Jesse Graham
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Jesse Graham

Hometown:

Toronto Ontario

Team:

New York Islanders

Currently Playing In:

CHL

Birthday:

1994-05-13
Position:

D
Eligible for draft:

2012
Shoots:

Right
Drafted:

2012
Height:

5-11
Acquired:

6th round (155th overall), 2012
Weight:

170 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
6.5

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History

2009-10: Jesse Graham skated for the Toronto Young Nationals minor midget team.  In 84 games he scored 14 goals with 74 assists. Graham was selected by the Niagara IceDogs in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2010 OHL Priority Draft.

2010-11: Graham played in 63 of 68 games for Niagara in his first OHL season and was part of the gold medal-winning Canada Ontario squad at the 2011 U17 World Hockey Challenge. His plus-27 plus/minus was second only to Dougie Hamilton's plus-35 amongst IceDogs defensemen and he scored 1 goal with 17 assists and had 22 penalty minutes. The IceDogs finished with the OHL's third-best record and were second to Mississauga St. Michael's in the Central Division. Niagara reached the playoff semifinals and in 14 playoff games Graham scored 1 goal with 8 assists and was plus-seven with 8 penalty minutes. In five games at the WHC he had 1 goal with 5 assists and had 2 penalty minutes.

2011-12: Graham attended Hockey Canada's U18 summer camp before returning to Niagara for his second season with the Ice Dogs. He skated in all 68 regular season games for the IceDogs and was a big part of the team's success; Niagara finished first in the Central Division and reached the OHL Finals against the London Knights. Graham finished plus-25 and scored 4 goals with 37 assists while accumulating 36 penalty minutes. In 20 playoff games he was minus-one and had 1 goal with 9 assists and 20 penalty minutes. Ranked 125th in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft, he was selected by the Islanders in the sixth round (155th overall).

 

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