2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

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CAREER STATS
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JEROME SAMSON 71
Right Wing • Shoots Right Acquired: 7/2/07, signed as a free agent
6'0" • 195 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Charlotte (AHL), Carolina (NHL)
9/4/87 • Greenfield Park, Que. Drafted: Undrafted
NHL FIRSTS: NHL HIgHS: NHL STREAKS:
game: 1/7/10; 4-2 CaR L at NSH goals: None goal Streak: None
Point: 1/7/10; 4-2 CaR L at NSH (assist) Assists: 1-4x (Last: 2/26/11; 4-3 CaR L at MTL) Assist Streak: None
goal: None Points: 1-4x (Last: 2/26/11; 4-3 CaR L at MTL) Point Streak: None
Penalty Min: 4 (3/13/10; 4-0 CaR L vs. PHX)
Originally signed by the Hurricanes as an undrafted free agent in July 2007… is
currently in the second year of a two-year contract signed on June 22, 2010… Totaled
225 points (106g, 119a) in 262 career american Hockey League (aHL) games entering
the 2011-12 season… 2004-05: earned 17 points (6g, 11a) in 63 games during his
first season of junior hockey with Moncton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(QMJHL)… 2005-06: Ranked eighth among Moncton skaters in points (52) and
seventh in goals (20) in 62 regular-season games… Team was coached by Ted Nolan
and included future NHL players Keith Yandle, Brad Marchand and Philippe dupuis…
Was tied for sixth on the team in playoff scoring with 18 points (6g, 12a), helping
the Wildcats capture the QMJHL Championship (President’s Cup) and a berth in the
Memorial Cup… Won the George Parsons Trophy (sportsmanship) at the Memorial
Cup… Past winners of the Parsons Trophy include dale Hawerchuk, Jarome iginla and
Ray Whitney… 2006-07: Ranked eighth in the QMJHL in goals (44), 15th in assists
(55) and 10th in scoring with 99 points, splitting his final season of junior hockey
between Moncton and Val-d’Or… Ranked second among QMJHL skaters in goals (14)
and fifth in points (26) during the 2007 QMJHL playoffs, helping Val-d’Or advance
to the President’s Cup Final before falling to Lewiston… Completed his three-year
junior hockey career with 70 goals, 98 assists (168 points) and 104 penalty minutes
in 196 regular-season games and 49 points (21g, 28a) in 53 career QMJHL playoff
games… 2007-08: Completed his first professional season, spending the entire year
with albany (aHL)… Made his aHL debut in albany’s season opener at Binghamton
(10/6), scoring his first professional goal, which was albany’s first goal of the season…
earned his first professional assist and had his first multi-point effort vs. Manchester
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2004-05 Moncton QMJHL 63 6 11 17 22 12 1 4 5 8
2005-06 Moncton QMJHL 62 20 32 52 46 21 6 12 18 15
2006-07 (a) Moncton QMJHL 38 19 33 52 20 – – – – –
Val-d’Or QMJHL 33 25 22 47 16 20 14 12 26 10
2007-08 albany aHL 65 21 18 39 38 7 1 1 2 2
2008-09 albany aHL 70 22 32 54 56 – – – – –
2009-10 albany aHL 74 37 41 78 66 8 6 3 9 8
Carolina NHL 7 0 2 2 10 – – – – –
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 53 26 28 54 44 – – – – –
Carolina NHL 23 0 2 2 0 – – – – –
NHL Totals (2 Seasons) 30 0 4 4 10 – – – – –
(a) July 2, 2007—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
2010-11 SEASON
Completed his second NHL season, splitting the year between Carolina (NHL) and
Charlotte (aHL)… earned two points (0g, 2a) in 23 NHL games with the Hurricanes,
establishing a new career high for NHL games played in a season… Totaled 54 points
(26g, 28a) in 53 games for Charlotte on the aHL level… Ranked fifth in the aHL in shots
(245), despite not playing in the league from 2/12 until the season’s conclusion… Was
tied for first among Charlotte Checkers skaters in game-winning goals (4)… assisted
on Ruutu’s goal and was (even) in 12:52 of ice time at MTL (2/26)… earned his first
NHL point of the season with an assist on dwyer’s goal vs. NJ (2/19)… Made his NHL
season debut and was (even) in 8:05 of ice time at aTL (2/13)… Recalled for the first
time this season on 2/13, and would remain with the Hurricanes for the rest of the
regular season… Led Charlotte with 26 goals and 54 points, and was tied for first
on the team with 28 assists at the time of his recall… Ranked first in aHL in shots
(245), third in goals (26) and fourth in points (54) in 53 games played at the time of
his recall… Played in his first career aHL all-Star Game at Hershey (1/31)… Became
the first player in the aHL to reach 20 goals this season on 1/7… Found the net in four
consecutive aHL games from 10/10-10/17… Scored the first game-winning goal in
Charlotte’s aHL history at Springfield (10/10)… Was a healthy extra on the NHL level
for three games (2/25, 3/11-3/12).
(10/19)… Netted his 20th goal of the season with a power-play tally vs. Bridgeport
(2/22)… Played in all seven of albany’s Calder Cup playoff games, earning a goal
and an assist in his aHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Philadelphia (4/16)… 2008-
09: Reached the 20-goal mark for the second consecutive aHL season, totaling 22
goals and 32 assists (54 points) in 70 games with albany… Was tied for team lead
in points (54)… Played his 100th career aHL game and scored a goal vs. Rochester
(1/24)… extended his point streak to a team-season-high seven games with a goal
at Syracuse (2/28)… Scored his 20th goal of the season vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
(3/16)… 2009-10: Skated in his first NHL season, earning two assists in seven games
on the NHL level… Led albany in goals (37), assists (41) and points (78)… Was tied for
second in the aHL in goals (37) and tied for fourth in points (78)… Was named to the
aHL’s First all-Star Team… Recalled to the NHL for the first time on 1/7… Made his
NHL debut and earned an assist during his first shift on Rod Brind’amour’s goal at NSH
(1/7)… Had a four-point night (1g, 3a) for albany vs. Binghamton (3/2), also extending
his point streak to a team-season-high eight games… Was named the Reebok/aHL
Player of the Week for the week ending March 7, after totaling seven points (3g, 4a)
in three games… earned his first career professional hat trick and added an assist at
adirondack (3/24)… Was honored as the aHL’s Player of the Month for March, after
notching 24 points (10g, 14a) in 12 games for the Rats… Skated in Carolina’s final
game of the year at BOS (4/10), before being reassigned to albany for the playoffs…
Played all eight of albany’s Calder Cup Playoff games, sharing the team lead with
nine points (6g, 3a)… Had a six-game playoff point streak from 4/18 at Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton until the Rats’ playoff finale vs. Hershey (4/29).
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