Tony Amonte
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Calgary Flames Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | August 2, 1970, Hingham, MA, USA |
| NHL Draft | 68th overall, 1988 New York Rangers |
| Pro Career | 1991 – present |
Anthony Lewis "Tony" Amonte (born August 2, 1970 in Hingham, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey right winger. He has played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames.
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[edit] Playing career
Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play. Amonte made his debut in the 1991 playoffs. He impressed as a rookie, scoring over 30 goals and placing 3rd in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. He played three seasons with the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks seven games into the 1993-94 season, a year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago, scoring at least 30 goals five times and at least 40 three times.
He began the 2002-03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season. Amonte signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent on August 2, 2005 and scored his 400th NHL goal for the Flames on December 10, 2005 against the Ottawa Senators.
[edit] Awards
- Hockey East Second All-Star Team - 1991
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team - 1991
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
- Played in 5 NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989-90 | Boston University | NCAA | 41 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 52 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | Boston University | NCAA | 38 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 82 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | New York Rangers | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 83 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1995-96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1996-97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1997-98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 60 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 1073 | 404 | 457 | 861 | 708 | 93 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 56 | ||||
Statistics as of 11 July 2006
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice Hockey | |
Played for the United States in:
- World Junior Championships - 1988, 1989, 1990
- World Championships - 1991, 1993
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
- Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Doug Gilmour |
Chicago Blackhawks captains 2000-02 |
Succeeded by Alexei Zhamnov |
Categories: 1970 births | American ice hockey players | Boston University alumni | Calgary Flames players | Chicago Blackhawks players | Italian-American sportspeople | Living people | New York Rangers draft picks | New York Rangers players | Olympic competitors for the United States | Olympic silver medalists for the United States | People from Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Philadelphia Flyers players | Phoenix Coyotes players | Winter Olympics medalists
