Layne Ulmer

Layne Ulmer (born September 14, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who most recently played centre for Manchester Storm in the EIHL.

Playing career Ulmer was drafted 209th overall in the 1999 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators while playing for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League.

On June 13, 2001, Ulmer was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers and played one game with the Rangers in the National Hockey League in the 2003–04 season. Ulmer spent the majority of his contract with the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Ulmer spent the 2005–06 season with the San Antonio Rampage before leaving for TPS Turku of the SM-liiga. In 2007 Layne played for the DEL's Frankfurt Lions.

In 2016, Ulmer moved to the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League to sign for the Cardiff Devils where he spent the next three seasons - one as Alternate captain - before departing in August 2019.

Ulmer then - on 5 August 2019 - signed a one-year deal with Cardiff's EIHL counterparts Manchester Storm.

Awards and honours Award Year WHL East First Team All-Star 2000 WHL East First Team All-Star 2001

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 Swift Current Broncos WHL 50 8 9 17 23 12 3 1 4 0 1998–99 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 40 35 75 34 6 2 1 3 4 1999–00 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 50 54 104 66 12 12 6 18 16 2000–01 Swift Current Broncos WHL 68 63 56 119 75 19 7 3 10 20 2001–02 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 38 18 17 35 12 5 2 2 4 4 2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 22 0 5 5 17 — — — — — 2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 68 12 20 32 16 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 76 22 16 38 26 7 2 5 7 0 2004–05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 65 7 31 38 23 6 0 0 0 2 2005–06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 77 19 26 45 42 — — — — — 2006–07 TPS Turku FIN 54 17 29 46 34 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Frankfurt Lions DEL 56 13 14 27 38 12 4 4 8 12 2008–09 Graz 99ers EBEL 49 12 20 32 54 7 2 2 4 0 2009–10 Asiago ITA 38 12 16 28 24 16 7 10 17 20 2010–11 Asiago ITA 40 23 32 55 10 17 8 12 20 10 2011–12 Asiago ITA 45 19 22 41 20 4 1 2 3 4 2012–13 Asiago ITA 44 29 29 58 44 15 19 13 32 2 2013–14 Asiago ITA 23 17 18 35 6 11 7 5 12 2 2014–15 Asiago ITA 36 20 28 48 24 18 10 19 29 12 2015–16 Asiago ITA 40 28 32 60 36 11 3 4 7 10 2016–17 Cardiff Devils EIHL 51 19 33 52 16 4 1 4 5 2 2017–18 Cardiff Devils EIHL 55 18 35 53 28 4 1 2 3 0 2018–19 Cardiff Devils EIHL 54 18 23 41 47 4 2 0 2 0 2019–20 Manchester Storm EIHL 49 14 17 31 42 — — — — — ITA totals 266 148 177 325 164 92 55 65 120 60 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —