Derek Landmesser
Born (1975-01-27) January 27, 1975
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for CoHL/UHL
Thunder Bay Thunder Cats
Rockford IceHogs
Muskegon Fury
IHL
Manitoba Moose
CHL
Memphis / Mississippi Riverkings
AHL
Toronto Marlies
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19962011

Derek Landmesser (born January 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s (SPHL) Mississippi RiverKings.

Career

Landmesser started his professional career as a defenceman in 1996 with his hometown team, the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats in Colonial Hockey League. He played 15 seasons of professional hockey, including 10 seasons in the Central Hockey League (CHL) where he played 627 regular season games, scoring 563 points from the blue line. He was named the CHL's most outstanding defenceman for the 2000–01 CHL season and was named to the All-CHL Team three times.[1]

Landmesser retired as a player following the 2010–11 CHL season, and on August 1, 2011, Landmesser was announced as the new head coach of the Mississippi RiverKings.[1] On May 24, 2018, the RiverKings ceased operations.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats CoHL 1703311
1997–98 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats UHL 732192180 51122
1998–99 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats UHL 7273643180 1333626
1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 10000
1999–00 Rockford IceHogs UHL 5510273795 31454
1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 100004
2000–01 Memphis RiverKings CHL 5974148121 725724
2001–02 Muskegon Fury UHL 7420446448 174111518
2002–03 Memphis RiverKings CHL 63134457151 14191028
2003–04 Memphis RiverKings CHL 647485583
2004–05 Memphis RiverKings CHL 59105666102
2005–06 Memphis RiverKings CHL 62176481125
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 30000
2006–07 Memphis RiverKings CHL 64125062100 186121818
2007–08 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 648425057 30224
2008–09 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 636455174 1209918
2009–10 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 6311405167 30110
2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 6610324273 50336
CHL totals 627 101 462 563 953 62 9 41 50 98
UHL totals 291 39 129 168 414 38 9 19 28 50

Awards and honours

Award Year
CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman[3] 2000–01
CHL All-CHL Team[4] 2004–05
CHL All-CHL Team[4] 2005–06
CHL All-CHL Team[4] 2006–07

References

  1. 1 2 Van Tuyl, Chris (1 August 2011). "Mississippi RiverKings tap Derek Landmesser as new coach". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. "Letter from the President". 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. List of CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman
  4. 1 2 3 All-CHL Teams


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