Rob Niedermayer
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| Position | Centre/Winger |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg/14 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers Calgary Flames |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | December 28, 1974 , Cassiar, BC |
| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1993 Florida Panthers |
| Pro career | 1993 – present |
Robert W. Niedermayer[1] (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He is the younger brother of fellow Duck Scott Niedermayer.
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[edit] Career
Niedermayer was drafted 5th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. At the time he was playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL. He started his NHL career right away, without playing a game in the minors. During the 1996 NHL season he set career highs in goals, assists, and points in the regular season. In the playoffs, the Panthers went on an improbable playoff drive to the Stanley Cup Finals, before being swept in four games by the Colorado Avalanche. Niedermayer was hurt by concussions in the next years and has never been able to achieve the same level of scoring ability again. His NHL role soon turned into a defensive forward.[citation needed]
On 23 July 2001, Niedermayer was traded from Florida to the Calgary Flames with a draft pick for Valeri Bure and Jason Wiemer. He did not last long in Calgary, and at the 2003 trading deadline he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. That same year he helped Anaheim make an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals, his second such run. But again, Niedermayer's team lost, although this time it was in seven games to his brother's team, the New Jersey Devils.
In the summer of 2005, Rob's brother Scott was signed by the Mighty Ducks, and for the first time in their NHL careers, the two brothers were playing on the same team.
Rob Niedermayer and his brother Scott won the Stanley Cup together as members of the Anaheim Ducks defeating the Ottawa Senators four games to one in 2007. In a break from tradition, Scott, who had won three Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils, handed the Cup to Rob after taking his lap around the Honda Center ice. Custom dictates that the alternate captain who has waited the longest to win the Cup (in the Ducks' case, Chris Pronger) get to skate the Cup after the captain takes his lap.
Rob married his wife Jessica in July 2007 and they welcomed daughter, Brooke on April 25, 2008.
[edit] Movements
- June 26, 1993 - Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round, 5th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft
- June 23, 2001 - Traded to the Calgary Flames with a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Andrei Medvedev) for Valeri Bure and Jason Wiemer
- March 11, 2003 - Traded to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Jean-Francois Damphousse and Mike Commodore
[edit] Awards and Achievements
- 2006-07 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Anaheim)
[edit] Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 52 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993-94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 65 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 13 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 107 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1996-97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 67 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 57 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 54 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2003-04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Ferencvaros TC | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2006-07 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39 | ||
| 13 Seasons | NHL Totals | 854 | 149 | 242 | 391 | 741 | 89 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 91 | |||
- Note at the end of the 2005-2006 season the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim change team name to Anaheim Ducks.
[edit] See also
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of current NHL players
- List of WHL seasons
- List of Anaheim Ducks players
[edit] References
- ^ Rob Niedermayer. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
[edit] External links
- Rob Niedermayer's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- ESPN.com profile
- Rob Niedermayer's NHL player profile
- NHLPA.com profile
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