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Jim Vandermeer

D · CAN
+ 7 other teams
Status
Retired 13 yrs ago
Career
2004–2013 (9 yrs)
Age
46 (34 in 2013)
Vitals
6'1" · 210 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Career Regular Season

8 seasons (2004–2012)
Games 585
Goals 31
Assists 127
Points 158
+/- +5
P/GP 0.27
SHT% 5.8
PiM 1055 79th

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2011-12 CLB

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CHI 72 3 17 20 0.28 -12 125 0 0 0 105 2.9% 149
2005-06 CHI 82 6 26 32 0.39 +4 162 1 1 0 102 5.9% 150
2006-07 BUF 77 6 17 23 0.30 +22 91 1 1 0 88 6.8% 163
2007-08 BUF / LAK / WSH / VAN / NJD 74 7 23 30 0.41 -4 158 1 0 1 106 6.6% 124
2008-09 NJD 64 0 4 4 0.06 -13 56 0 0 0 6 0.0% 73
2009-10 NJD 66 2 12 14 0.21 +2 171 0 1 0 25 8.0% 193
2010-11 NJD 74 5 17 22 0.30 +3 197 1 2 0 41 12.2% 162
2011-12 NSH / CLB 76 2 11 13 0.17 +3 95 0 1 0 58 3.4% 91
CAREER 8 yrs 585 31 127 158 0.27 +5 1055 4 6 1 -- 5.8% 1105
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CHI 9 0 2 2 0.22 0 20 0 0 0 8 0.0% 30
2007-08 NJD 7 0 3 3 0.43 0 4 0 0 0 7 0.0% 13
2008-09 NJD 12 1 1 2 0.17 -7 16 1 0 0 5 20.0% 30
2011-12 CLB 22 0 2 2 0.09 +2 34 0 0 0 13 0.0% 30
CAREER 4 app. 50 1 8 9 0.18 -5 74 1 0 0 -- 3.0% 103
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2002-03 PHL 24 2 1 3 0.13 +9 27 0 0 1 9.1% 13:42
2003-04 PHL 23 3 2 5 0.22 -5 25 1 0 0 12.5% 15:47
2003-04 CHI 23 2 10 12 0.52 -6 58 0 1 6 5.4% 22:03
2005-06 CHI 76 6 18 24 0.32 -2 116 1 2 2 6.5% 21:47
2006-07 CHI 46 1 6 7 0.15 -3 53 0 0 1 2.0% 17:50
2007-08 CHI 26 2 7 9 0.35 +3 44 0 1 2 8.7% 19:37
2007-08 PHL 28 1 5 6 0.21 -1 27 0 1 1 3.8% 19:34
2007-08 CGY 21 0 2 2 0.10 +4 39 0 0 0 0.0% 19:44
2008-09 CGY 45 1 6 7 0.16 +1 108 0 0 0 3.2% 16:01
2009-10 ARI 62 4 8 12 0.19 +3 60 1 0 0 6.3% 17:41
2010-11 EDM 62 2 12 14 0.23 -15 74 0 0 2 3.5% 18:12
2011-12 SJS 25 1 3 4 0.16 +3 33 0 0 0 5.3% 10:25
Career NHL 461 25 80 105 0.23 -9 664 3 5 15 5.3% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 D CHI - - 62 63 73 78 79 - - 64 54 73 - 40 44 72
2005-06 25 D CHI - - 62 63 73 78 79 - - 64 54 73 - 40 44 72
2006-07 26 D BUF - - 62 65 74 78 79 - - 66 52 75 - 42 46 73
2007-08 27 D NJD - - 60 65 75 70 75 - - 65 52 74 - 51 56 72
2008-09 28 D NJD 84 60 59 64 79 - 83 60 25 70 59 74 - 67 69 -
2009-10 29 D NJD 88 64 45 66 80 - 74 60 40 65 61 72 - 69 71 66
2010-11 30 D NJD 93 60 74 66 80 - 74 65 40 65 65 74 - 73 75 69
2011-12 31 D CLB 93 60 74 66 80 74 74 65 40 65 65 74 65 73 75 70
2012-13 32 D MIN 67 72 66 65 74 56 49 53 31 51 51 64 55 76 71 58
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 24 D CHI - - 62 63 73 78 79 - - 64 54 73 - 40 44 72
2005-06 25 D CHI - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 26 D BUF - - · +2 +1 · · - - +2 −2 +2 - +2 +2 +1
2007-08 27 D NJD - - −2 · +1 −8 −4 - - −1 · −1 - +9 +10 −1
2008-09 28 D NJD 84 60 −1 −1 +4 - +8 60 25 +5 +7 · - +16 +13 -
2009-10 29 D NJD +4 +4 −14 +2 +1 - −9 · +15 −5 +2 −2 - +2 +2 66
2010-11 30 D NJD +5 −4 +29 · · - · +5 · · +4 +2 - +4 +4 +3
2011-12 31 D CLB · · · · · 74 · · · · · · 65 · · +1
2012-13 32 D MIN −26 +12 −8 −1 −6 −18 −25 −12 −9 −14 −14 −10 −10 +3 −4 −12
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2004-05 CHI $400,000 1 yr 0.8% 24 RFA
2005-06 CHI $1,350,000 4 yr 2.7% 25 RFA
2006-07 BUF $1,242,000 3 yr 3.2% 26 RFA
2009-10 NJD $1,500,000 2 yr 2.6% 29 UFA
2011-12 NSH $700,000 1 yr 1.1% 31 UFA
2012-13 MIN $900,000 1 yr 1.3% 32 UFA
2006-07
Feb 28 2007
2006-07
to SABRES
  • Jim Vandermeer 73
  • Future considerations
to BLACKHAWKS
2007-08
Oct 20 2007
2007-08
to KINGS
  • Jim Vandermeer 72
Jan 31 2008
2007-08
to CAPITALS
to KINGS
Feb 14 2008
2007-08
to CANUCKS
to CAPITALS
Mar 1 2008
2007-08
to DEVILS
2011-12
Feb 11 2012
2011-12
to BLUE JACKETS

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