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Sean Avery

current status: Unrestricted Free Agent (Group III)

LW | 5'10", 195 lbs. |

Birth Date:April 10, 1980 (33 years old)
Place of Birth:North York, Ont.
Shoots:L

Experience:10 years
Drafted:Signed by Detroit in 1999.

Movements & Injuries

2012
3/07/2012	Released by the New York Rangers.
2011
12/31/2011	Assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
12/30/2011	Placed on waivers by the New York Rangers.
11/01/2011	Recalled from Connecticut (AHL).
10/31/2011	Placed on re-entry waivers by the New York Rangers.
10/04/2011	Placed on waivers by the New York Rangers.
2010
4/11/2010	Missed the last 7 regular season games (knee injury).
3/29/2010	Knee injury, day-to-day.
2009
11/01/2009	Missed 1 game (knee injury).
10/30/2009	Knee injury, day-to-day.
10/11/2009	Missed 4 games (sprained right knee).
10/01/2009	Sprained right knee, day-to-day.
3/03/2009	Claimed off waivers from the Dallas Stars.
2/10/2009	Assigned to Hartford (AHL).
2008
12/05/2008	Suspended by the NHL for 6 games.
12/02/2008	Suspended by the NHL indefinitely.
7/02/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Stars to a four-year contract.
5/04/2008	Missed Game 4 and 5 of Round Two against the Pittsburgh Penguins (lacerated spleen).
4/30/2008	Lacerated spleen, sidelined indefinitely.
1/16/2008	Missed 4 games (bruised hand).
1/08/2008	Bruised hand, day-to-day.
2007
12/23/2007	Missed 11 games (wrist surgery).
11/28/2007	Wrist surgery, sidelined indefinitely.
11/13/2007	Fined $2,500 by the NHL.
11/03/2007	Missed 10 games (separated right shoulder).
10/07/2007	Separated right shoulder, early November.
10/06/2007	Right shoulder injury, left Saturday's game.
8/01/2007	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New York Rangers to a one-year contract.
2/05/2007	Acquired from the Los Angeles Kings.
2006
7/24/2006	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings to a one-year contract.
2005
11/15/2005	Fined $1,000 by the NHL for diving.
10/23/2005	Missed 1 game (sprained ankle).
10/20/2005	Sprained ankle, day-to-day.
2/11/2005	NHL lockout: Signed by the Motor City Mechanics (UHL).
2004
11/24/2004	NHL lockout: Signed with the Pelicans Lahti of the SM-Liiga (Finland).
7/31/2004	Re-signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a two-year contract.
6/30/2004	Los Angeles Kings tendered a qualifying offer.
2/03/2004	Missed 3 games (leg injury).
1/28/2004	Leg injury, day-to-day.
2003
8/01/2003	Re-signed by the Los Angeles Kings to a one-year contract.
4/07/2003	Assigned to Manchester (AHL).
3/12/2003	Recalled from Manchester (AHL).
3/11/2003	Re-assigned to Manchester (AHL).
3/11/2003	Acquired from the Detroit Red Wings.
2/25/2003	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
2002
11/18/2002	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
11/11/2002	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
10/25/2002	Recalled from Grand Rapids (AHL).
10/18/2002	Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL).
4/14/2002	Missed 1 game (ankle injury).
4/13/2002	Ankle injury, day-to-day.
3/21/2002	Recalled from Cincinnati (AHL).
3/19/2002	Assigned to Cincinnati (AHL).
2/04/2002	Recalled from Cincinnati (AHL).
1/31/2002	Assigned to Cincinnati (AHL).
1/28/2002	Recalled from Cincinnati (AHL).
1/18/2002	Assigned to Cincinnati (AHL).
2001
12/19/2001	Recalled from Cincinnati (AHL).
10/02/2001	Assigned to Cincinnati (AHL).
2000
9/30/2000	Assigned to Cincinnati (AHL).

Career Transactions

2009
3/03/2009	Claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers from the Dallas Stars.
2008
7/02/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Stars.
2007
2/05/2007	Los Angeles Kings traded Sean Avery and John Seymour to the New York Rangers for Jason Ward, Marc-Andre Cliche and Jan Marek.
2003
3/11/2003	Los Angeles Kings traded Mathieu Schneider to the Detroit Red Wings for Sean Avery, Maxim Kuznetsov, a 1st round selection (Jeff Tambellini) in 2003 and a 2nd round selection in 2004.
1999
9/21/1999	Signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2011-12	NY Rangers	NHL	15	3	0	3	2	21	0	0	1	7:00	15	0.20
	Connecticut	AHL	7	2	1	3	1	39	0	0	-	-	18	0.43
2010-11	NY Rangers	NHL	76	3	21	24	-4	174	0	0	1	11:14	137	0.32
2009-10	NY Rangers	NHL	69	11	20	31	0	160	3	0	1	13:22	139	0.45
2008-09	NY Rangers	NHL	18	5	7	12	4	34	2	0	0	16:44	50	0.67
	Dallas	NHL	23	3	7	10	2	77	0	0	0	14:58	49	0.43
	Total Dal/NYR	NHL	41	8	14	22	6	111	2	0	0	15:45	99	0.54
	Hartford	AHL	8	2	1	3	-2	8	0	0	-	-	-	0.38
2007-08	NY Rangers	NHL	57	15	18	33	6	154	2	0	4	15:50	125	0.58
2006-07	NY Rangers	NHL	29	8	12	20	11	58	1	0	0	17:48	89	0.69
	Los Angeles	NHL	55	10	18	28	-10	116	1	1	2	16:51	160	0.51
	Total LA/NYR	NHL	84	18	30	48	1	174	2	1	2	17:11	249	0.57
2005-06	Los Angeles	NHL	75	15	24	39	-5	257	1	3	1	13:36	189	0.52
2004-05	Motor City	UHL	16	15	11	26	19	149	4	2	3	-	71	1.63
	Pelicans	Fin	2	3	0	3	-3	26	-	-	-	-	-	1.50
2003-04	Los Angeles	NHL	76	9	19	28	2	261	0	0	2	11:41	125	0.37
2002-03	Los Angeles	NHL	12	1	3	4	0	33	0	0	0	13:50	19	0.33
	Detroit	NHL	39	5	6	11	7	120	0	0	2	7:03	40	0.28
	Total Det/LA	NHL	51	6	9	15	7	153	0	0	2	8:39	59	0.29
	Manchester	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Grand Rapids	AHL	15	6	6	12	2	82	2	0	1	-	55	0.80
2001-02	Detroit	NHL	36	2	2	4	1	68	0	0	1	7:51	30	0.11
	Cincinnati	AHL	36	14	7	21	-4	106	6	0	5	-	75	0.58
2000-01	Cincinnati	AHL	58	8	15	23	17	304	1	0	1	-	121	0.40
1999-00	Kingston	OHL	55	28	56	84	13	215	9	2	5	-	-	1.53
1998-99	Kingston	OHL	33	14	25	39	-	88	-	-	-	-	-	1.18
	Owen Sound	OHL	28	22	23	45	-	70	-	-	-	-	-	1.61
	Total OS/Kgn	OHL	61	36	48	84	-	158	-	-	-	-	-	1.38
1997-98	Owen Sound	OHL	47	13	41	54	-	105	-	-	-	-	-	1.15
1996-97	Owen Sound	OHL	58	10	21	31	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	0.53
	Markham	OJHL	1	0	0	0	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
1995-96	Markham	OMHA	70	34	81	115	-	180	-	-	-	-	-	1.64
NHL	Total	NHL	580	90	157	247	16	1533	10	4	15	-	1167	0.43
AHL	Total	AHL	124	32	30	62	14	539	9	0	-	-	-	0.50
UHL	Total	UHL	16	15	11	26	19	149	4	2	3	-	71	1.63
OHL	Total	OHL	221	87	166	253	-	564	-	-	-	-	-	1.14
Fin	Total	Fin	2	3	0	3	-3	26	-	-	-	-	-	1.50
OJHL	Total	OJHL	1	0	0	0	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
OMHA	Total	OMHA	70	34	81	115	-	180	-	-	-	-	-	1.64

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2011-12	NY Rangers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Connecticut	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	NY Rangers	NHL	4	0	1	1	-1	12	0	0	0	12:22	7	0.25
2009-10	NY Rangers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	NY Rangers	NHL	6	0	2	2	-3	24	0	0	0	17:38	15	0.33
	Hartford	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	NY Rangers	NHL	8	4	3	7	3	6	1	0	1	-	13	0.88
2006-07	NY Rangers	NHL	10	1	4	5	-3	27	0	0	0	19:26	42	0.50
2005-06	Los Angeles	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Motor City	UHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Pelicans	Fin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Los Angeles	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Los Angeles	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Manchester	AHL	3	2	1	3	-2	8	1	0	0	-	10	1.00
	Grand Rapids	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2001-02	Detroit	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Cincinnati	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2000-01	Cincinnati	AHL	4	1	0	1	-1	19	0	0	0	-	6	0.25
1999-00	Kingston	OHL	5	2	2	4	-4	26	1	0	0	-	-	0.80
1998-99	Kingston	OHL	5	2	2	4	-	26	-	-	-	-	-	0.80
1997-98	Owen Sound	OHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1996-97	Owen Sound	OHL	4	1	0	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.25
	Markham	OJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1995-96	Markham	OMHA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
NHL	Total	NHL	28	5	10	15	-4	69	1	0	1	-	77	0.54
AHL	Total	AHL	7	3	1	4	-3	27	1	0	0	-	16	0.57
OHL	Total	OHL	14	5	4	9	-	56	-	-	-	-	-	0.64

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	84	2006-07 (LA/NYR)
Goals	18	2006-07 (LA/NYR)
Assists	30	2006-07 (LA/NYR)
Points	48	2006-07 (LA/NYR)
Penalty Minutes	261	2003-04 (LA)
Plus/Minus	+7	2002-03 (Det/LA)
Power Play Goals	3	2009-10 (NYR)
Shorthanded Goals	3	2005-06 (LA)
Shots	249	2006-07 (LA/NYR)

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