Nick Naumenko

Nicholas Naumenko (born July 7, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He most notably played in the International Hockey League (IHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) before finishing his career with Europe in the Swiss National League A (NLA).

Playing career Naumenko was drafted in the eighth round, 182nd overall, in the 1992 NHL entry draft by the St. Louis Blues. Naumenko played his college hockey at the University of North Dakota from 1992 to 1996, during his time at UND he played in 146 game for the Fighting Sioux scoring 38 goals and adding 102 assists. Prior to college hockey he played two seasons in the USHL for the Rochester Mustangs and Dubuque Fighting Saints.

Nick's younger brother Gregg Naumenko is also a professional ice hockey goaltender who played two games in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Rochester Mustangs USHL 39 7 8 15 38 — — — — — 1991–92 Rochester Mustangs USHL 20 4 6 10 24 — — — — — 1991–92 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 24 6 19 25 4 — — — — — 1992–93 U. of North Dakota WCHA 38 10 24 34 26 — — — — — 1993–94 U. of North Dakota WCHA 32 4 22 26 22 — — — — — 1994–95 U. of North Dakota WCHA 39 13 26 39 78 — — — — — 1995–96 U. of North Dakota WCHA 37 11 30 41 52 — — — — — 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 54 6 22 28 72 1 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Worcester IceCats AHL 71 12 34 46 63 11 1 7 8 9 1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 20 4 3 7 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 34 5 16 21 37 — — — — — 1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 21 3 8 11 4 3 1 2 3 4 1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 54 9 27 36 79 — — — — — 2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 77 5 45 50 60 4 0 0 0 4 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 75 15 35 50 40 — — — — — 2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 39 6 17 23 46 8 1 2 3 10 2003–04 Kassel Huskies DEL 23 4 5 9 28 — — — — — 2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 46 5 15 20 39 — — — — — 2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 6 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 40 8 12 20 18 — — — — — 2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 39 1 16 17 29 — — — — — 2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 6 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 29 7 20 27 32 — — — — — 2006–07 EHC Biel NLB — — — — — 5 1 3 4 6 2007–08 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 44 10 28 38 60 — — — — — 2008–09 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 40 10 27 37 42 — — — — — 2009–10 SCL Tigers NLA 50 6 22 28 30 — — — — — AHL totals 337 47 137 184 275 12 1 7 8 8 IHL totals 206 26 99 125 191 7 1 2 3 8

Awards and honors Award Year College All-WCHA Rookie Team 1992–93 All-WCHA First Team 1994–95, 1995–96 AHL All-Star Game 2002