Nick DeSimone

Nick DeSimone (born November 21, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

He played college ice hockey at Union College. Undrafted, he signed a two-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on March 30, 2017, and was later re-signed to a two-year contract on July 11, 2019.

On April 12, 2019, DeSimone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights who then loaned him to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL).

On July 17, 2021, his player rights were traded to the New York Rangers. As an unrestricted free agent DeSimone signed a one-year, two way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 28, later re-signing with the Flames to a two-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2022. He played his first NHL game on November 7, 2022, a 4–3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

On January 25, 2024, DeSimone was claimed off of waivers by the New Jersey Devils. He signed a one-year, one-way contract extension with the Devils on June 24.

In the following season, DeSimone played 12 games with the Devils AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, before serving as a healthy scratch on the Devils blueline. On January 5, 2025, having been placed on waivers by the Devils, DeSimone was claimed by the Utah Hockey Club. DeSimone was deployed on Utah's blueline and found a role on the third-pair in posting 1 goal and 6 points through 20 regular season contests.

On May 30, 2025, DeSimone was re-signed to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension with the Utah Mammoth for the season.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Connecticut Oilers EJHL 37 5 10 15 24 2 1 0 1 2 2013–14 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 52 13 38 51 30 11 4 2 6 8 2014–15 Union College ECAC 35 2 9 11 10 — — — — — 2015–16 Union College ECAC 36 4 14 18 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Union College ECAC 38 9 10 19 16 — — — — — 2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 4 1 0 1 0 13 1 5 6 0 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 59 6 14 20 8 4 0 1 1 2 2018–19 San Jose Barracuda AHL 65 14 32 46 30 4 1 1 2 2 2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 48 5 14 19 21 — — — — — 2020–21 San Jose Barracuda AHL 14 0 5 5 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Rochester Americans AHL 8 0 6 6 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Stockton Heat AHL 68 4 21 25 28 13 2 3 5 4 2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 65 8 38 46 38 9 2 4 6 6 2022–23 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Calgary Wranglers AHL 10 0 8 8 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL 23 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 2023–24 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Utica Comets AHL 12 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 20 1 5 6 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Utah Mammoth NHL 40 2 6 8 10 — — — — —NHL totals 98 5 16 21 16 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year RefOJHL First All-Star Team 2014