John-Michael Liles
John -Michael Liles ( born November 25, 1980 in Indianapolis, Indiana ) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since January 2014 with the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
John -Michael Liles played in his time at the high school for the Culver Academy Eagles in the high school state championship Indiana. 1997 he moved to the U.S. National Team Development Program. Here he played in various junior leagues.
From 1999 to 2003 Liles graduated from Michigan State University. In the Michigan State Spartans called Hockey Team, he was for four years the best defender. In his last two years he has even been top scorer of his team and the league top scoring defender. Numerous awards by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The left- shooter was also a finalist in the award of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. In 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected in the fifth round at 159th place by the Colorado Avalanche.
At the end of the 2002/ 03 Liles played for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League and was there made his professional debut. The next year he was in the squad then the Avalanche and played his first season in the National Hockey League. Again he showed his skills and made often with Rob Blake a Verteidigerduo. Then Liles was elected team in the NHL All- Rookie. The next season did not take place due to the lockout, so he was initially without a team. In early 2005 he signed a contract with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Here he added, together with Mike York, who also bridged the year in Europe, the relegation of the Sauerland.
For the 2005/06 season Liles returned to Colorado, where he was in the early stages of the season top scorer of the team. In the summer of 2006 he extended his contract by two years. In Colorado, the defender played an important role in the power play and was praised for its good build passes. Therefore followed on 30 June 2008 a new contract extension, this time for four years, where he is earning 16 million U.S. dollars. On 24 June 2011 the defender was released to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2012.
Internationally
Liles played its first match at the World Cup of Hockey 2004 for the U.S. national team at senior level. At the Ice Hockey World Championship for Men 2005, he was sixth with Team USA. He also belonged to the squad of the United States at the Olympic Winter Games 2006 in Turin.
Awards and achievements
- 2002 CCHA First All -Star Team
- 2002 CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman
- 2002 NCAA West Second All-American Team
- 2003 CCHA First All -Star Team
- 2003 CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman
- 2003 NCAA West First All-American Team
- 2004 NHL All- Rookie Team
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- World Cup of Hockey 2004
- World Championship 2005
- Winter Olympics 2006
- World Cup 2009
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )