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Revision as of 00:26, 10 August 2010
| Jim Vandermeer | |||
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| Born |
February 21, 1980 Red Deer, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
James Patrick "Jim" Vandermeer (born February 21, 1980 in Caroline, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). His older brother, Pete, is in the Calgary Flames' minor league system — his older brother, Dan, is also a member of the Flames organization.
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 for Alexei Zhamnov. He was traded back to the Flyers from Chicago on December 18, 2007, for Ben Eager. On February 20, 2008, he was traded to the Calgary Flames for a third round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
On June 27, 2009, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Brandon Prust.
On June 30, 2010, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Patrick O'Sullivan.
Family
Jim and his five brothers are all professional hockey players. Jim and his wife, Stefanie, reside in Scottsdale, Arizona, with their two pugs, Dexter and Jackson. They spend the off-season in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 374 | 22 | 65 | 87 | 557 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| AHL totals | 200 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 494 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| WHL totals | 241 | 41 | 93 | 134 | 714 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 83 | ||||
External links
- 1980 births
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Dutch descent
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Ice hockey personnel from Alberta
- Living people
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Clearwater County, Alberta
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Red Deer Rebels alumni
- Undrafted National Hockey League players