James Gregory Arniel (born November 16, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who signed to play for the Cardiff Devils in June 2023 after spending the previous winter playing for Kassel Huskies of the DEL2.
Arniel was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 2008 NHL entry draft and played one game for them during the 2010–11 season. He is the nephew of Scott Arniel.
Playing career June 22, 2008 after being drafted in the 4th round 97th overall by the Boston Bruins, Arniel was out celebrating and got behind the wheel of his vehicle after attending stages nightclub in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Arniel blew 2.5 times the legal limit and was arrested and charged with a DUI.
On November 9, 2010, the Boston Bruins recalled Arniel on an emergency basis from the AHL's Providence Bruins, and on November 28, 2010, Arniel made his NHL debut, suiting up for the Bruins in an away game against the Atlanta Thrashers. He was awarded a Stanley Cup ring and included on team picture for his play. However, Arniel did not qualify to have name engraved on the Stanley Cup (41 regular season game, or 1 game in the finals).
On August 20, 2012, Arniel signed in Europe to a one-year contract with Eisbären Berlin of the German DEL. In his second European season, Arniel transferred from Lukko Rauma of the Finnish Liiga, to Dornbirner EC of the Austrian EBEL.
Having joined the Vienna Capitals for the 2018–19 season, Arniel continued in the EBEL scoring 11 points through 19 games. On February 14, 2019, Arniel was mutually released from his contract in returning to the DEL in joining Augsburger Panther for the remainder of the campaign.
Arniel returned to the EBEL the following summer, signing a one-year deal with Italian outfit, HC Bolzano, on August 2, 2019.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Kingston Predators ODHA 44 34 50 84 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Kingston Voyageurs OPJHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Guelph Storm OHL 61 11 8 19 30 15 2 0 2 4 2006–07 Guelph Storm OHL 68 31 31 62 51 4 2 2 4 0 2007–08 Guelph Storm OHL 20 9 4 13 16 — — — — — 2007–08 Sarnia Sting OHL 40 18 16 34 22 9 2 2 4 6 2008–09 Sarnia Sting OHL 63 32 36 68 28 5 1 2 3 4 2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL — — — — — 8 1 0 1 0 2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 67 12 16 28 16 — — — — — 2010–11 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 78 23 27 50 26 — — — — — 2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 74 7 17 24 26 — — — — — 2012–13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 50 8 9 17 4 13 0 5 5 16 2013–14 Lukko FIN 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Dornbirner EC EBEL 29 11 26 37 10 6 4 3 7 2 2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL 54 22 27 49 32 — — — — — 2015–16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 53 12 30 42 20 6 2 3 5 2 2016–17 Dornbirner EC EBEL 53 19 25 44 36 — — — — — 2017–18 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 54 17 27 44 32 6 3 3 6 6 2018–19 Vienna Capitals EBEL 19 3 8 11 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Augsburger Panther DEL 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 2019–20 HC Bolzano EBEL 42 7 22 29 28 3 1 0 1 2 2020–21 EC Bad Nauheim DEL2 49 29 33 62 22 — — — — — 2021–22 Bratislava Capitals ICEHL 14 4 7 11 6 — — — — — 2021–22 HK Poprad SVK 37 20 21 41 16 7 2 1 3 4 2022–23 Kassel Huskies DEL2 47 17 31 48 18 10 2 2 4 0 AHL totals 219 42 60 102 68 8 1 0 1 0 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
See also List of players who played only one game in the NHL
References
External links