Jared Nightingale
Nightingale with the Syracuse Crunch in 2012
Born (1982-10-03) October 3, 1982
Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Iowa Stars
Hartford Wolf Pack
Chicago Wolves
Connecticut Whale
Syracuse Crunch
Rockford IceHogs
Norfolk Admirals
Grand Rapids Griffins
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20062018

Jared Nightingale (born October 3, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who primarily played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

On January 30, 2009, Nightingale signed an AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He was re-signed by Hartford on August 23, 2010.[1] After five seasons with the affiliates of the New York Rangers organization, Nightingale was signed to an AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch on July 5, 2012.[2]

On July 22, 2013, Nightingale continued his journeyman career by signing a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs, an AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.[3]

On February 5, 2015, the Grand Rapids Griffins signed Nightingale to a professional try out. Nightingale recorded one assist in six games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, and one assist in 20 games with the Norfolk Admirals. Most recently he spent 13 games with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, where he recorded three points.[4] On February 9, 2015, Nightingale was released from his professional try out, and returned to the Norfolk Admirals.[5]

On August 26, 2015, the Toledo Walleye re-signed Nightingale to a one-year contract.[6]

Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 season with the Chicago Wolves, and having appeared in 472 regular season AHL games, Nightingale announced his retirement from professional hockey on August 31, 2017.[7]

In the 2017–18 season, Nightingale briefly came out of retirement, playing a solitary game with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL on January 21, 2018, before returning to his assistant coaching role with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League.[8]

Personal life

Nightingale's older brother, Adam, is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team, while his other brother, Jason, is Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting for the Buffalo Sabres.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Soo Indians NAHL 5 0 0 0 15
2000–01 Soo Indians NAHL 49 2 13 15 108
2001–02 Soo Indians NAHL 55 6 21 27 102
2002–03 Michigan State University CCHA 38 1 3 4 42
2003–04 Michigan State University CCHA 42 0 8 8 54
2004–05 Michigan State University CCHA 35 0 4 4 39
2005–06 Michigan State University CCHA 41 1 6 7 26
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 10 1 1 2 18
2006–07 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 11 0 1 1 22
2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 9 2 0 2 4
2007–08 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 65 3 11 14 196 3 0 0 0 8
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 2 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 5 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 22 0 6 6 106
2008–09 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49 2 5 7 121 4 0 0 0 8
2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 16 1 5 6 52 6 1 1 2 9
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 51 3 6 9 156
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 71 2 6 8 204 6 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL 67 1 9 10 110 9 0 1 1 10
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 56 2 5 7 121
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 67 1 3 4 114
2014–15 Toledo Walleye ECHL 24 2 2 4 24 14 1 1 2 11
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 20 0 1 1 32
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6 0 0 0 4
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 0 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Toledo Walleye ECHL 37 0 7 7 79 7 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 31 2 4 6 68
2016–17 Toledo Walleye ECHL 26 1 3 4 66
2016–17 Chicago Wolves AHL 12 0 1 1 18
2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 1 0 1 1 0
AHL totals 472 16 43 59 989 20 0 1 1 18

References

  1. Wolf Pack Re-Sign Defenseman Jared Nightingale - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  2. "Syracuse Crunch sign Eric Neilson and Jared Nightingale to AHL deals". Syracuse Crunch. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. "IceHogs sign veteran defenseman Nightingale". Rockford IceHogs. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. "Nightingale Signed to PTO, Nagle Released". Grand Rapids Griffins. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  5. "Blueline Shift". Grand Rapids Griffins. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  6. "Walleye re-sign captain Jared Nightingale". The Blade. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. "Jared Nightingale retires from hockey". Twitter. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  8. "Nightingale returns from retirement". Omaha Lancers. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  9. "Adam Nightingale Named Spartan Hockey Coach". msuspartans.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.


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