Tom Nemeth

Tom Nemeth (born January 16, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 10th round (206th overall) of the 1991 NHL entry draft.

Prior to turning professional, Nemeth played major junior hockey with the Cornwall Royals in the Ontario Hockey League. He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including parts of 11 seasons in the ECHL, where he was selected three times as the ECHL Defenceman of the Year. In 2003, Nemeth was named to the ECHL 15th Anniversary First Team, and in 2009 Nemeth was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Records During the 1993–94 regular season, Nemeth registered 16 goals and 82 assists to set the ECHL record for most assists (82) and most points (98) by a defenceman.

On April 3, 1997, Nemeth, then of the Dayton Bombers, and Andrew Shier and Scott Burfoot of the Richmond Renegades, each scored a goal within 37 seconds to set the ECHL record for the fastest three playoff goals by two teams.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 St. Catharines Falcons GHL 42 9 24 33 28 — — — — — 1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 51 4 23 27 25 18 1 1 2 2 1989–90 Cornwall Royals OHL 41 12 15 27 14 6 0 2 2 0 1990–91 Cornwall Royals OHL 65 17 43 60 46 — — — — — 1991–92 Cornwall Royals OHL 66 25 49 74 33 6 3 2 5 4 1992–93 Dayton Bombers ECHL 26 9 28 37 14 — — — — — 1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 48 6 13 19 24 — — — — — 1993–94 Dayton Bombers ECHL 66 16 82 98 91 3 1 1 2 6 1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 3 3 6 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL 56 4 17 21 32 4 2 1 3 2 1996–97 Dayton Bombers ECHL 23 4 19 23 15 4 2 1 3 2 1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 11 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 24 3 3 6 12 — — — — — 1997–98 Dayton Bombers ECHL 31 8 24 32 19 — — — — — 1998–99 Dayton Bombers ECHL 43 13 23 36 28 — — — — — 1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 36 9 6 15 16 3 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 2 0 3 3 2 9 0 3 3 0 1999–00 Dayton Bombers ECHL 66 21 56 77 79 3 1 2 3 0 2000–01 Dayton Bombers ECHL 72 20 48 68 87 8 2 3 5 6 2001–02 Dayton Bombers ECHL 48 14 24 38 59 14 4 9 13 20 2002–03 Dayton Bombers ECHL 65 9 30 39 57 — — — — — 2003–04 Columbus Stars UHL 34 3 12 15 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Toledo Storm ECHL 28 1 9 10 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 60 8 20 28 32 18 2 1 3 6 ECHL totals 473 118 346 464 455 32 10 16 26 34

Awards and honours Award Year ECHL Defenceman of the Year 1993–94 ECHL First All-Star Team 1993–94 ECHL Defenceman of the Year 1999–2000 ECHL First All-Star Team 1999–2000 ECHL Defenceman of the Year 2000–01 ECHL First All-Star Team 2000–01 ECHL 15th Anniversary First Team 2003 ECHL Hall of Fame (inducted) 2008–09