Justin Shugg Explained

Justin Shugg
Birth Date:24 December 1991
Birth Place:Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Right
League:Retired
Played For:Carolina Hurricanes
Dinamo Riga
Augsburger Panther
Kölner Haie
EHC München
SaiPa
Draft:105th overall
Draft Year:2010
Draft Team:Carolina Hurricanes
Career Start:2011
Career End:2021

Justin Shugg (born December 24, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Shugg was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Shugg played four seasons (2007-2011) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he scored 101 goals and 115 assists for 216 points and registered 146 penalty minutes in 262 games played.

On June 17, 2011, the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Shugg to a three-year entry-level contract[1] and sent him to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 2014–15, he saw the ice in three NHL contests for the Hurricanes.

At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and not offered a new contract with the Hurricanes, Shugg as a free agent left North America and accepted an initial try-out contract with Latvian club, Dinamo Riga of the KHL on July 27, 2016.[2] After 33 KHL contests, including two goals and nine assists, he parted company with Dinamo on December 13, 2016.[3] Some days later, he signed a deal with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[4]

After playing out the season with Augsburger, Shugg opted to remain in Germany, signing a one-year deal with Kölner Haie on June 8, 2017.[5] In the following 2017–18 season, Shugg continued showing his offensive touch in the DEL, contributing with 16 goals and 37 points in 52 games with the Sharks.

He joined his third German club, in his third season, agreeing to a one-year contract with reigning three-time champions EHC München on June 19, 2018.[6]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Oshawa GeneralsOHL384101410
2007–08Windsor SpitfiresOHL23033230000
2008–09Windsor SpitfiresOHL68171633482054916
2009–10Windsor SpitfiresOHL6739407943185101510
2010–11Mississauga St. Michael's MajorsOHL664146874320 10 9 19 14
2011–12Florida EverbladesECHL114812811 7 5 12 8
2011–12Charlotte CheckersAHL33581312
2012–13Florida EverbladesECHL1911112220
2012–13Charlotte CheckersAHL3971421104 2 0 2 0
2013–14Charlotte CheckersAHL7516223826
2014–15Charlotte CheckersAHL6521224328
2014–15Carolina HurricanesNHL30002
2015–16Charlotte CheckersAHL5913223536
2016–17Dinamo RigaKHL3329116
2016–17Augsburger PantherDEL20891786 2 4 6 0
2017–18Kölner HaieDEL5216213734
2018–19EHC MünchenDEL46923323414 4 2 6 8
2019–20EHC MünchenDEL131126
2019–20SaiPaLiiga161564
NHL totals30002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hurricanes sign Justin Shugg to entry-level deal . canescountry.com . 2011-06-17 . 2011-06-17.
  2. Web site: "Dinamo" pievienojas kanādietis un amerikānis, prom pieci uzbrucēji . Dinamo signs American and Canadian on trial . sportacentrs.com . 2016-07-27 . 2016-07-27 . Latvian.
  3. News: Rīgas "Dinamo" šķiras no diviem viesspēlētājiem. TVNET. 2016-12-16.
  4. Web site: Panther verpflichten Angreifer Justin Shugg - News - Augsburger Panther. www.aev-panther.de. 2016-12-21.
  5. Web site: Justin Shugg moves to Cologne . . 2017-06-08 . 2017-06-08 . German.
  6. Web site: . Red Bulls sign Justin Shugg . 2018-06-19 . 2018-06-19 . German.