Jace Coyle

Jace Coyle
Born (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990
Sparwood, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
ECHL team
Former teams		 Quad City Mallards
Texas Stars
Lake Erie Monsters
Aalborg Pirates
Sheffield Steelers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Jace Coyle (born May 24, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL.

Playing career

Coyle played four seasons (2007–2011) of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League scoring 107 points and registering 203 penalty minutes in 241 games played.

On July 1, 2010, the Dallas Stars signed Coyle to a three-year entry-level contract.[1] Coyle played within the Stars organization for affiliates the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.

At the conclusion of his contract, the Dallas Stars declined to qualify Coyle releasing him as a free agent. On July 30, 2013, Coyle was signed to a one-year contract with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL[2] and on October 16, 2013, his contract was purchased by the Fort Wayne Komets who added him to their roster prior to the start of the 2013–14 ECHL season.[3]

Midway into the season with the Komets, Coyle was loaned briefly by the Komets to the Lake Erie Monsters on January 12, 2014.[4] He finished the season in producing 31 points in 63 games from the blueline with the Komets.

On July 22, 2014, Coyle signed a one-year contract with Danish club, Aalborg Pirates of the Metal Ligaen.[5]

On May 12, 2015, Coyle signed a one-year contract for the 2015–16 season with British club the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL in following coach Paul Thompson.[6] In 64 contestes with the Steelers, Coyle would contribute with 34 points.

Coyle returned to North America after two seasons abroad, resuming his ECHL career in signing a one-year deal with the Quad City Mallards on August 17, 2016.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Spokane Chiefs WHL 52 1 8 9 23 — — — — —
2008–09 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 8 16 24 74 11 1 2 3 6
2009–10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 68 10 36 46 64 12 3 1 4 14
2010–11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 49 6 22 28 42 15 3 12 15 12
2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 48 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
2011–12 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 13 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 10 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 37 8 20 28 32 17 0 6 6 10
2013–14 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 63 8 23 31 43 11 0 3 3 4
2013–14 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Aalborg Pirates DEN 36 2 17 19 77 5 1 0 1 8
2015–16 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 64 10 24 34 28 2 1 0 1 0
AHL totals 61 1 7 8 10 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Stars sign Coyle to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Road Warriors bolster blueline with Coyle and Hegarty". Greenville Road Warriors. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Komets acquire defenseman Jace Coyle". Fort Wayne Komets. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Monsters sign Kaunisto, Coyle to PTO's". Twitter. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Aalborg sign offensive defenseman" (in Danish). Aalborg Pirates. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Thompson Lands Coyle for the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Veteran defenseman Coyle joins Mallards". ECHL. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.

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