Justin Abdelkader

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Justin Abdelkader
Date of birth February 25, 1987
place of birth Muskegon , Michigan , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 98 kg
position center
number #8th
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2005 , 2nd round, 42nd position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
2003-2004 Mona Shores High School
2004-2005 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
2005-2008 Michigan State University
2008-2010 Grand Rapids Griffins
since 2010 Detroit Red Wings

Justin Joseph Abdelkader (born February 25, 1987 in Muskegon , Michigan ) is an American ice hockey striker who has been under contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League since 2008 and plays for them on the position of the center .

Career

Justin Abdelkader began his career with the team at Mona Shores High School , for which he scored 37 goals in 28 games in 2003/04 and prepared another 43. He then received the Mr. Hockey Award for Best High School Player in the State of Michigan . In the summer of 2004 he moved to the US Junior League , USHL , where he played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders . He collected a total of 52 points in 60 league games in the 2004/05 season and was eighth on the top scorer list with 27 goals. In the playoffs , his performance decreased and remained without a goal. Nevertheless, he was able to celebrate winning the Clark Cup , the US junior championship, with the RoughRiders .

Shortly thereafter, Abdelkader was selected in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round at position 42. But he first went to Michigan State University in the fall and played for their ice hockey team, the Michigan State Spartans. With ten goals and twelve assists , he had a solid debut season, but was promoted to a leading player in the team in his second year. The Spartans were able to move into the Frozen Four final series of the NCAA , where they were able to win the American college championship in the final with the winning goal by Abdelkader 18 seconds before the end. Abdelkader was then named the best player of the final tournament. In addition, he joined the US U20 national team in January 2007 at the Junior World Championship , where they won the bronze medal.

In his third year at Michigan State University he was alternate captain of the Spartans and finished second in the team's internal scorer list with 40 points in the 2007/08 season. At the end of the season, he was named the best defensive striker by the CCHA and also received the Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award for his charitable work .

Just a few weeks later, he received a trial contract with the Detroit Red Wings for an NHL game, which he completed on April 3, 2008, before signing a three-year contract the next day. At the beginning of the 2008/09 season , Abdelkader was sent to the Grand Rapids Griffins , the Detroit farm team , in the AHL , where he should gain further experience. In Grand Rapids he performed well on the offensive, but above all his physical and defensive game was convincing, which is why he was appointed to the NHL for two appearances and was elected to the AHL All-Rookie Team at the end of the season . In the playoffs he scored six times within six games in the first round, but remained unsuccessful in the following series against the Manitoba Moose . After the Griffins were eliminated, Abdelkader was brought to the Detroit Red Wings, where he took the place of the injured Tomáš Kopecký in the regular squad.

As a result, Abdelkader established himself in the Red Wings squad and signed a new four-year contract in September 2012, which was prematurely extended for a further seven years in November 2015. He also represented Team USA at the 2012 and 2014 World Championships and at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey .

Justin Abdelkader is considered a talented two-way striker who has a well-trained physical game but has weaknesses on the offensive.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2004 Mr. Hockey Award
  • 2005 USHL All-Star Game
  • 2005 Clark Cup win with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
  • 2006 CCHA All-Rookie Team
  • 2007 NCAA Division I Championship with Michigan State University
  • 2007 NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
  • 2007 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
  • 2008 CCHA Best Defensive Forward
  • 2008 CCHA Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award
  • 2008 AHL Rookie of the Month for October
  • 2009 AHL All-Rookie Team

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2003/04 Mona Shores High School High MI 28 37 43 80 - - - - -
2004/05 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 60 27 25th 52 86 11 0 4th 4th 8th
2005/06 Michigan State University CCHA 44 10 12 22nd 83
2006/07 Michigan State University CCHA 38 15th 18th 33 91
2007/08 Michigan State University CCHA 42 19th 21st 40 107
2007/08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2008/09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 76 24 28 52 102 10 6th 2 8th 23
2008/09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 1 3 0
2009/10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 33 11 13 24 86 - - - - -
2009/10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 3 3 6th 35 11 1 1 2 36
2010/11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 7th 12 19th 61 11 0 0 0 22nd
2011/12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 8th 14th 22nd 62 5 0 0 0 2
2012/13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 10 3 13 34 12 2 1 3 33
2013/14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 18th 28 31 5 0 2 2 6th
2014/15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 23 21st 44 72 5 0 2 2 6th
2015/16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 19th 23 42 120 5 1 0 1 35
2016/17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 7th 14th 21st 50 - - - - -
2017/18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 13 22nd 35 78 - - - - -
2018/19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 6th 13 19th 38 - - - - -
2019/20 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 0 3 3 25th - - - - -
NCAA overall 124 44 51 95 281
AHL total 109 35 41 76 188 10 6th 2 8th 23
NHL overall 739 106 146 252 608 64 6th 7th 13 140

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2007 United States U20 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 0 2 2 10
2012 United States WM 7th place 8th 1 3 4th 4th
2014 United States WM 6th place 7th 3 1 4th 31
2016 United States World cup 7th place 3 1 0 1 2
Juniors overall 7th 0 2 2 10
Men overall 18th 5 4th 9 37

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Abdelkader, Justin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abdelkader, Justin Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey striker
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Muskegon , Michigan