Justin Falk
Jersey Number: 44
Player information for Justin Falk
Position
Defense
Height
6'5" (196cm)
Born
October 11, 1988
Number
44
Shoots
Left
Weight
223 lbs (101kg)
Birthplace
Snowflake, Manitoba, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Played in parts of two seasons with Columbus, totaling 1-5-6 in 29 games from 2014-16.
- Had his best season as a Blue Jacket in 2015-16, collecting four assists and 17 penalty minutes in 24 contests.
- Finished his 10-year NHL career with 3-30-33 and 219 penalty minutes in 279 contests with the Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers from 2009-19.
- Made his NHL debut with Minnesota on Mar. 19, 2010 at Columbus.
- Recorded an NHL career-high in points with 1-8-9 in 47 games with Minnesota in 2011-12, including notching his first career goal on Jan. 24 at Colorado (Jean-Sebastien Giguere).
- Added 11-38-49 and 276 PIM in 296 American Hockey League contests split over parts of eight seasons with the Belleville Senators, Colorado Eagles, Rochester Americans, Lake Erie Monsters, Iowa Wild and Houston Aeros from 2008-19.
- Won the 2016 AHL Calder Cup with Lake Erie, contributing 2-7-9 in 32 regular season games.
- Played his last season of professional hockey in 2018-19 split between Ottawa as well as Colorado and Belleville in the AHL.
- Spent his junior hockey career in the Western Hockey League, combining for 7-44-51 in 191 games over four seasons split between the Calgary Hitmen and Spokane Chiefs from 2004-08.
- Helped Spokane win the 2008 WHL Championship and 2008 Memorial Cup and was named to the CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015-2016 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 24 | 24 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Minnesota in the fourth-round, 110th overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft.
- Acquired from the Wild with a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft in exchange for D Jordan Leopold on Mar. 2, 2015.