| Jordan Harris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(1).jpg) Harris with theMontreal Canadiens in December 2022 | |||
| Born | (2000-07-07)July 7, 2000 (age 25) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| NHL draft | 71st overall,2018 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Jordan Harris (born July 7, 2000) is an American professionalice hockey player who is adefenseman for theBoston Bruins of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 71st overall, by theMontreal Canadiens in the2018 NHL entry draft. Harris has also previously played for theColumbus Blue Jackets.
Harris was born on July 7, 2000, inHaverhill, Massachusetts,[1] to Ginny and Peter Harris, a nurse and physical therapist, and is bothbiracial andJewish.[2][3][4] Harris' mother iswhite and non-Jewish.[5] His father is half-black and Jewish, having beenadopted from a Jewishorphanage.[5][6]
Being anAfrican-American Jew, as of March 2024 he was the only Black Jewish player in the NHL.[2] His father playedice hockey forUMass Lowell, and Jordan almost became agoaltender like his father and older brother Elijah, but he "liked being able to skate and play out of the net too much", so he became adefenseman.[7]
Harris attendedHaverhill High School for one year before transferring toKimball Union Academy, aboarding school in New Hampshire. In his three years at Kimball, Harris had 18goals and 64assists in 111 games, and he was the team'scaptain during the 2017–18 season.[8] That season, he had six goals and 29 assists in 37 games and was also a star on Kimball'slacrosse team.[9] Harris also played five games with theYoungstown Phantoms of theUnited States Hockey League during their 2017–18 season.[10]
TheMontreal Canadiens of theNational Hockey League (NHL) selected Harris in the third round, 71st overall, of the2018 NHL entry draft. At the time of the draft, he had committed to playingcollege ice hockey atNortheastern.[11] He was joined at Northeastern by anotherprospect in the Canadiens organization, goaltenderCayden Primeau.[12] Harris picked up his first collegiate goal on October 13, 2018,[13] opening the scoring for Northeastern in their 5–0shutout win overSacred Heart.[14] Harris had one goal and 12 assists in 39 games during hisfreshman season with Northeastern, which won both the 2019Beanpot and the2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[15]
Harris collected a point at least once in the first four games of Northeastern's2019–20 season, doubling his goals total from theprevious season.[16] By the Huskies' holiday break, he had established himself as a playmaker for the team, with three goals and 13 points through 18 games, fifth amongHockey East defensemen.[17] Harris won the 2020 Beanpot for Northeastern in double overtime, breaking their 4–4 tie againstBoston University to give the Huskies their third title in a row.[18] Harris's sophomore season came to a premature end due to theimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Huskies presented him with the Unsung Hero Award for his accomplishments.[19] He finished the season with three goals and 21 points while averaging between 25 and 30 minutes of time on ice per night.[15][20]
The Huskies named Harris an alternate captain for the team's2020–21 season.[21] His performance in the first half of the season won praise from sportswriters who were impressed by his hockey IQ,[22] and he was named the Hockey East Player of the Week on December 14 after scoring two goals and three assists in Northeastern's opening-weekend sweep of Merrimack.[23] With six goals and 19 points for the season, third in the conference,[24] Harris was a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award,[25] aHobey Baker Award finalist,[26] and he was named to the Hockey EastSecond All-Star Team.[27] Harris declined to sign with the Canadiens after his junior year, fueling speculation that he would attempt to become anunrestricted free agent after graduating, but he told reporters that he was more invested in finishing his degree.[28]
The Huskies named Harris theircaptain for the2021–22 season.[29] He was named the Hockey East Defender of the Week on November 1 after scoring one goal and recording three assists in a two-game sweep ofMaine.[30] In his senior season, Harris scored five goals and 20 points in 38 games.[31] This included five goals and 14 points in 20 conference games, for which Harris was named both a Hockey EastFirst Team All-Star and the conference'sBest Defensive Defenseman.[32] He finished his collegiate career with 15 goals and 73 points in 130 games across four seasons.[33]
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Shortly after the end of his college hockey career, Harris signed a two-year,entry-level contract with the Canadiens and joined them for the end of their2021–22 season.[34] He debuted with the team on April 2, 2022, finishing the game with aplus–minus rating of +1 with three blocked shots in Montreal's 5–4shootout win over theTampa Bay Lightning.[35] Playing ten games with the Canadiens to close out the season, he scored his first NHL goal in the April 29 season-ending game against theFlorida Panthers. The Canadiens won the game 10–2.[36]
On August 19, 2024, Harris was traded to theColumbus Blue Jackets, in exchange forPatrik Laine and a 2nd-round pick in2026.[37] In the2024–25 season, as a depth defenseman with the Blue Jackets, Harris was limited to 33 regular season games, posting 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points.
As a pending restricted free agent, Harris was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blue Jackets, releasing him as a free agent after just one season. On July 1, 2025, Harris was signed to a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Boston Bruins for the2025–26 season.[38]
Harris represented theUnited States internationally at the2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic.[17] He scored his first goal of the tournament on the second day, taking a pass fromTrevor Zegras to tie Team USA 1–1 againstGermany; the US took the game in a 6–3 victory.[39] The US team was eliminated during the semifinals with a 1–0 loss toFinland, the first time they failed to advance to the medal round since 2015.[40] In five games, Harris scored one goal and finished with a +4plus-minus.[41]
Harris's brother Elijah is also a hockey player. After goaltending atAustin Preparatory School, he enrolled atEndicott College to play for the Gulls. Harris, his brother, and father (all being Black) have spoken about the challenges experienced byBlack hockey players.[42] Speaking at a screening of the documentaryBlack Ice, he said "I’m really proud of my heritage and the way I grew up. I feel extremely lucky to have been raised the way I was; biracial and Jewish, and raised to love hockey for what it is."[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Islanders Hockey Club 16U AAA | USPHL 16U | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kimball Union Academy | HS-Prep | 35 | 5 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Kimball Union Academy | HS-Prep | 39 | 7 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kimball Union Academy | HS-Prep | 37 | 6 | 29 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Northeastern University | HE | 39 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Northeastern University | HE | 33 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Northeastern University | HE | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Northeastern University | HE | 39 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 56 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 164 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | United States | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey EastSecond Team | 2020–21 | [43] |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2021–22 | [44] |
| Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman | 2021–22 | [45] |
| AHCAEast Second Team All-American | 2021–22 | [46] |
| New England Best Defenceman | 2021–22 | [47] |
| New England D1 All-Stars | 2021–22 | [48] |