Quick Facts
Biography
John Albert (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. He has formerly played with the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round (175th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Albert was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Playing career
Prior to turning professional, Albert played NCAA college hockey with Ohio State University.
On July 20, 2011, Albert signed on to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the St. John's IceCaps for the 2011–12 AHL season. Albert scored his first NHL goal on December 2, 2013 against Cam Talbot of the New York Rangers, one day after being recalled by the Winnipeg Jets, it was also his first shot on goal in the league.
On June 29, 2015, Albert was given a qualifying offer, in order for the Jets to retain his negotiation rights. Albert was later signed to an AHL contract with the Jet's new affiliate, the Manitoba Moose on September 16, 2015. After attending the Jets training camp on a try-out, he joined the Manitoba Moose and was named team captain.
On July 3, 2016, Albert ended his long tenure within the Thrashers/Jets organization, opted to pursue a career abroad with Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | NAHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 36 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 41 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 42 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 39 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 37 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 64 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 63 | 29 | 17 | 45 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 66 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 66 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States | U17 |  | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2007 | United States | WJC18 | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||