Derek Landmesser

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.

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.

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 17 0 3 3 11 — — — — — 1997–98 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats UHL 73 2 19 21 80 5 1 1 2 2 1998–99 Thunder Bay Thunder Cats UHL 72 7 36 43 180 13 3 3 6 26 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Rockford IceHogs UHL 55 10 27 37 95 3 1 4 5 4 1999–00 Manitoba Moose IHL 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Memphis RiverKings CHL 59 7 41 48 121 7 2 5 7 24 2001–02 Muskegon Fury UHL 74 20 44 64 48 17 4 11 15 18 2002–03 Memphis RiverKings CHL 63 13 44 57 151 14 1 9 10 28 2003–04 Memphis RiverKings CHL 64 7 48 55 83 — — — — — 2004–05 Memphis RiverKings CHL 59 10 56 66 102 — — — — — 2005–06 Memphis RiverKings CHL 62 17 64 81 125 — — — — — 2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Memphis RiverKings CHL 64 12 50 62 100 18 6 12 18 18 2007–08 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 64 8 42 50 57 3 0 2 2 4 2008–09 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 63 6 45 51 74 12 0 9 9 18 2009–10 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 63 11 40 51 67 3 0 1 1 0 2010–11 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 66 10 32 42 73 5 0 3 3 6 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 2000–01 CHL All-CHL Team 2004–05 CHL All-CHL Team 2005–06 CHL All-CHL Team 2006–07