Andy Delmore

Andrew J. Delmore (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Delmore played 283 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), recording 43 goals and 58 assists for 101 points. He was considered an offensive defenceman, valued for his proficiency on the power play. He is currently an assistant coach with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.

Andy Delmore
Born	(1976-12-26) December 26, 1976 LaSalle, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2013

Playing career

A 6'0" defenceman, Delmore played junior hockey for the North Bay Centennials and later for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He went undrafted in 1997 and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers, making his NHL debut during the 1998–99 season. Delmore was the first rookie defenceman to record a hat-trick in the playoffs.[1] He also scored the overtime winner in Game 3 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals as Philadelphia defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–3. While playing for the Nashville Predators during the 2002–03 NHL season, he tied Sergei Gonchar and Nicklas Lidström for most goals (18) by a defenseman.

Delmore was traded twice on March 9, 2004; the Sabres first traded him to the Boston Bruins for future considerations, and he was then traded to the San Jose Sharks (along with Curtis Brown) for Jeff Jillson and a ninth-round draft pick. He did not play for either team. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Delmore played in Germany with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Delmore signed with the Detroit Red Wings to a one-year contract on August 16, 2005. However, he did not play a regular season game for the club and was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets off waivers on October 4, 2005. Delmore played the majority of the 2005–06 season for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL), playing only seven games in the NHL. He won the Eddie Shore Award as the top defenceman in the AHL and was named to the AHL First All-Star Team.[2]

On July 1, 2006, Delmore signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] He was then assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, to start the 2006–07 season. After 47 games with the Falcons, Delmore was traded by the Lightning (along with André Deveaux) to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Kyle Wanvig and Stephen Baby on February 1, 2007.[4]

Delmore returned to Germany when he signed a two-year contract with the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL on July 17, 2007.

After a two-year absence, Delmore returned to North America for the 2009–10 season when the Detroit Red Wings again signed Delmore to a one-year contract on July 28, 2009.[5] Delmore was then assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. On March 3, 2010, he was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Riley Armstrong.[6] He was then assigned to Flames' AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat.

On October 24, 2010, Delmore left again for Europe to sign a one-year contract with Norwegian team Lørenskog IK.[7] Delmore spend the following two seasons amongst the Austrian Hockey League and Italian Serie A before announcing his retirement at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.

Awards

• 1996–97 – OHL First All-Star Team
• 2005–06 – AHL First All-Star Team
• 2005–06 – AHL Eddie Shore Award

Records

• Holds Philadelphia Flyers record for most goals (5) by a defenceman in a playoff season (1999–2000)
• Only rookie defenceman to score a hat-trick in the playoffs, achieving the feat on May 7, 2000. Also the only Flyer defenceman to score a hat-trick in a playoff game.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Chatham MicMac	WOHL		47	4	21	25	38		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	North Bay Centennials	OHL		45	2	7	9	33		17	0	0	0	2
1993–94	North Bay Centennials	MC		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
1994–95	North Bay Centennials	OHL		40	2	14	16	21		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Sarnia Sting	OHL		27	5	13	18	27		3	0	0	0	2
1995–96	Sarnia Sting	OHL		64	21	38	59	45		10	3	7	10	2
1996–97	Sarnia Sting	OHL		63	18	60	78	39		12	2	10	12	10
1996–97	Fredericton Express	AHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		73	9	30	39	46		18	4	4	8	21
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		70	5	18	23	51		15	1	4	5	6
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		39	12	14	16	31		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		27	2	5	7	8		18	5	2	7	14
2000–01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		66	5	9	14	16		2	1	0	1	2
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		73	16	22	38	22		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		71	18	16	34	28		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		37	2	5	7	29		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Rochester Americans	AHL		8	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Adler Mannheim	DEL		50	7	16	23	59		14	1	6	7	12
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		7	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		66	17	55	72	46		6	0	1	1	19
2006–07	Springfield Falcons	AHL		47	12	12	24	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Chicago Wolves	AHL		28	5	11	16	10		15	0	6	6	2
2007–08	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		51	10	25	35	90		8	0	1	1	12
2008–09	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	9	22	31	70		9	1	3	4	8
2009–10	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		54	5	15	20	32		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		9	1	3	4	4		5	0	3	3	0
2010–11	Lørenskog IK	GET		24	5	6	11	20		11	1	6	7	20
2011–12	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	EBEL		12	1	1	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ritten-Renon	ITA		23	7	16	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Graz 99ers	EBEL		18	2	7	9	42		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Ritten-Renon	ITA		16	3	11	14	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Bolzano	ITA		4	1	0	1	2		6	2	4	6	2
NHL totals				283	43	58	101	105		20	6	2	8	16

References

1. "This date in Flyers history". Philadelphia Flyers. 2005-05-07. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
2. "Crunch defenseman Andy Delmore named AHL's outstanding defenseman". noticias. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
3. "Lightning sign free-agent defenseman Andy Delmore". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
4. "Lightning acquire Wanvig, Baby from Atlanta". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
5. "Red Wings sign Andy Delmore". Detroit Red Wings. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
6. "Wings acquire Riley Armstrong". Detroit Red Wings. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
7. "Squad strengthens with a new NHL star". rd.no (in Norwegian). 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2011-03-13.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database