Tom Askey

Thomas Arthur Askey (born October 4, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their eighth-round pick, #186 overall, in the 1993 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Askey played hockey with Ohio State University of the CCHA. He finished his career in college with a record of 14–49–6. He joined the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim organization in 1996, playing for the team's AHL affiliate, the Baltimore Bandits alongside Mike Bales. Askey would help Baltimore make the Calder Cup playoffs, although the team would get swept in the first round by the Philadelphia Phantoms.

Before the 1997–98 season, the Baltimore Bandits would move to Cincinnati and become the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. Askey moved with the team, playing in 32 games during the season. Askey was called up to the NHL in March as a backup goaltender following an injury to the Mighty Ducks' starter Guy Hebert. Askey made his NHL debut on March 13, 1998 in a game against the Dallas Stars, relieving Mikhail Shtalenkov in the third period in a 3–5 loss. Askey would later make his first start on April 5, 1998 against the Calgary Flames, which would end in a 3–3 tie. He finished the season playing a total of 7 games for the team, starting 3 of them and relieving Shtalenkov 4 times.

The following season he became the starter for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, playing in 53 games with a record of 21–22–3. He also saw NHL playoff action in Game 1 against the Detroit Red Wings, relieving an injured Guy Hebert halfway through the game, losing the game 3–5. The Red Wings would sweep the Mighty Ducks in the playoffs.

Before the 1999–2000 season, Askey was assigned to the Kansas City Blades of the International Hockey League. After 13 games with the team, he became a player for the Houston Aeros, playing 13 games for that team as well. Ryan Miller (left) and Askey warming up for the Rochester Americans in 2005. After becoming a free agent after the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to be a goaltender for the Rochester Americans, the team's AHL affiliate. With his first season with the team, he finished the season with a record of 15–8–4. Although Rochester would miss the playoffs, Askey and teammate Mika Noronen would receive the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, which is awarded to the goaltenders with the lowest goals-against average in the regular season.

In the 2001–02 season, Askey would help Rochester make the playoffs with a 16–15–3 record in the regular season. He made a single start in the playoffs where Rochester would be swept by the Philadelphia Phantoms in the qualifying round. The following season, Askey played 16 games, finishing the season with only 3 wins. In August 2003, Askey would sign a two-year extension to stay with Rochester. During the 2003–04 season, Askey would again help Rochester make the playoffs. He played 2 games in the playoffs. Rochester would make it to the Conference Finals in the playoffs before falling 4–1 to the Milwaukee Admirals, who would go on to win the Calder Cup.

He signed with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, and was traded to Jokerit in January 2006. After Jokerit failed to make the playoffs, Askey transferred to HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In the late summer of 2006, Askey signed with the Kalamazoo Wings of the United Hockey League, returning to his hometown. He moved to the Serie A league in Italy for Hockey Club Alleghe before moving to the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the end of the 2007–08 season, helping them to win the Challenge Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1991–92 Wheatfield Jr. Blades EmJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Ohio State University CCHA 25 2 19 0 1235 125 0 6.07 .841 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Ohio State University CCHA 27 3 19 4 1488 103 0 4.15 .884 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Ohio State University CCHA 26 4 19 2 1387 121 0 5.23 .861 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Ohio State University CCHA 26 8 11 4 1340 68 0 3.05 .913 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 40 17 18 2 2238 140 1 3.75 .887 3 0 3 137 11 0 4.79 .843 1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 7 0 1 2 273 12 0 2.64 .894 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 32 10 16 4 1753 104 3 3.56 .896 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 53 21 22 3 2893 131 3 2.72 .918 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL — — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 30 2 0 3.99 .818 1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 13 3 5 3 658 43 0 3.92 .866 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 13 4 7 1 727 33 0 2.72 .892 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 29 15 8 4 1671 71 1 2.55 .905 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 34 16 15 3 2048 86 3 2.52 .901 1 0 1 58 4 0 4.11 .833 2002–03 Rochester Americans AHL 16 3 8 4 895 49 0 3.28 .891 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 21 10 8 3 1273 48 1 2.26 .919 2 2 0 120 5 1 2.50 .912 2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 20 10 6 2 1118 46 1 2.47 .918 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 HIFK FIN 21 9 5 5 1191 49 2 2.47 — — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Jokerit FIN 16 8 6 2 967 39 2 2.42 — — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Fribourg-Gottéron SWI 6 4 2 — 359 18 0 3.01 — 4 0 4 240 15 0 3.75 — 2006–07 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 45 27 15 2 2572 110 3 2.57 .912 3 0 1 105 7 0 4.03 .863 2007–08 Alleghe ITA 11 — — — — — — 3.09 .879 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 29 — — — — — — 2.13 .922 2 — — — — — 3.50 .887 NHL totals 7 0 1 2 273 12 0 2.64 .894 1 0 1 30 2 0 3.99 .818

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1997 United States WC 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00 — Senior totals 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00 —

Awards Hap Holmes Memorial Award (with Mika Noronen) in 2001