Jed Ortmeyer

Jed Ortmeyer (born September 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild. After his retirement he was inducted into the Omaha Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. He most recently served as the Director of Player Development with the New York Rangers.

Playing career

Amateur Ortmeyer played junior hockey with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two seasons. He finished his first season with the Lancers, the 1997–98 season, third on the team in scoring with 48 points in 54 games. Jake Ortmeyer played college hockey at Miami (Ohio), at the time a CCHA conference rival of Jed's Michigan teams, meaning the Ortmeyer brothers faced each other several times in their college careers.

In July 2009, Jed married his high school girlfriend, Maggie Jacobson. They went on to have two children, Tova and Dax Ortmeyer.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Omaha Central High School HS-NE 14 6 9 15 12 — — — — — 1994–95 Omaha Central High School HS-NE 18 18 23 41 20 — — — — — 1995–96 Omaha Central High School HS-NE 25 24 33 57 35 — — — — — 1996–97 Omaha Central High School HS-NE 26 34 30 64 32 — — — — — 1997–98 Omaha Lancers USHL 54 23 25 48 52 14 3 4 7 31 1998–99 Omaha Lancers USHL 52 23 36 59 81 12 5 6 11 16 1999–2000 University of Michigan CCHA 41 8 16 24 40 — — — — — 2000–01 University of Michigan CCHA 27 10 11 21 52 — — — — — 2001–02 University of Michigan CCHA 42 16 23 39 42 — — — — — 2002–03 University of Michigan CCHA 36 18 16 34 48 — — — — — 2003–04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 13 2 8 10 4 16 5 2 7 6 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 58 2 4 6 16 — — — — — 2004–05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 61 7 20 27 63 6 0 1 1 4 2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 78 5 2 7 38 4 1 0 1 4 2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 41 2 9 11 22 9 0 0 0 2 2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Nashville Predators NHL 51 4 4 8 32 — — — — — 2008–09 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 10 13 23 51 11 1 6 7 8 2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 76 8 11 19 37 4 0 1 1 0 2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 20 2 1 3 16 — — — — — 2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 40 6 10 16 29 24 6 7 13 4 2010–11 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 34 8 10 18 32 — — — — — 2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 35 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 2012–13 Missouri Mavericks CHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 32 6 9 15 16 — — — — — 2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 64 14 17 31 64 — — — — — NHL totals 345 22 31 53 161 17 1 1 2 6 AHL totals 327 56 91 147 281 57 12 16 28 22

Awards and honors Award Year USHL All-Rookie Team 1997–98 USHL Second Team All-Star 1997–98 CCHA All-Tournament Team 2002, 2003 Hal Downes Trophy - University of Michigan MVP 2002, 2003 NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team 2002, 2003 CCHA Best Defensive Forward Award 2003 Bill Beagan Trophy - CCHA Super Six MVP 2003 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award (New York Rangers) 2004, 2007