James Wisniewski #21

Inactive, former Defenseman Team Logo

Carolina Hurricanes

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Player Information

The 41-year-old had 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 1 games in his last season. Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round (No. 156) of the 2002 NHL Draft, he had 274 points (53 goals, 221 assists) in 552 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, New York Islanders, Montréal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes and 7 points (1 goals, 6 assists) in 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	USA
Age:	41.6 yrs (21.02.1984)
Height / Weight:	180 cm / 92 kg
Shoots:
Drafted:	156th in 2002
Draft Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Awards:	-

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83

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Season by Season Ratings:

James Wisniewski

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
08.10.2015	Predators	1	0	0	0	0	0:46	0		0
Total		1	0	0	0	0		0	0.0%	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2005-06	Blackhawks	19	2	5	7	0	15:52	25	8.0%	36
2006-07	Blackhawks	50	2	8	10	3	19:00	55	3.6%	39
2007-08	Blackhawks	68	7	19	26	12	17:00	82	8.5%	103
2008-09	Blackhawks	31	2	11	13	6	19:15	70	2.9%	14
2008-09	Ducks	17	1	10	11	3	20:56	19	5.3%	16
2009-10	Ducks	69	3	27	30	-5	24:21	146	2.1%	56
2010-11	Islanders	32	3	18	21	-18	23:15	71	4.2%	18
2010-11	Canadiens	43	7	23	30	4	22:43	87	8.0%	20
2011-12	Blue Jackets	48	6	21	27	-13	24:48	99	6.1%	37
2012-13	Blue Jackets	30	5	9	14	-1	22:49	62	8.1%	15
2013-14	Blue Jackets	75	7	44	51	0	22:37	166	4.2%	61
2014-15	Blue Jackets	56	8	21	29	-10	21:25	127	6.3%	34
2014-15	Ducks	13	0	5	5	-3	20:13	20	0.0%	10
2015-16	Hurricanes	1	0	0	0	0	0:46	0		0
Total		552	53	221	274	-22		1029	5.2%	459

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2008-09	Ducks	12	1	2	3	0	20:22	16	6.2%	10
2010-11	Canadiens	6	0	2	2	-3	22:22	7	0.0%	7
2013-14	Blue Jackets	6	0	2	2	-7	24:45	12	0.0%	10
Total		24	1	6	7	-10		35	2.9%	27

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