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Anthony Lewis "Tony" Amonte (Born - August 2, 1970 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA) is a Professional Hockey in the National Hockey League Right Winger who has played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames.
Playing Career
Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play. Amonte made his debut in the 1991 playoffs. He impressed as a rookie, scoring over 30 goals and placing 3rd in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. He played three seasons with the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks seven games into the 1993-94 season, a year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago, scoring at least 30 goals five times and at least 40 three times.
He began the 2002-03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season. Amonte signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent on August 2, 2005 and scored his 400th NHL goal for the Flames on December 10, 2005 against the Ottawa Senators.
Awards & Achievements
- 1991- Hockey East Second All-Star Team
- 1991- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
- Played in 5 NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Record
Career Statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989-90 | Boston University | NCAA | 41 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 52 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | Boston University | NCAA | 38 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 82 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | New York Rangers | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 83 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1995-96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1996-97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1997-98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 60 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 1073 | 404 | 457 | 861 | 708 | 93 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 56 | ||||
International play
Amonte competed for the United States in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, winning the tournament championship. In the Olympics he competed in 1998 and 2002, winning a silver medal in the latter.
Played for the United States in:
- World Junior Championships - 1988, 1989, 1990
- World Championships - 1991, 1993
- World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
- Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)
See also
1970 births | American ice hockey players | Calgary Flames players | Chicago Blackhawks players | Italian-Americans | Living people | New York Rangers players | Olympic competitors for the United States | Olympic silver medalists | People from Massachusetts | Philadelphia Flyers players | Phoenix Coyotes players | Winter Olympics medalists
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