ProdigyChain Rankings
James Russell
Waterloo Black Hawks · USHL
Current rank #216 worldwide · #56 in USA
- Position
- Defenseman
- Born
- 2007
- Country
- USA
- Team
- Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 96 kg
James Russell is a 2007 defenseman from USA, currently with Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL).
ProdigyChain rating breakdown
Overall 85/99
- Performance
- 78
- Level
- 91
- Physical
- 86
- Achievements
- 17
- Trending
- 88
- Visibility
- 99
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Season stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 2025-2026 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 2025-2026 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.23 |
| 2024-2025 | Cowichan Valley Capitals | BCHL | 51 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 0.53 |
| 2023-2024 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 56 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 0.79 |
| 2023-2024 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 2023-2024 | JSerra Catholic High | USHS-CA | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 2023-2024 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 2022-2023 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 15U AAA | 15U AAA | 69 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 0.45 |
| 2022-2023 | Mater Dei High | USHS-CA | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 |
Ranked near James Russell
2007-born players around #216 in the worldwide rankings.
- Eddie Gatch #210 · Houston Bulls · USA
- Sebastian Dell'Elce #210 · Niagara IceDogs · Canada
- Cole Temple #210 · Red Deer Rebels · Canada
- Brandon Mickelson #211 · Sioux Falls Stampede · USA
- Gage Cutting #211 · Houston Bulls · USA
- Luc Plante #211 · Youngstown Phantoms · USA
- Nico Uschan #212 · Halifax Mooseheads · Austria
- Shaan Kingwell #212 · Princeton Univ. · Canada
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