Jim Vandermeer
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| Born | February 21, 1980 Red Deer, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NLA team Former teams |
Kloten Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers San Jose Sharks |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
James Patrick "Jim" Vandermeer (born February 21, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Kloten Flyers in the National League A (NLA). He has previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born and raised in Caroline, Alberta.
Playing career
Prior to playing professionally, Vandermeer played four seasons of junior hockey for the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In his final season (2000–01), Vandermeer was the Captain of the Rebels team that won the WHL Championship and the Memorial Cup. He then signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers as an undrafted free agent.
Vandermeer was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on February 19, 2004, with Colin Fraser and a 2004 2nd round draft pick in exchange for Alexei Zhamnov. During the NHL lock-out, he played with the Norfolk Admirals, the AHL affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks.
During the 2005–06 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, Vandermeer earned $1.225 million per year and was named one of the team's Alternate Captains for select games.
On December 18, 2007, Vandermeer was traded back to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ben Eager.
On February 20, 2008, Vandermeer was traded to the Calgary Flames for a third round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
On July 1, 2008, Vandermeer signed a three-year deal worth $6.9 million as an Unrestricted Free Agent with the Calgary Flames. After the first year of his contract with the Flames was completed, on June 27, 2009, Vandermeer was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Brandon Prust.
On April 7, 2010, Vandermeer was named Man of the Year by the Phoenix Coyotes.
On June 30, 2010, Vandermeer was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Patrick O'Sullivan.
On March 22, 2011, Vandermeer recorded his 100th career point vs the Nashville Predators with an assist on a goal by Jordan Eberle.
During the 2010–11 season with the Edmonton Oilers, Vandermeer was named one of the team's Alternate Captains for select games.
On July 1, 2011, Vandermeer became an unrestricted free agent and signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the San Jose Sharks.[1][2]
On January 14, 2013, after the lockout ended, Vandermeer signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks that paid him $600,000 at the NHL level and $275,000 at the AHL level.[3][2] Vandermeer spent the majority of the shortened season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, and was named one of the team's Alternate Captains for select games.
On September 6, 2013, Vandermeer signed a one-year contract in Switzerland with the Kloten Flyers of the NLA[4]
Awards
- 2001 - CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
- 2001 - WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
- 2001 - WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2001 - WHL Plus-Minus Award
- 2001 - AHL Philadelphia Phantoms Most Coachable Player Award
- 2002 - AHL Philadelphia Phantoms Most Coachable Player Award
- 2010 - NHL Phoenix Coyotes Man of the Year Award
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 70 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 258 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1999–00 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 71 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 221 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 72 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 180 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 74 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 23 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 76 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 62 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 436 | 25 | 80 | 105 | 590 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| AHL totals | 235 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 560 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| WHL totals | 241 | 41 | 93 | 134 | 714 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 83 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Sharks sign D Vandermeer to open free agency". NHL.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "JIM VANDERMEER". CapGeek.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ "Canucks sign veteran defenseman Vandermeer". NHL.com. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ "Kloten Flyers sign Peter Mueller, Jim Vandermeer" (in German). Kloten Flyers. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
External links
- Jim Vandermeer's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jim Vandermeer's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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| Preceded by Simon Gamache |
Winner of the CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award 2001 |
Succeeded by Brandin Cote |
| Preceded by Chris Nielsen |
Winner of the WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy 2001 |
Succeeded by Brandin Cote |
| Preceded by Kenton Smith |
Winner of the WHL Plus-Minus Award 2001 |
Succeeded by Matt Hubbauer |