Player's Profile
- Name: Connor James
- Position: LW
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Birthdate: 1982-08-25
- Eligible for Draft: 2000
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
- Acquired:
- Playing In: Pro
Connor James
Prospect Grade: 6.0 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: David A. Rainer
History
9th round (#279th overall), 2002 by Los Angeles
2002-03: Continued to improve on already impressive numbers. Was elected to the Denver Cup All-star team where he had 1 goal and 3 assists in 2 games.
2003-04: Finished up his college eligibility with Denver U. He has taken on a larger role with the Pioneers. James experienced an up and down season for the University of Denver, struggling to start the season, then hitting his stride before going down with a broken fibula. James would save his best for last, leading Denver U. to a Championship with an assist on the game winning goal. Was named to the All Tournament Team and took home the WCHA Student Athlete of the Year award. Graduated college and will be battling for a roster spot during the offseason.
2004-05: One of the top scoring threats in the ECHL with 46 points in 51 games. Earned the occassional call-up to the AHL to fill in for injured Monarchs and earned three points in 14 games. Will battle for a forward spot in Manchester but likely will spend another season shuffling between the AHL and ECHL.
Talent Analysis
When James came to Denver he was touted to be a pure goal scorer. He has proven to be this and a whole lot more. James is on the small side, but extremely fast and an excellent skater. He has a great work ethic and is constantly looking to improve his game, both offensively and defensively, garnering significant time on the penalty kill. He is skilled with a non-stop motor, creating tough match-up problems for the competition. A team leader as demonstrated in the 2004 NCAA Hockey Championships where he would lead the Pioneers to victory on a broken leg.
Future
His pure speed and skating ability should earn him some looks at making the roster straight out of college. James's consistently great plus/minus and improving goal totals throughout his career suggests a short learning curve. However, that curve is also shallow as you pretty much already know what you're going to get from James - a speedster with some good manueverability and elusiveness.
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Profile Last Updated: July, 1st 2009
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