Corey Elkins Explained

Played For:Manglerud Star
HIFK
HC Pardubice
Los Angeles Kings
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:214
Birth Date:23 February 1985
Birth Place:West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2009
Career End:2020

Corey Alan Elkins (born February 23, 1985) is an American former ice hockey center who played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2009 to 2020, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Playing career

Undrafted, Elkins attended Keith Elementary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Elkins played collegiate hockey with Ohio State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association before signing an entry-level contract and appearing in 3 games with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)

After just two seasons within the Kings organization, Elkins left for abroad, linking up with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

On July 9, 2012, Elkins signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[1] During the 2012–13 season, Elkins was assigned to Ducks affiliates. On January 5, 2013, Elkins was granted a mutual release of his contract and returned to Europe in signing for the remainder of the year in Finland with HIFK of the SM-liiga.[2]

Elkins played 5 seasons in the Liiga with HIFK, before concluding his tenure in Finland after the 2016–17 season. As a free agent, Elkins opted to return to North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins on May 2, 2017.[3] In his return to the AHL in the 2017–18 season, Elkins did not miss a game with the Griffins, contributing with 9 goals and 20 points in 76 games.

After a first-round exit in the post-season, Elkins left Grand Rapids as a free agent, agreeing to continue his career in Germany on a one-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the DEL on May 14, 2018.[4] During preparation with the Grizzlys for the 2018–19 campaign, Elkins suffered a long-term injury, forcing him out for the entirety of the season.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Detroit CompuwareNAHL49 8 11 19 37
2003–04St. Louis Heartland EaglesUSHL57 12 17 29 36
2004–05Sioux City MusketeersUSHL58 19 23 42 2713 4 1 5 8
2005–06Ohio State University9 0 0 0 0
2006–07Ohio State UniversityCCHA26 7 7 14 10
2007–08Ohio State UniversityCCHA25 2 3 5 12
2008–09Ohio State UniversityCCHA 42 18 23 41 18
2009–10Manchester MonarchsAHL73 21 22 43 2414 3 5 8 0
2009–10Los Angeles KingsNHL3 1 0 1 0
2010–11Manchester MonarchsAHL76 18 26 44 297 2 3 5 2
2011–12HC PardubiceCZE26 6 7 13 245 2 2 4 0
2012–13Norfolk AdmiralsAHL24 3 1 4 4
2012–13Fort Wayne KometsECHL4 3 3 6 0
2012–13HIFKFIN10 3 2 5 28 3 2 5 4
2013–14HIFKFIN54 15 25 40 242 0 1 1 0
2014–15HIFKFIN60 10 21 31 281 0 0 0 0
2015–16HIFKFIN58 10 20 30 1618 7 4 11 6
2016–17HIFKFIN41 4 19 23 5514 2 5 7 8
2017–18Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL76 9 11 20 265 0 1 1 0
2019–20Manglerud Star IshockeyNOR
FIN totals223 42 87 129 12543 12 12 24 18
NHL totals3 1 0 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ducks sign center Elkins to one-year contract . . 2012-07-09 . 2012-07-09.
  2. Web site: Corey Elkins To HIFK (Finnish) . . 2013-05-01 . 2013-05-01 . Finnish . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311181238/http://hifk.fi/uutiset/tiedote-corey-elkins . March 11, 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Griffins sign Elkins . . 2017-05-02 . 2017-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170508064244/http://griffinshockey.com/news-stats/?article_id=3741 . May 8, 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Grizzlys sign center Corey Elkins . . 2018-05-14 . 2018-05-14.
  5. Web site: Jason Jaspers signs with Wolfsburg . . 2018-10-10 . 2018-10-10.