Andy Delmore (born December 26, 1976 in LaSalle, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.

[edit] Playing career

A 6'0" defenceman, Delmore played junior hockey for the North Bay Centennials and later for the Sarnia Sting. He went undrafted in 1997 and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers, making his NHL debut during the 1998–99 season. Delmore has also played for the Nashville Predators, Buffalo Sabres, and Columbus Blue Jackets during his NHL career.

Delmore was traded twice on March 9, 2004; the Sabres first traded him to the Boston Bruins for future considerations and he was then traded to the San Jose Sharks (along with Curtis Brown) for Jeff Jillson and a ninth-round draft pick. He did not play for either team. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Delmore played in Germany with the Mannheim Eagles of the DEL.

Delmore signed with the Detroit Red Wings prior to the commencement of the 2005–06 NHL season; however, he did not play a regular season game for the club and was claimed by the Blue Jackets from waivers on October 4, 2005. Delmore played the majority of the 2005–06 season for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, playing only 7 games in the NHL. Delmore won the Eddie Shore Award as the top defenceman in the AHL.

In his 283 NHL games, Delmore has recorded 43 goals and 58 assists, totalling 101 points. He is considered an offensive defenceman, valued for his proficiency on the power play.

Delmore was the first rookie defenceman to record a hat trick in the playoffs. He also scored the overtime winner in Game 3 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals as Philadelphia edged Pittsburgh 4-3.

After a 3 year absence from the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings signed Delmore to a contract on July 28, 2009.

[edit] Records

• Holds Philadelphia Flyers record for most goals (5) by a defenceman in a playoff season (1999–2000)
• Only rookie defenseman to score a hat trick in the playoffs, achieving the feat on May 7, 2000. He is also the only Flyer defenseman to score a hat trick in a playoff game.^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Andy Delmore's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Andy Delmore – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net