Tom Nemeth
Born (1971-01-16) January 16, 1971
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 St. Catharines Falcons GHL 429243328 —————
1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 514232725 181122
1989–90 Cornwall Royals OHL 4112152714 60220
1990–91 Cornwall Royals OHL 6517436046 —————
1991–92 Cornwall Royals OHL 6625497433 63254
1992–93 Dayton Bombers ECHL 269283714 —————
1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 486131924 —————
1993–94 Dayton Bombers ECHL 6616829891 31126
1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 53362 —————
1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL 564172132 42132
1996–97 Dayton Bombers ECHL 234192315 42132
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 110336 —————
1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2433612 —————
1997–98 Dayton Bombers ECHL 318243219 —————
1998–99 Dayton Bombers ECHL 4313233628 —————
1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 36961516 30004
1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 20332 90330
1999–00 Dayton Bombers ECHL 6621567779 31230
2000–01 Dayton Bombers ECHL 7220486887 82356
2001–02 Dayton Bombers ECHL 4814243859 14491320
2002–03 Dayton Bombers ECHL 659303957 —————
2003–04 Columbus Stars UHL 34312156 —————
2003–04 Toledo Storm ECHL 2819104 —————
2004–05 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 608202832 182136
ECHL totals 473 118 346 464 455 32 10 16 26 34

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

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