Niko Dimitrakos
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Wolves (AHL) San Jose Sharks |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 21, 1979, Somerville, MA, US |
| NHL Draft | 155th overall, 1999 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Nichloas "Niko" Dimitrakos (born May 21, 1979 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player. He plays right wing for the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. He is of Greek (father) and Italian (mother) origins.
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[edit] Playing career
Niko graduated from Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut in 1998. He was first introduced to Hockey at age four by his uncle and has loved it ever since. He played for the University of Maine Black Bears for four years. Niko was drafted 155th overall (5th round) by the San Jose Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Niko was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on March 9, 2006.
On October 18, following a 9-1 loss against the Buffalo Sabres, Flyers assistant GM Paul Holmgren announced that Niko and two other teammates, Petr Nedved and Nolan Baumgartner, would be waived and he and Nedved would play for the Philadelphia Phantoms.[1] He also said that it is unlikely either of them would be called up to play for the Flyers again.[2] All three survived the waivers process.[3] He was loaned to the Chicago Wolves on March 1, 2007.[4]
[edit] Controversy
Many scouts believed that Dimitrakos career in the National Hockey League was over when he made a bad pass to RJ Umburger during the playoffs. The pass resulted in a concussion of his teammate. The OLN reporter stated, "Dimitrakos made a poor play. He put Umburger on the trolley tracks" referring to the vulnerability he placed his teammate in because of the bad pass.
[edit] Awards
- 1998-99: NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2001-02: NCAA East Second All-American Team
- 2001-02: Hockey East Second All-Star Team
[edit] Records
[edit] Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Maine Black Bears | HE | 35 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Maine Black Bears | HE | 32 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Maine Black Bears | HE | 29 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Maine Black Bears | HE | 43 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 55 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2004-05 | SCL Tigers | SWI | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2005-06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 45 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL Totals | 62 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| NHL Totals | 153 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
[edit] International Play
[edit] External links
Categories: 1979 births | Living people | American ice hockey players | Cleveland Barons (2001-2006) players | Greek-Americans | Italian-American sportspeople | Maine Black Bears ice hockey players | Nationalliga A players | People from Boston | Philadelphia Flyers players | Philadelphia Phantoms players | San Jose Sharks draft picks | San Jose Sharks players
