Nick Naumenko
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| Born |
July 7, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Worcester IceCats Utah Grizzlies Las Vegas Thunder Kansas City Blades Cleveland Lumberjacks Portland Pirates Adler Mannheim Kassel Huskies Hershey Bears Chicago Wolves Grand Rapids Griffins HC Ambrì-Piotta SCL Tigers | ||
| NHL draft |
182nd overall, 1992 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2010 | ||
Nicholas Naumenko (born July 7, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He most notably played in the International Hockey League (IHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) before finishing his career with Europe in the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Naumenko was drafted in the eighth round, 182nd overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Naumenko played his college hockey at the University of North Dakota from 1992–96, during his time at UND he played in 146 game for the Fighting Sioux scoring 38 goals and adding 102 assists.[1] Prior to college hockey he played two seasons in the USHL for the Rochester Mustangs and Dubuque Fighting Saints.
Nick's younger brother Gregg Naumenko is also a professional ice hockey goaltender who played two games in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 24 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 32 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 54 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 71 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 54 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 77 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 75 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 39 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 46 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 39 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 29 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Biel | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 44 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 40 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 50 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 337 | 47 | 137 | 184 | 275 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| IHL totals | 206 | 26 | 99 | 125 | 191 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1992–93 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1994–95, 1995–96 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2002 | [2] |
References
- ^ "Nick Naumenko's player profile". hockeydb.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 13, Planet USA All-Stars 11". American Hockey League. 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1974 births
- Adler Mannheim players
- HC Ambrì-Piotta players
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- EHC Biel players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Cleveland Lumberjacks players
- Dubuque Fighting Saints players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Chicago
- Kansas City Blades players
- Kassel Huskies players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Living people
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
- Portland Pirates players
- Rochester Mustangs players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- SCL Tigers players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Worcester IceCats players