Northern Conference.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Mississauga Senators AAA GTHL 81 35 53 88 156 — — — — — 1994–95 Mississauga Senators AAA GTHL 53 20 37 57 120 — — — — — 1994–95 Richmond Hill Riot MetJHL 10 2 9 11 16 — — — — — 1995–96 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 13 29 42 97 4 1 0 1 15 1996–97 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 53 13 34 47 116 10 2 6 8 24 1997–98 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 60 33 40 73 111 — — — — — 1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 14 1 5 6 10 4 0 0 0 10 1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 71 13 17 30 106 5 0 4 4 6 1999–2000 Dallas Stars NHL 22 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 1999–2000 Michigan K-Wings IHL 50 3 16 19 51 — — — — — 2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 16 0 0 0 18 — — — — — 2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 57 9 19 28 24 — — — — — 2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 9 0 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 8 2 6 8 24 — — — — — 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 42 0 2 2 41 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 29 2 4 6 13 — — — — — 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 3 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 7 17 24 14 — — — — — 2004–05 IF Björklöven Allsv 46 13 26 39 209 — — — — — 2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 6 22 28 46 — — — — — 2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 15 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 7 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 24 1 10 11 10 7 1 1 2 2 2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 31 7 23 30 34 — — — — — 2007–08 Leksands IF Allsv 8 1 5 6 10 10 4 5 9 10 2008–09 Leksands IF Allsv 29 8 12 20 91 — — — — — 2009–10 EHC Biel NLA 47 6 14 20 113 — — — — — 2010–11 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 16 4 10 14 4 — — — — — 2010–11 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 23 3 10 13 42 7 1 2 3 4 2011–12 Anyang Halla AL 36 9 28 37 36 5 1 4 5 6 2012–13 Anyang Halla AL 41 16 38 54 28 3 1 0 1 6 2013–14 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 52 4 21 25 42 4 0 1 1 0 2014–15 Nippon Paper Cranes AL 46 13 13 26 62 — — — — — 2015–16 Braehead Clan EIHL 41 6 14 20 10 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Fife Flyers EIHL 43 2 18 20 28 2 0 0 0 2 IHL totals 192 26 57 83 191 9 0 4 4 16 NHL totals 231 19 58 77 166 7 1 1 2 2 AL totals 123 38 79 117 126 8 2 4 6 12

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Canada WJC 7 2 0 2 0 Junior totals 7 2 0 2 0

Awards and honours Award Year OHL CHL All-Rookie Team 1996 NHL Stanley Cup (Anaheim Ducks) 2007