Tom Nemeth

Tom Nemeth
Born (1971-01-16) January 16, 1971
St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for IHL
Kalamazoo Wings
Fort Wayne Komets
Cincinnati Cyclones
AHL
Rochester Americans
ECHL
Dayton Bombers
South Carolina Stingrays
Toledo Storm
UHL
Columbus Stars
Fort Wayne Komets
NHL Draft 206th overall, 1991
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1992–2005

Tom Nemeth (born January 16, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 10th round (206th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Prior to turning professional, Nemeth played major junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals in the Ontario Hockey League. He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including parts of 11 seasons in the ECHL, where he was selected three times as the ECHL Defenceman of the Year. In 2003, Nemeth was named to the ECHL 15th Anniversary First Team,[1] and in 2009 Nemeth was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.[2]

Records

During the 1993–94 regular season, Nemeth registered 16 goals and 82 assists to set the ECHL record for most assists (82) and most points (98) by a defenceman.[3]

On April 3, 1997, Nemeth, then of the Dayton Bombers, and Andrew Shier and Scott Burfoot of the Richmond Renegades, each scored a goal within 37 seconds to set the ECHL record for the fastest three playoff goals by two teams.[4]

Awards and honours

Award Year
ECHL Defenceman of the Year 1993–94 [5]
ECHL First All-Star Team 1993–94
ECHL Defenceman of the Year 1999–2000 [6]
ECHL First All-Star Team 1999–2000
ECHL Defenceman of the Year 2000–01 [7]
ECHL First All-Star Team 2000–01
ECHL 15th Anniversary First Team 2003 [8]
ECHL Hall of Fame (inducted) 2008–09 [9]

References

  1. ↑ Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
  2. ↑ Echl Hall Of Fame
  3. ↑ Tom Nemeth: 15th Anniversary Team
  4. ↑ Dayton's Tom Nemeth (4:22) and Richmond's Andrew Shier (4:31), and Scott Burfoot all score in 37 sec
  5. ↑ Wheeling's DiLauro Named Defenseman of Year
  6. ↑ Mississippi's Baxter Named ECHL Defenseman of the Year
  7. ↑ Colorado's Schneekloth named ECHL Defenseman of the Year
  8. ↑ 15th Anniversary Team Announced
  9. ↑ Passion Helped Nemeth Reach Hall Of Fame
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