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Rob Niedermayer (b. December 28, 1974 in Cassiar, British Columbia ) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He is the brother of fellow Duck Scott Niedermayer.
Niedermayer was drafted 5th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. At the time he was playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL. He started his NHL career right away, without playing a game in the minors. His career peaked during the 1996 NHL season when he set career highs in goals, assists, and points in the regular season. In the playoffs, the Panthers went on an improbable playoff drive to the Stanley Cup Finals, before being swept in four games by the Colorado Avalanche.
Niedermayer was hurt by concussions in the next years that robbed him of some of his natural scoring ability. He never was able to achieve the same level of scoring ability again. His NHL role soon turned into a defensive player, something that he became very good at.
On 23 July, 2001, Niedermayer was traded from Florida to the Calgary Flames with a draft pick for Valeri Bure and Jason Wiemer. He did not last long in Calgary, and at the 2003 trading deadline he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. That same year he helped Anaheim make an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals, his second such run. But again, Niedermayer's team lost, although this time it was in seven games to his brother's team, the New Jersey Devils.
In the summer of 2005, Rob's brother Scott was signed by the Mighty Ducks, and for the first time in their NHL careers, the two brothers were playing on the same team.
Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 52 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993-94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 65 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 13 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 107 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1996-97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| '''1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 67 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 57 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 54 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2003-04 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Ferencvaros TC | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 55 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 12 Seasons | NHL Career | 751 | 139 | 223 | 362 | 644 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 42 | |||
See also
References
- 2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
- Rob Niedermayer on HockeyDB
1974 births | British Columbia sportspeople | Calgary Flames players | Canadian ice hockey players | Florida Panthers players | Living people | Medicine Hat Tigers alumni | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players | National Hockey League families | National Hockey League first round draft picks | German Canadians
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