Cody McCormick
| Cody McCormick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Center/Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild | ||
| NHL draft |
144th overall, 2001 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2015 | ||
Cody McCormick (born April 18, 1983) is a former Canadian ice hockey player. He is of European and First Nations descent, with both Oneida and Chippewa/Ojibway ancestors.[1]
Playing career
McCormick was drafted 144th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. In his last junior year 2002–03, and as Captain, Cody had a breakout year offensively with the Bulls posting 36 goals and 69 points in 61 games. He was selected to the OHL First All-Star Team and named the Best Checker in the OHL.[2]
Cody turned professional in 2003–04 and made his NHL debut with the Avalanche and split the year between the Avs and AHL affiliate the Hershey Bears. McCormick spent the next four seasons between the Avalanche and the AHL before he found a full-time role with Colorado in 2008–09 playing in a NHL high 55 games and contributing 12 points.
On August 1, 2009, McCormick signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[3] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2009–10 season, posting professional career highs with 17 goals and 29 points in 66 games. During the playoffs with the Pirates McCormick was recalled to Buffalo as an injury replacement for additional toughness.[4] On April 21, 2010, McCormick made his debut with the Sabres in Game 4 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Boston Bruins recording an assist on a goal by Tim Kennedy.[5]
Contributing with 2 assists in his brief showing with Buffalo, he was then re-signed to a one-year, one-way contract with the Sabres on July 2, 2010.[6] McCormick led the team in penalty minutes in the 2010–2011 season, playing primarily on the fourth line with Patrick Kaleta.
During the shortened 2012–13 season, his fourth with the Sabres organization, McCormick was placed on waivers on February 20, 2013.[7] With appearing in only 8 scoreless games he passed through unclaimed the following day and was immediately reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
After returning from a lengthy injury with the Sabres during the 2013–14 season, McCormick was included in a trade by Buffalo along with Matt Moulson to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Torrey Mitchell and draft picks on March 5, 2014.[8]
At the conclusion of the season, McCormick ended his brief stint with the Wild to return to the Sabres as a free agent on a three-year contact on July 1, 2014.[9] In January 2015, McCormick experienced blood clots that prevented him from playing the rest of the season and the entire 2015–16 campaign, prompting him to retire on April 11, 2016.[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 66 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 2001–02 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 63 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2002–03 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 61 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 166 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 42 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 66 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 142 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 405 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 550 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Hockey League | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2003 | |
Personal life
McCormick is married with two daughters and resides in Buffalo, New York during the off-season.[11] His wife is Alyssa Paiement, the daughter of former NHLer Wilf Paiement.
References
- ^ "Avs McCormick takes pride in heritage". Denver Post. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "McCormick hands-down choice for captain". Nationalnews.ca. 2003-04-01. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sabres sign Cody McCormick". Buffalo Sabres. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sabres recall Cody McCormick from Portland". Buffalo Sabres. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Satan completes comeback for Bruins in 2OT, up 3-1 on Sabres". CBS Sports. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sabres re-sign Cody McCormick". WGR. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jason Brough (20 February 2013). "Sabres put McCormick on waivers". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ John, Vogl (March 5, 2014). "Source: Sabres send Moulson and McCormick to Minnesota for undisclosed picks and Torrey Mitchell". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Buffalo brings back Cody McCormick". wivb.com. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hoppe, Bill (April 11, 2016). Blood clots will force Sabres' Cody McCormick to retire. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Hoppe, Bill (July 8, 2014). Sabres’ Cody McCormick thrilled to be back in Buffalo: ‘It’s home’. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
External links
- 1983 births
- Albany River Rats players
- Belleville Bulls players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of First Nations descent
- Colorado Avalanche draft picks
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Minnesota Wild players
- Portland Pirates players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from London, Ontario