Jonathan Ferland | |||
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Born |
Quebec City, QC, CAN |
February 9, 1983 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
EBEL team Former teams |
Vienna Capitals Montreal Canadiens EC VSV |
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NHL Draft | 212th overall, 2002 Montreal Canadiens |
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Playing career | 2003–present |
Jonathan Nicolas Camil Ferland (born February 9, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Ferland was the property of National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens and assigned to the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs for five seasons. He was drafted by the Habs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (7th round, 212 overall) making his NHL debut on January 3, 2006. Previously, he had played for the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
He scored his first career goal in his NHL debut, a 6–4 loss on January 3, 2006 to Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury.
After 5 seasons, Ferland left the Bulldogs and Canadiens organization moving abroad to sign with EC VSV of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on May 13, 2008.
Ferland played three seasons with Villacher SV, including captaining the club in his final season in 2010–11 season, before signing with league rivals the Vienna Capitals on July 8, 2011.