Layne Ulmer

Layne Ulmer
Layne Ulmer
	Ulmer with the San Antonio Rampage in 2005
Born	September 14, 1980 (age 44); North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Played for	New York Rangers ; TPS Turku ; Frankfurt Lions ; Graz 99ers ; HC Asiago ; Cardiff Devils ; Manchester Storm
NHL draft	209th overall, 1999 ; Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2001–present

Last updated December 31, 2024

Layne Ulmer (born September 14, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who most recently played centre for Manchester Storm in the EIHL.

Playing career

Ulmer was drafted 209th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators while playing for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League.

On June 13, 2001, Ulmer was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers and played one game with the Rangers in the National Hockey League in the 2003–04 season. Ulmer spent the majority of his contract with the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Ulmer spent the 2005–06 season with the San Antonio Rampage before leaving for TPS Turku of the SM-liiga. In 2007 Layne played for the DEL's Frankfurt Lions.

In 2016, Ulmer moved to the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League to sign for the Cardiff Devils where he spent the next three seasons - one as Alternate captain - before departing in August 2019.^[1]

Ulmer then - on 5 August 2019 - signed a one-year deal with Cardiff's EIHL counterparts Manchester Storm.^[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL East First Team All-Star	2000	^[3]
WHL East First Team All-Star	2001	^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	50	8	9	17	23	12	3	1	4	0
1998–99	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	72	40	35	75	34	6	2	1	3	4
1999–00	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	71	50	54	104	66	12	12	6	18	16
2000–01	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	68	63	56	119	75	19	7	3	10	20
2001–02	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	38	18	17	35	12	5	2	2	4	4
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	22	0	5	5	17	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	68	12	20	32	16	2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	76	22	16	38	26	7	2	5	7	0
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	65	7	31	38	23	6	0	0	0	2
2005–06	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	77	19	26	45	42	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	TPS Turku	FIN	54	17	29	46	34	2	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Frankfurt Lions	DEL	56	13	14	27	38	12	4	4	8	12
2008–09	Graz 99ers	EBEL	49	12	20	32	54	7	2	2	4	0
2009–10	Asiago	ITA	38	12	16	28	24	16	7	10	17	20
2010–11	Asiago	ITA	40	23	32	55	10	17	8	12	20	10
2011–12	Asiago	ITA	45	19	22	41	20	4	1	2	3	4
2012–13	Asiago	ITA	44	29	29	58	44	15	19	13	32	2
2013–14	Asiago	ITA	23	17	18	35	6	11	7	5	12	2
2014–15	Asiago	ITA	36	20	28	48	24	18	10	19	29	12
2015–16	Asiago	ITA	40	28	32	60	36	11	3	4	7	10
2016–17	Cardiff Devils	EIHL	51	19	33	52	16	4	1	4	5	2
2017–18	Cardiff Devils	EIHL	55	18	35	53	28	4	1	2	3	0
2018–19	Cardiff Devils	EIHL	54	18	23	41	47	4	2	0	2	0
2019–20	Manchester Storm	EIHL	49	14	17	31	42	—	—	—	—	—
ITA totals			266	148	177	325	164	92	55	65	120	60
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

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References

↑ @cardiffdevils (3 August 2019). "2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ games 7️⃣6️⃣ goals 1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ assists 7️⃣ 🏆 Thank you for everything, Big Game Layne! The Devils wis…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Breaking News: Welcome to Manchester, Layne Ulmer!". Manchester Storm.
1 2 Jesse Watts (2014). Western Hockey League 2014-2015 Official Guide (PDF). p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

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[1] @cardiffdevils (3 August 2019). "2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ games 7️⃣6️⃣ goals 1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ assists 7️⃣ 🏆 Thank you for everything, Big Game Layne! The Devils wis…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] "Breaking News: Welcome to Manchester, Layne Ulmer!". Manchester Storm.

[auto-3] 1 2 Jesse Watts (2014). Western Hockey League 2014-2015 Official Guide (PDF). p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

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