Frederick Hamilton (born January 1, 1992) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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forward
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. He played six seasons in the
NHL
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, split between the
San Jose Sharks
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,
Colorado Avalanche
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,
Calgary Flames
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and
Arizona Coyotes
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, and also played internationally for Canada. Hamilton comes from a talented sports family – his younger brother
Dougie plays in the NHL for the
New Jersey Devils
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, and their parents,
Doug Hamilton and
Lynn Hamilton (née Polson), are former Canadian Olympians.
Career
Hamilton was born and raised in
Toronto
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, Ontario. He grew up playing for the Toronto Marlboros and attended
Crestwood Preparatory College
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until the 2008
Ontario Hockey League
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(OHL) draft, when he was selected in the first round by the
Niagara IceDogs
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, with their first ever draft pick. Hamilton moved to
St. Catharines
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, Ontario, where he played four seasons for the IceDogs - three of which with his brother. During this time, Hamilton graduated from
Governor Simcoe Secondary School
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with a 99% average (the highest average in the Niagara region), won the
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award
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, and attended
Brock University
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part-time. He also played internationally for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships and at the 2010 Under 18 World Championships, and for Ontario at the 2008 World Under 17 Hockey Championships.
Hamilton was selected by the
San Jose Sharks
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in the fifth round (129th overall) of the
2010 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first NHL game with the Sharks on October 21, 2013. Hamilton scored his first NHL goal on March 19, 2015, for the
Colorado Avalanche
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. Hamilton played parts of three seasons with his brother for the
Calgary Flames
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. On March 26, 2016, the Hamilton brothers became the first brothers in Flames' history to record a point on the same goal.
International play
Hamilton represented Team Ontario at the 2008 World Under 17 Hockey Championships in
Port Alberni
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, British Columbia, where they won the gold medal. He then represented Team Canada at the
2010 IIHF World U18 Championships
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in
Minsk
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, Belarus. Hamilton was named one of the three Top Players of the Tournament for the Canadian Team.
Hamilton, along with his brother, were both named to
Team Canada Canadian National Team or Team Canada may refer to:
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* Canada at the Olympics
** Canadian Olympic Committee
* Canada at the Paralympics
** Canadian Paralympic Committee
* Canada at the Commonwealth Games
* Canada at ...
at the
2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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in
Edmonton
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and
Calgary
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, Alberta. They were the first brothers to play together for Canada at the World Junior Championships since
Mike
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and
Randy Moller
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in
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
.
Team Canada won the bronze medal at the event.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Arizona Coyotes players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Calgary Flames players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Colorado Avalanche players
Lake Erie Monsters players
Niagara IceDogs players
San Jose Sharks draft picks
San Jose Sharks players
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Stockton Heat players
Worcester Sharks players
21st-century Canadian sportsmen