Nathan Dempsey

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Nathan Dempsey
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Born (1974-07-14) July 14, 1974 (age 49)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
Eisbären Berlin
SC Bern
NHL Draft 245th overall, 1992
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1994–2008

Nathan Dempsey (born July 14, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played 260 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and the Boston Bruins .

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Playing career

Nathan Dempsey was selected in the 11th round, 245th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the WHL's Regina Pats.

Dempsey spent the majority of his 9-year tenure with the Leafs with their AHL affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. His most successful season came in the 2001–02 season where he scored 61 points in 75 games for St. John's. Dempsey had only played 48 games for Toronto when he left as a free agent on July 12, 2002, signing with the Chicago Blackhawks.

He established himself as an NHL regular in the Blackhawks blueline in the 2003–04 season and on March 2, 2004, he was traded from the Blackhawks to the Los Angeles Kings for a 4th round draft selection (Nathan Davis) in 2005 and future considerations.

Dempsey spent the 2004 NHL lockout with German team Eisbären Berlin of the DEL, before returning to the Kings for the 2005–06 season.

He joined his fourth NHL team on August 7, 2006, when he signed with the Boston Bruins. He spent the majority of the year in the minors with AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.

On July 10, 2007, Dempsey signed with Swiss team, SC Bern of the NLA for his last professional season.

Personal life

Dempsey during his tenure with the Kings. NathanDempsey.jpg
Dempsey during his tenure with the Kings.

At age 37, Dempsey was diagnosed with Parkinson`s Disease. [1] He still plays hockey, coaches and works at Edmonton`s Vimy Ridge Hockey Academy.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Regina Pats WHL 704222672—————
1992–93 Regina PatsWHL721229419513381114
1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL —————20000
1993–94 Regina PatsWHL5614365010040004
1994–95 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL747303791510111
1995–96 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL735152010341019
1996–97 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL528182610861014
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 141122—————
1997–98 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL681216288540000
1998–99 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL67229317050112
1999–00 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL4415122740—————
1999–00 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL60222—————
2000–01 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL551128396040448
2000–01 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2519104—————
2001–02 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL7513486166111568
2001–02 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3000060220
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL675232826—————
2003–04 Chicago BlackhawksNHL588172530—————
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL174372—————
2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 10235261203314
2005–06 Los Angeles KingsNHL532111348—————
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL170116—————
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL46417214030002
2007–08 SC Bern NLA 293101320—————
NHL totals26021678812060220

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
East Second All-Star Team 1993–94
AHL
All-Star Game 2001, 2002 [2]
Second All-Star Team2002
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2002 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "No backing down". The Telegram (St. John's). 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League . 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award". American Hockey League . 2010-09-14. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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