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

CAREER
CAREER STATS
JUSTIN SHUGG
Left Wing • Shoots Right Acquired: 2010 NHL Entry Draft
5'11" • 194 lbs. 2010-11 Team: St. Michael’s (OHL)
12/24/91 • Niagara Falls, Ont. Drafted: Carolina 2010 (6-105-4)
Selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL entry draft… Signed a three-year, entry-level
contract with the Hurricanes on 6/17/11… Totaled 215 points (101g, 114a) in 262 career Ontario Hockey
League (OHL) games over four seasons… also earned 43 points (20g, 23a) in 61 career OHL playoff games…
Came within one game of capturing three consecutives Memorial Cup championships, helping Windsor win
the Memorial Cup in back-to-back seasons in 2009 and 2010 and reaching the final game with Mississauga St.
Michael’s in 2011… Ranked 53rd among North american skaters by NHL Central Scouting heading into the
2010 draft… Notched 111 points (65g, 46a) in 70 games for Niagara Falls in 2006-07, his final season before
beginning his major junior career… Split his rookie OHL season between Oshawa and Windsor, totaling 17
points (4g, 13a) in 61 games in 2007-08… Scored 17 goals and was plus-21 in 68 regular-season games for
Windsor in 2008-09… Had nine points (5g, 4a) in Windsor’s 20-game playoff run to the 2009 OHL title, and
skated in two games at the 2009 Memorial Cup before being sidelined with a broken collarbone… in 2009-
10, totaled 79 points (39g, 40a) to rank second among Windsor skaters in regular-season scoring, behind
only Taylor Hall… Ranked 10th in the OHL in goals (39) and third in game-winning goals (10) in 2009-10…
Totaled 15 points (5g, 10a) in the 2010 OHL playoffs to help the Spitfires capture their second consecutive
IN THE SYSTEM
OHL Championship, and had seven points (2g, 5a) in four games at the Memorial Cup, as Windsor won the
tournament for the second consecutive year… 2010-11: Completed his final season of junior hockey, playing
for Mississauga St. Michael’s (OHL) after being traded from Windsor on 8/27/10… Led St. Michael’s in goals
(41), assists (45) and points (86), skating in 66 of the team’s 68 regular-season games… Ranked second in
the OHL in game-winning goals (10), fourth in plus/minus (+48), tied for fifth in shorthanded goals (4) and
tied for 15th in points… Was named OHL Player of the Week for the final week of October, after posting eight
points (5g, 3a) and a (+4) rating in three games… Played for Team OHL at the 2010 Subway Super Series
against Russia… Led St. Michael’s in plus/minus (+15) and ranked tied for second on the team in goals (10)
and points (19) during the OHL playoffs, as the Majors won the eastern Conference title before falling to
Owen Sound in Game 7 of the OHL Championship series… Was named OHL Player of the Week after posting
six points (3g, 3a) in the first four games against Owen Sound in the OHL finals… Totaled three points (2g,
1a) and was (+2) in five games for host Mississauga at the 2011 Memorial Cup, as St. Michael’s advanced
to the final game before falling to Saint John of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) by the
score of 3-1.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2006-07 Niagara Falls Minor-ON 70 65 46 111 42 – – – – –
2007-08 Oshawa OHL 38 4 10 14 10 – – – – –
Windsor OHL 23 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0
2008-09 Windsor OHL 68 17 16 33 48 20 5 4 9 16
2009-10 (a) Windsor OHL 67 39 40 79 43 18 5 10 15 10
2010-11 (b) St. Michael’s OHL 66 41 45 86 43 20 10 9 19 14
OHL Totals (4 Seasons) 262 101 114 215 146 61 20 23 43 40
(a) June 26, 2010—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL entry draft. Sixth Hurricanes pick, 105th overall, fourth round.
(b) June 17, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
CAREER
CAREER STATS
JUSTIN SORYAL
Left Wing • Shoots Left Acquired: 7/2/11, signed as a free agent
6'3" • 211 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Connecticut (AHL)
6/29/87 • Toronto, Ont. Drafted: Undrafted
Signed by the Hurricanes to a one-year, two-way contract on 7/2/11… Had 25 points (11g, 14a) and 493
penalty minutes in 189 career american Hockey League (aHL) games entering the 2011-12 season…
Played junior hockey with Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), totaling 99 points (46g, 53a)
and 455 penalty minutes in 201 career games… Spent the first three seasons of his professional career in
the New York Rangers organization after signing with New York as an undrafted free agent on 3/12/08…
Captured the OHL Championship with Peterborough in his second year of junior hockey 2005-06, skating
in 17 postseason contests for the Petes… Set OHL career highs in games played (60), goals (26), assists
(27) and points (53) with Peterborough in 2006-07, ranking first on the team in goals and fourth in points…
Ranked fifth among Peterborough skaters in goals (17), assists (22) and points (39) during his final season
of junior hockey in 2007-08… established aHL career highs in assists (7) and points (10) during his rookie
season with Hartford in 2008-09… Made his professional debut vs. Springfield (10/11/08)… earned his
first aHL point with an assist at Toronto (10/18/08)… Set his aHL career high in goals with five and led
Hartford skaters in penalty minutes (159) during the 2009-10 season… 2010-11: Completed his third
professional season with Connecticut (aHL), totaling six points (3g, 3a) in a career-hgih 79 games… Led
the Whale and ranked 11th in the aHL with 220 penalty minutes… Scored his first goal of the season vs.
Manchester (11/3)… Scored his second goal of the season at Springfield (11/19)… Had a season-high 25
penalty minutes vs. Worcester (12/4)… Netted his third goal of the year vs. Providence (1/1).
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2004-05 Peterborough OHL 29 0 1 1 54 14 0 1 1 21
2005-06 Peterborough OHL 53 3 3 6 136 17 0 1 1 16
2006-07 Peterborough OHL 60 26 27 53 125 – – – – –
2007-08 (a) Peterborough OHL 59 17 22 39 140 5 2 0 2 8
2008-09 Hartford aHL 43 3 7 10 114 – – – – –
2009-10 Hartford aHL 67 5 4 9 159 – – – – –
2010-11 (b) Connecticut aHL 79 3 3 6 220 1 0 0 0 0
AHL Totals (3 Seasons) 189 11 14 25 493 1 0 0 0 0
(a) March 12, 2008—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL entry draft. Sixth Hurricanes pick, 105th overall, fourth round.
(b) July 2, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent.
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