Justin Williams
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Williams with the Capitals in 2016.
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| Born |
October 4, 1981 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 28th overall, 2000 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| World Championships | ||
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2004 Prague | |
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2007 Moscow | |
Justin Williams (born October 4, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes.
He has won the Stanley Cup three times, in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes, and in 2012 and 2014 with the Los Angeles Kings. He has played seven Game 7 playoff games in his NHL career, with his team sporting a 7–0 record in these games. He currently shares a playoff record with Glenn Anderson for the most Game 7 goals in NHL history with seven, and has the outright record for most Game 7 points with 14, which has earned him the nickname "Mr. Game 7." He has also won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player in 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs with the Kings.
Williams grew up in Cobourg, Ontario, and played minor hockey in nearby Port Hope of the OMHA before gaining a reputation as a skilled playmaker with the Cobourg Cougars of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1997–98. His favourite players growing up were Sergei Fedorov and Wayne Gretzky.
Williams was drafted in the sixth round, 125th overall, by the Plymouth Whalers in the 1998 OHL Priority Selection. Williams was signed as a 16-year-old by the Whalers and split time between the OHL club and their affiliate Compuware Jr. A. club (NAHL) in the 1998–99 season. He finished his Juniors hockey with two seasons played for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League.
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