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James Hamblin
Born (1999-04-27)April 27, 1999,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height
Weight
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2020–present

James Hamblin (born April 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Undrafted into the NHL, Hamblin played major junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, and served as the team's captain from 2017 to 2020.[1] He signed an American Hockey League contract with the Bakersfield Condors in April 2020,[2] then was signed to an NHL contract with the Oilers in March 2022.[3][4] He played in his first NHL game on November 28, 2022.[5]

Personal[]

Hamblin was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor hockey at the South Side Athletic Club before being drafted into the Western Hockey League.[5] He is the son of Tim and Gina Hamblin. His father was a physical education teacher at Leduc Composite High School, just south of Edmonton. His mother, Gina, died of cancer in 2017.[6]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 SSAC Lions AMBHL 33 8 10 18 29 11 8 4 12 6
2013–14 SSAC Lions AMBHL 31 32 30 62 50 8 6 6 12 12
2014–15 SSAC Athletics AMHL 34 10 13 23 18 4 2 4 6 0
2015–16 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 54 2 1 3 14
2016–17 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 69 23 24 47 32 11 2 3 5 0
2017–18 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 21 43 64 30
2018–19 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 33 44 77 18 6 5 2 7 6
2019–20 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 63 36 56 92 35
2020–21 Östersunds IK Div.1 22 12 13 25 10
2020–21 Bakersfield Condors AHL 38 7 8 15 2 6 0 1 1 2
2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 64 21 14 35 28 5 1 1 2 0
AHL totals 102 28 22 50 30 11 1 2 3 2

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada White U17 Gold medal icon 6 5 1 6 2
Junior totals 6 5 1 6 2

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
WHL
East First All-Star Team 2020 [7]

References[]

External links[]

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