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Zachary Robert Hamill (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian former professional
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. Hamill was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the
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(NHL)'s
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in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Hamill spent his entire
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(WHL) career with the
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.


Playing career


Junior

Hamill was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the
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in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft. Shortly after on October 8, 2003, he made his
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(WHL) debut against the
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. Although playing in only four regular season games in the early part of the 2003–04 season, Hamill finished with two assists before being reassigned to the Port Coquitlam Buckaroos of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League (PIJHL). He returned to the Silvertips for their 2004 WHL playoff run, playing in 20 games. The 2004–05 season was Hamill's first full WHL season, playing in 57 games. He finished his rookie season with a respectable 33 points. This season also saw Hamill represent Canada Pacific at the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in
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, Alberta. During the off-season, Hamill represented Canada at the 2005 U-18 Junior World Cup in
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, Czech Republic, and
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, Slovakia. In his
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season, Hamill continued to better his play. In December, he represented Team WHL in the 2005 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge. Hamill finished the
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with 59 points in 53 games, an average of over a point per game. Hamill's play was rewarded when on June 22, 2006, he was invited to Canada's National Junior Team Development Camp. Hamill's 2006–07 season was arguably his best. In November, Hamill once again represented Team WHL in the 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge and in January, he played in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game. Hamill was named the WHL's player of the week for the week of January 22–28, scoring 13 points in 4 games. Hamill was also named the player of the month for January after collecting 24 points in 12 games. With 93 points at the end of the season, Hamill won the
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as the WHL's leading scorer and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team. With his 61 assists and 93 points, Hamill claimed both the Silvertips' single season assists and points records. Hamill also finished the season with seven Silvertips franchise career records.


Professional

On August 8, 2007, shortly over a month after being drafted by the
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, Hamill signed his first professional contract with the organization. After attending the Bruins' training camp in
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and playing in one
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game, Hamill was returned to the Silvertips for the
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. At the completion of the Silvertips season, Hamill joined the
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, the Boston Bruins'
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(AHL) affiliate. During a recall stint with the Bruins in the 2009–10 season, Hamill was credited with his first NHL point on April 11, 2010, with an assist against the
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. During the 2010–11 season, Hamill played in three games for the Boston Bruins, earning an assist against the
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on February 9, 2011. He was recalled to Boston during the
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, where the Bruins won the
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. Although he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a Stanley Cup ring. On February 6, 2012, the Boston Bruins placed Hamill on waivers; after he cleared waivers on February 7, he was sent down to the Providence Bruins. On May 26, 2012, he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Chris Bourque. With the
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in effect, Hamill was directly assigned to the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the
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. In the 2012–13 season, he tallied 22 points in 40 games with the Bears before he was traded to the
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in exchange for forward Casey Wellman on January 31, 2013. He remained in the AHL with the
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and contributed with 18 points in 26 games. On April 11, 2013, he was reassigned on loan by the Panthers to the
Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team based in Milwaukee. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Nashville Predators. They play their homes games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther ...
. In July 2013, Hamill signed a two-way contract with the
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. He failed to make the team out of training camp and was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the
Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated with the National Hockey League's (NHL) New Jersey D ...
. Hamill had difficulty being productive in Utica, contributing 9 points in 21 games. In December 2013, Hamill was put on unconditional waivers by the Canucks after they and Hamill mutually agreed to terminate his contract. On December 24, 2013, Hamill signed a one-year contract with
Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( ), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey club based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is one of the founding members ...
of the
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(KHL). In 13 games, Hamill recorded one goal and two assists. He was not re-signed at the end of the season. On August 29, 2014, Finnish
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club HPK announced they had signed Hamill to a one-year contract. On September 4, 2015, Hamill signed an initial two-week contract with
HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). The team was the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015–16 season wit ...
of the Swiss
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. In the 2015–16 season, Hamill immediately impressed in Fribourg, earning another two-week extension, collecting five goals in his nine-game stint. On October 9, 2015, he was released by Fribourg as he was signed as a temporary injury cover for one-month to play with rivals
HC Ambrì-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the leagu ...
. He was subsequently signed for the remainder of the season in Ambrì on November 3. He featured in eight games with Ambrì before he was mutually released from his contract to play out the remainder of the season in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the
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(DEL). As a free agent over the following summer and mid-way into the 2016–17 season, Hamill belatedly signed a one-year contract in the Swedish
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, agreeing to terms with
IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2024-25 season, but h ...
on November 21, 2016.


Personal life

Hamill was born on September 23, 1988, in
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, British Columbia, to Scott and Lonnie Hamill. He has two siblings, Carson and Paisley. His brother, Carson, played junior hockey for the
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of the
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(BCHL) and currently plays at
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in
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. He attended Riverside Secondary School in Port Coquitlam.


Records

*
Everett Silvertips The Everett Silvertips are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the U.S. Division of the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and hosts games at Angel of the Winds Arena. Th ...
' franchise record for points in a season (93) *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for assists in a season (61) *Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career games played (250); Shane Harper is the current record holder *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career points (262) *Everett Silvertips' had held franchise record for career goals (87); Shane Harper is the current record holder *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career assists (175) *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff games played (62) *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff points (37) *Everett Silvertips' franchise record for career playoff assists (27)


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


Awards and honors


Transactions

*June 22, 2007 – Drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the
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in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft; *May 26, 2012 – Traded to the
Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
for Chris Bourque; *January 31, 2013 – Traded to the
Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...
for Casey Wellman; *July 25, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the
Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...
; *December 24, 2013 – Signed as a free agent by the
Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( ), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey club based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is one of the founding members ...
(KHL); *August 29, 2014 – Signed as a free agent by HPK (Liiga).


References


External links

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