Jeremy Welsh (born April 30, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing under contract with Romanian Erste Liga side HSC Csíkszereda. Welsh was most recently with UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers, Cracovia of the Polska Hokej Liga (PHL) and formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues.

Jeremy Welsh
Born (1988-04-30) April 30, 1988 (age 36)
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Erste Liga team
Former teams
HSC Csíkszereda
Carolina Hurricanes
Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Fischtown Pinguins
Düsseldorfer EG
HC Dynamo Pardubice
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Krefeld Pinguine
Cracovia
Nottingham Panthers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

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Welsh signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on April 5, 2012[1] and played in his first NHL game two days later against the Florida Panthers.[2] Prior to the start of the 2013–14 season Welsh was traded, along with Zac Dalpe, to the Canucks in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and a fourth round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft.[3]

Welsh scored his first NHL goal with the Canucks on November 22, 2013, against Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On July 21, 2014, Welsh signed a one-year, two-way deal as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.[4]

After two seasons within the Blues organization, Welsh left to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with new German DEL entrant, the Fischtown Pinguins on September 1, 2016.[5] In his debut season in Germany in 2016–17, Welsh enjoyed a productive season in compiling 13 goals and 29 points in 36 games.

At the conclusion of his contract, Welsh opted to continue in the DEL, in agreeing to a one-year deal as a free agent with Düsseldorfer EG on May 17, 2017.[6]

As a free agent to begin the 2018–19 season, Welsh agreed to a try-out contract with Czech outfit, HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga on November 23, 2018.[7] Welsh made 4 appearances for Pardubice, collecting 1 assist, before ending his trial with the club and returning to the DEL in securing a one-year deal for the remainder of the season with Grizzlys Wolfsburg on December 10, 2018.[8] Welsh contributed to Wolfsburg offensively with 18 points in 26 games before leaving as a free agent at the conclusion of the season on March 8, 2019.[9]

On May 5, 2019, Welsh opted to continue in the DEL, signing a one-year contract with his fourth top flight club, Krefeld Pinguine.[10]

After spending the 2020–21 season in Poland with Cracovia, Welsh agreed to join UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers for the 2021–22 season.[11]

After two years with Nottingham, Welsh joined Romanian Erste Liga side HSC Csíkszereda in October 2023.

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Oakville Blades OJHL 48 17 35 52 26
2008–09 Oakville Blades OJHL 49 36 47 83 38
2009–10 Union Dutchmen ECAC 39 10 9 19 45
2010–11 Union Dutchmen ECAC 40 16 21 37 34
2011–12 Union Dutchmen ECAC 40 27 17 44 47
2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 0 0 0 4
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69 14 12 26 16 5 0 3 3 2
2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 5 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 49 7 8 15 14
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 19 1 0 1 6
2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 75 20 21 41 32 5 1 1 2 2
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 74 15 13 28 54
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 36 13 16 29 33 6 3 1 4 25
2017–18 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 49 10 10 20 8
2018–19 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 4 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 26 7 11 18 8
2019–20 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 45 7 8 15 12
2020–21 Cracovia Polska Hokej Liga 12 2 3 5 6 17 4 8 12 2
2021–22 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 53 17 40 57 8 2 1 1 2 0
2022–23 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 49 9 23 32 12 4 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 27 1 1 2 12

Awards and honors

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Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team 2010–11
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2011–12
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2011–12
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2012 [12]

References

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  1. ^ Terrell Williams (April 5, 2012). "Canes Sign Jeremy Welsh to Entry-Level Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Panthers 4, Hurricanes 1". Carolina Hurricanes. April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Canucks acquire Zac Dalpe, Jeremy Welsh from Hurricanes". CBC. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. ^ "Blues sign Welsh to one-year, two way deal". St. Louis Blues. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. ^ "Surprise acquisition in Fischtown" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  6. ^ "DEG sign Jeremy Welsh from Fischtown" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  7. ^ "Dynamo offense strengthens with Jeremy Welsh" (in Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jeremy Welsh becomes a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Further personnel decisions taken by Wolfsburg". Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  10. ^ "Jeremy Welsh changes to Krefeld" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  11. ^ "210612 | Welsh - Nottingham Panthers". Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  12. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
2012
Succeeded by