James Neal (ice hockey)
| James Neal | |||
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| Born |
September 3, 1987 Whitby, Ontario |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg; 15 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing / Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2005 Dallas Stars |
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| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
| Website | jamesneal18.com | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada |
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| IIHF World Championship | ||
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2009 Switzerland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2007 Canada | |
James Neal (born September 3, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and an alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing junior with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he was selected 33rd overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
After one season with the Stars' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Iowa Stars, Neal played his NHL rookie year with Dallas in 2008–09. During his third NHL season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he played four seasons before being traded to the Predators.
Neal started in the CYO in Oshawa, grew up playing minor hockey for the Whitby Wildcats of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA)'s Eastern AAA League. Among his minor hockey coaches was NHL and TSN broadcaster Bob McKenzie. His father, Peter, coached him for the major part of his minor hockey. After his midget season, he was selected by the Plymouth Whalers in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2003 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. Before joining the major junior ranks, he was assigned to the Bowmanville Eagles, a Junior A club of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), for the 2003–04 season.
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