Syl Apps III

Syl Apps III
Born (1976-06-02) June 2, 1976 (age 48)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for St. John's Maple Leafs
Norfolk Admirals
Springfield Falcons
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2003

Sylvanus Marshall Apps III (born June 2, 1976) is an American former professional minor league ice hockey player, the grandson of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Syl Apps and the son of Pittsburgh Penguins player Syl Apps Jr.

Playing career

As a teenager, he was coached by Brian Conacher, son of Toronto Maple Leafs legend Lionel Conacher at Upper Canada College.[1] Before playing for the Princeton Tigers, Apps played for the St. Michael's Buzzers in 1994-95.[2]

Princeton

Apps III was a four-time letter winner at Princeton. In addition, he was captain of the Princeton Tigers during the 1998–99 season. As of the 2009–10 Princeton season, Apps is 35th on the Tigers all-time scoring list. For his career, Apps played in 122 games, scored 30 goals and registered 41 assists for a career total of 71. Apps ranks 11th in most games played in a career at Princeton, while he is tied for second overall in most postseason games played in a career with 19. On March 21, 1998, Apps scored the game-winning goal that ended the third longest Princeton game. The game lasted 80:48, and Princeton defeated Clarkson by a score of 5-4 to claim the ECAC Championship.[3]

Professional

On July 22, 1999, Apps was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[4] Apps played in the American Hockey League with the St. John's Maple Leafs,[5] Norfolk Admirals, and Springfield Falcons.[6] He also played in the ECHL with the Jackson Bandits, and the Trenton Titans. As a member of the Trenton Titans, Apps was the team captain.[7]

Personal

His sister Gillian Apps won gold medals with the Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey teams in 2006 and 2010.[8] His other sister, Amy Apps, was a member of the Canadian National women's Soccer team[9] and an OUA All Star in 1998 and 1999.[10] His cousin, Darren Barber, won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, as a member of the Canadian team.[11] Barber also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished fourth.

Apps lives in the Toronto area and works as a managing director for Hines in Toronto.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 6 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
1995–96 Princeton University ECAC 26 4 6 10 30 — — — — —
1996–97 Princeton University ECAC 27 3 6 9 40 — — — — —
1997–98 Princeton University ECAC 35 10 8 18 65 — — — — —
1998–99 Princeton University ECAC 34 13 21 34 45 — — — — —
1999–00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 58 5 7 12 87 — — — — —
2000–01 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 69 6 8 14 73 4 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Jackson Bandits ECHL 12 3 2 5 19 — — — — —
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Trenton Titans ECHL 42 8 15 23 56 7 1 1 2 16
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Trenton Titans ECHL 55 11 21 32 119 1 0 0 0 4
AHL totals 134 12 15 27 160 4 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
ECAC All-Tournament Team 1998
All-Ivy Honorable Mention 1998
All-Ivy Academic Team 1998, 1999
ECAC Best Defensive Forward 1999
All-Ivy Second Team 1999
Princeton Tigers
Letterwinner 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 [13]
Richard F. Vaughan Cup 1999

References

  1. ^ As the Puck Turns: A Personal Journey Through the World of Hockey, by Brian Conacher, p. 206, John Wiley and Sons, Mississauga, ON, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-15295-9
  2. ^ St. Michael’s College, 100 Years of Pucks and Prayers, p.215, Kevin Shea with Larry Colle and Paul Patskou, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-348-5
  3. ^ "Tigers claim ECAC Championship" (PDF). Princeton Tigers. 1998-03-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  4. ^ "Princeton - in the News - Jul 22 to 28, 1999".
  5. ^ "Gillian Apps born with hockey in her veins". The Star. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  6. ^ "Springfield Falcons 2001-02 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com".
  7. ^ "Apps family impact on NHL". National Hockey League. 2004-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  8. ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.16, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2010-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Profile: Darren Barber sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 12 December 2008)
  12. ^ "Syl Apps - Hines".
  13. ^ "MIH Record Book" (PDF). Princeton Tigers. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-05.[permanent dead link‍]
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
1998–99 		Succeeded by