Career
Connolly played his high school hockey at The Marshall School, in Duluth, Minnesota before playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede during the 2007-2008 season. He helped UMD to their first ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Hockey Championship in 2011. As a senior in 2011-2012, Jack finished the regular season ranked second in the nation in scoring and 8th on the Minnesota-Duluth career points with 197 points.
Jack Connolly played in every Minnesota-Duluth hockey game during his four years (166).
After two seasons, Connolly left as a free agent to sign with fellow SHL club, Leksands IF on April 23, 2014.