Adam Deadmarsh

Adam Deadmarsh
Deadmarsh with the Colorado Avalanche in 1997
Born	(1975-05-10) May 10, 1975 (age 49) Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles Kings
Coached for	Colorado Avalanche (Assistant) Spokane Chiefs (Assistant)
National team	United States
NHL draft	14th overall, 1993 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1994–2003
Coaching career	2009–2020

Adam Richard Deadmarsh (born May 10, 1975) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, and Los Angeles Kings. Deadmarsh was later a video coordinator and assistant coach with the Avalanche, ^[1] before concussion issues forced him to step down after the 2011–12 season, nine years after his playing career ended for the same reason.

Deadmarsh won the Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche - however his name was misspelled as "Deadmarch". It was later corrected, marking the first correction on the Cup.

Playing career

Deadmarsh with the Colorado Avalanche

Deadmarsh was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, first round, 14th overall, from the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. He played for the Avalanche team that won the Stanley Cup in 1996. His name was initially misspelled "Deadmarch" on the Cup, but was later corrected; it was the first time a misspelling on the Stanley Cup had ever been corrected. ^{[2] [3]} He was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on February 21, 2001, along with Aaron Miller, a player to be named later (Jared Aulin), and Colorado's first round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (Dave Steckel) for Rob Blake and Steve Reinprecht. ^[4]

Among his final accomplishments in the NHL, Deadmarsh became a playoff hero for vaulting the Kings past the heavily favoured Detroit Red Wings in round one of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs, after trailing late in Game 4 by three goals while his team was already down two games to one. Los Angeles went on to lose in the conference semifinals to his former team, the Avalanche, in seven games; the Avalanche would eventually win their second Stanley Cup.

A U.S. citizen by virtue of having an American mother, Deadmarsh played for Team USA in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, the 1998 Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1996 and a silver medal in 2002.

After missing most of the 2002–03 NHL season and the entire 2003–04 NHL season due to two concussions (and the next season due to the NHL lockout), Deadmarsh (unofficially) announced his retirement on September 22, 2005, citing the previous concussion as an inability to play further. He was honored on March 20, 2006, before a game between the Avalanche and Kings at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California, for his dedication to both teams.

He had previously played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks in the Western Hockey League and was a 3 time member of the U.S. National Junior Team, where he shares the all-time U.S. record of 21 games played at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He resides in Idaho with his wife and twin daughters.

Adam is a second cousin of former NHL player Butch Deadmarsh. ^[5]

Post-playing career

After 7 years away from hockey, the Colorado Avalanche hired Adam Deadmarsh as their Video/Development Coach On June 19, 2009, where he served in that role from 2009 to 2011. ^[6] After spending 2 seasons as Video/Development Coach with the Colorado Avalanche, Deadmarsh was promoted to be an Assistant Coach for the team on June 16, 2011. ^[7] After only serving 1 season as an Assistant Coach with Colorado, Adam ultimately resigned from his position behind the bench due to concussion issues on June 7, 2012, and took on a new role with the organization working in their player development office. ^[8]

On August 22, 2017, it was announced that the Spokane Chiefs (WHL) had hired Deadmarsh as an assistant coach with their club, where he served from 2017 to 2020. ^{[9] [10]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	KIJHL		35	28	44	72	95		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		68	30	30	60	111		6	3	3	6	13
1992–93	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		58	33	36	69	126		16	7	8	15	29
1993–94	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		65	43	56	99	212		10	9	8	17	33
1994–95	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		29	28	20	48	129		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		48	9	8	17	56		6	0	1	1	0
1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		78	21	27	48	142		22	5	12	17	25
1996–97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		78	33	27	60	136		17	3	6	9	24
1997–98	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		73	22	21	43	125		7	2	0	2	4
1998–99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		66	22	27	49	99		19	8	4	12	20
1999–2000	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		71	18	27	45	106		17	4	11	15	21
2000–01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		39	13	13	26	59		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		18	4	2	6	4		13	3	3	6	4
2001–02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		76	29	33	62	71		4	1	3	4	2
2002–03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		20	13	4	17	21		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				567	184	189	373	819		105	26	40	66	100

International

Medal record
Representing   United States
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
	2002 Salt Lake City
World Cup
	1996 Canada

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	United States	WJC	4th		7	0	0	0	10
1994	United States	WJC	6th		7	0	0	0	8
1995	United States	WJC	5th		7	6	4	10	10
1996	United States	WCH			7	2	2	4	8
1998	United States	OG	6th		4	1	0	1	2
2002	United States	OG			6	1	1	2	2
Junior totals					21	6	4	10	28
Senior totals					17	4	3	7	12

Awards and honors

Award	Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)	1996	[11]

References

1. Dater, Adrian (June 20, 2009). "Former Avs join Sacco staff". denverpost.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
2. "The Stanley Cup". nhl.com. April 2, 2008. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
3. "Legends of Hockey - NHL Trophies - Stanley Cup - Engraving Facts, Firsts & Faux Pas". legendsofhockey.com. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
4. "Avs hope Blake puts them over the top". ESPN.com. February 21, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
5. "Legends of the Buffalo Sabres - Butch Deadmarsh". sabreslegends.com. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
6. "Avalanche hire's Konowalchuk and Deadmarsh as coaches". June 19, 2009.
7. "Colorado Avalanche promote Adam Deadmarsh to assistant coach". June 16, 2011.
8. "Concussions cut Adam Deadmarsh's coaching career short". June 16, 2011.
9. "Stanley Cup Champion Adam Deadmarsh Added to Coaching Staff". August 22, 2017.
10. "Adam Deadmarsh Extended Through 2019-20 Season". July 26, 2019.
11. "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". The New York Times . June 11, 1996. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

External links

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jocelyn Thibault	Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1993	Succeeded by Wade Belak