Jonathan Ferland Explained

Caption:Ferland with EC VSV in 2011
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:214
Team:Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5
League:LNAH
Former Teams:Montreal Canadiens
EC VSV
Vienna Capitals
Belfast Giants
Birth Date:February 9, 1983
Birth Place:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Draft:212th overall
Draft Year:2002
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Career Start:2003

Jonathan Nicolas Camil Ferland (born February 9, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 in the LNAH. Before this, Ferland played two seasons with the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Ferland previously played for and captained the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He currently coaches the St Patrick's High School U17Major and the RSEQ Hockey Team in Quebec City Canada

Playing career

Ferland was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1996 and 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Beauce, Quebec.[1]

Ferland was the property of National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens and assigned to the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs for five seasons. He was drafted by the Canadiens in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 212 overall) making his NHL debut on January 3, 2006. Previously, he had played for the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

He scored his first career goal in his NHL debut, a 6–4 loss on January 3, 2006, to Pittsburgh's Marc-André Fleury.

After 5 seasons, Ferland left the Bulldogs and Canadiens organization moving abroad to sign with EC VSV of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on May 13, 2008.[2]

Ferland played three seasons with Villacher SV, including captaining the club in his final season in 2010–11 season, before signing with league rivals the Vienna Capitals on July 8, 2011.[3]

After six seasons in Vienna, Ferland left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with Northern Irish club, the Belfast Giants of the EIHL on July 12, 2017.[4]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Lévis CommandeursQMAAA4218173550
Moncton WildcatsQMJHL5236921110110
2000–01QMJHL701711281351304447
2001–02Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL5528467410410210128
2002–03Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL68454489941145916
2003–04Hamilton BulldogsAHL705101543100006
2004–05Hamilton BulldogsAHL6268142440004
2005–06Hamilton BulldogsAHL39781565
2005–06Montreal CanadiensNHL71012
2006–07Hamilton BulldogsAHL78231437872236919
2007–08Hamilton BulldogsAHL8016244097
2008–09EC VSV5320284811062 2 4 18
2009–10EC VSVAUT 401526411725 3 3 6 8
2010–11EC VSVAUT 5118224011310 3 4 7 24
2011–12AUT 40242448997 6 3 9 12
2012–13Vienna Capitals AUT 21771426 15 6 5 11 26
2013–14Vienna Capitals AUT 5323224544 5 12 3 8
2014–15Vienna Capitals AUT 5215213653 15 4 8 12 10
2015–16Vienna Capitals AUT 388152364 3 01 1 0
2016–17Vienna Capitals AUT 5317 234043 12 3 1 4 13
2017–184714213586 2 20 2 2
2018–19Belfast Giants EIHL 508 111948 4 3 0 3 2
2019–2026591430
2021–22Saint–Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 30 002 5 0 0 0 6
AHL totals 3295764121316 36 3 6 9 69
NHL totals 71012
AUT totals 401147188355724 78 28 29 57 119

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-11. 6 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Ferland sign with EC VSV . . 2008-05-13 . 2008-05-13 . German .
  3. Web site: Vienna Capitals bring in striker Jonathan Ferland . . 2011-07-08 . 2011-07-08.
  4. Web site: Giants add two more to roster . . 2017-07-12 . 2017-07-12 .