Dean McAmmond

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Dean McAmmond
Dean McAmmond Devils.png
McAmmond with the New Jersey Devils in 2010
Born (1973-06-15) June 15, 1973 (age 50)
Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
New Jersey Devils
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 22nd overall, 1991
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19922010

Dean W. McAmmond (born June 15, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McAmmond played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 2010 for nine teams.

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Pre-NHL career

McAmmond played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Prince Albert Raiders and the Swift Current Broncos. During the 1992–93 WHL playoffs, he scored a league high 16 goals in 17 playoff games to help lead the Swift Current Broncos to the league championship. He would net 431 total points while with the Raiders. In 1993, McAmmond captured a gold medal as a member of Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Sweden.

NHL career

Early years

A first-round selection by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (22nd overall), McAmmond made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks during the 1991–92 season. On February 24, 1993, Chicago traded McAmmond, along with Igor Kravchuk, to the Edmonton Oilers for Joe Murphy. McAmmond spent the better part of six seasons in the Oilers organization from 1993 to 1998, including two stints with Edmonton's AHL affiliate Cape Breton Oilers. During his time in Edmonton, McAmmond also represented his native Canada at the 1996 World Championships in Austria, winning a silver medal. After dressing in over 300 games with the Oilers, his longest tenure with any NHL club, Edmonton sent the Alberta native back to Chicago with Jonas Elofsson and Boris Mironov on March 20, 1999 to the Blackhawks for Ethan Moreau, Chad Kilger, Daniel Cleary and Christian Laflamme. McAmmond once again represented Canada during the 2000 World Championships in Russia.

Calgary and Colorado

After playing the better part of two seasons in Chicago, the Blackhawks traded McAmmond again on March 13, 2001 to the Philadelphia Flyers for a third-round selection in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After finishing the season in Philadelphia, the Flyers traded McAmmond during the offseason to the Calgary Flames for a fourth-round selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. McAmmond then signed a multi-year contract with the Flames in August, 2001.

Upon returning to Alberta, McAmmond enjoyed a career year with the Flames during the 2001–02 season, setting personal highs for goals (21) and points (51) in 73 games. On October 1, 2002, prior to the beginning of the 2002–03 NHL season, Calgary traded McAmmond with Jeff Shantz and Derek Morris to the Colorado Avalanche for Stéphane Yelle and Chris Drury. In the midst of an injury-filled season with the Avalanche, Calgary re-acquired McAmmond from Colorado on March 11, 2003 for a fifth-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. McAmmond, however, couldn't play a game for the Flames for the rest of the season since the deal violated a rule at the time prohibiting teams from trading a player prior to the waiver draft and reacquiring them later in the year. [1] McAmmond suffered another setback during the 2003–04 season with Calgary, sustaining a back injury and missing the remaining 13 games of the regular season and every game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs during Calgary's run to game seven of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Later years

McAmmond with the Islanders Dean McAmmond.JPG
McAmmond with the Islanders

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, McAmmond played for the American Hockey League's Albany River Rats, leading the team in scoring with 61 points (19 goals, 42 assists) in 79 games. When NHL play resumed, and as an unrestricted free agent, McAmmond signed a contract to play with the St. Louis Blues for the 2005-2006 season, where he tallied 15 goals and 37 points in 78 games. Following the season, McAmmond, again a free agent signed with the Ottawa Senators 2006-2007 NHL season.

In Ottawa, McAmmond emerged as a dependable role player on a skilled Senator team. In the 2007 Senators Super Skills competition, McAmmond led the Senators as the fastest skater, and later, on March 30, 2007, he played his 800th career NHL game in a winning effort against the Montreal Canadiens. McAmmond recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick on April 15, 2007, in a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, [2] scoring a goal, adding an assist, and winning a fight with Pittsburgh's Maxime Talbot. The Senators rolled into the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose the series in five games to the Anaheim Ducks. In game three, after scoring what turned out to be the game-winning goal (and the only win in the series) for Ottawa, McAmmond was the victim of a controversial elbow to the head from defenceman Chris Pronger. He left the ice with assistance and did not return for games four or five, suffering from a concussion.

Just a few months after re-signing a multi-year contract with Ottawa, McAmmond suffered another concussion during a preseason game on September 25, 2007 from a hit to the head by Philadelphia's Steve Downie. McAmmond, knocked unconscious by the hit, was carried off the ice by stretcher. Downie, who received a match penalty for the hit, was suspended for 20 games by the NHL for the incident. [3] After missing 10 games from the hit, McAmmond returned to the Senator line-up in November and finished the 2007-2008 season without any further injuries.

In the midst of the 2008-2009 NHL Season that saw McAmmond miss several games due to pneumonia, Ottawa sent him to the New York Islanders along with a first-round selection (acquired from San Jose) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli on February 20, 2009. [4] McAmmond, who grew up as an Islanders fan in Alberta, enjoyed a short stint on Long Island before becoming an unrestricted free agent at season's end.

After going uncontacted by an NHL team over the 2009 summer, the New Jersey Devils came calling and on October 20, McAmmond signed an AHL contract to play with the Lowell Devils, returning for a second stint with the New Jersey Devils minor league affiliate. On November 6, after suffering numerous injuries to the team, the Devils and McAmmond agreed to a two-way contract which brought him up to the Devils roster. Devils coach Jacques Lemaire used McAmmond as a defensive specialist, killing penalties, while also seeing time on the power play. [5]

McAmmond's last involvement in the NHL came with the attempt to make a return to the New York Islanders roster for the 2010–11 season. After accepting an invitation to training camp he was subsequently released at its conclusion. McAmmond finished only four appearances shy of 1,000 career NHL games. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 53111122491423518
1990–91 Prince Albert RaidersWHL7133356810820116
1991–92 Prince Albert RaidersWHL633754911891012112326
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5022030002
1992–93 Prince Albert RaidersWHL3019294844
1992–93 Swift Current Broncos WHL18101323291716193520
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 289122138
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL456212716
1994–95 Edmonton OilersNHL60000
1995–96 Cape Breton OilersAHL229152455
1995–96 Edmonton OilersNHL5315153023
1996–97 Edmonton OilersNHL5712172928
1997–98 Edmonton OilersNHL77193150461214512
1998–99 Edmonton OilersNHL659162536
1998–99Chicago BlackhawksNHL121452
1999–2000 Chicago BlackhawksNHL7614183272
2000–01 Chicago BlackhawksNHL6110162643
2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL10112040002
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL7321305160
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL411081810
2003–04 Calgary FlamesNHL6417133018
2004–05 Albany River Rats AHL7919426172
2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL7815223732
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL81141529281853811
2007–08 Ottawa SenatorsNHL68913221240004
2008–09 Ottawa SenatorsNHL4434716
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL182798
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL61236
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL6289174050004
NHL totals99618626244849046671335

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Austria
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Sweden
YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1993 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg701112
1996 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg80222
2000 CanadaWC4th80000
Junior totals701112
Senior totals160222

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Best Plus/Minus (+56) 1992
CHL Plus/Minus Award1992

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References

  1. "McAmmond a Flame but can't play the rest of the season". CBC Sports. March 14, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2005.
  2. NHL.com (2007-04-15). "Game Summary".
  3. CBC Sports (2007-09-26). "Senators' McAmmond suffers concussion". CBC News.
  4. "Isles swap Comrie, Campoli for McAmmond, pick". nhl.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  5. "Time on ice stats- Dean McAmmond". National Hockey League. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  6. "New York Islanders add five players on try-out". New York Islanders. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
1991
Succeeded by