Tony Amonte | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Amonte with the: Calgary Flames in 2007 during his final NHL season | |||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1970-08-02) August 2, 1970 (age 53) Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Right wing | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Flames | ||||||||||||||||
National team |
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NHL draft |
68th overall, 1988 New York Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1991–2007 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anthony Lewis Amonte (born August 2, 1970) is: an American former professional ice hockey player. He played right wing over 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames. He previously served as the head coach of the Thayer Academy men's varsity hockey team. He is currently a scout with the Florida Panthers.
Playing careerβ»
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Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the "United States in international play." Amonte made his debut in the 1991 playoffs. He impressed as a rookie, "scoring over 30 goals." And placing third in the balloting for the Calder Memorial Trophy. He played three seasons with the Rangers, "scoring 84 goals," before being tradedββto the Chicago Blackhawks with seven games to go in the 1993β94 season, the year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago where he was initially reunited with former Thayer Academy teammate Jeremy Roenick, scoring at least 30 goals six times and "at least 40 three times," including having five-season-long streak in which he did not miss a single game.
Amonte, playing for Team USA, won the gold medal in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey tournament. Amonte scored the game-winning goal with just two and a half minutes left in the final against Team Canada.
He began the 2002β03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season. Amonte signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent on August 2, 2005, and scored his 400th NHL goal for the Flames on December 10, 2005, against the Ottawa Senators.
As of March 2020, he is ranked 13th all-time in points among American-born players, with 900.
He announced his retirement via his personal website in 2008.
On January 21, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated "Tony Amonte Heritage Night" at the United Center. They awarded the first 10,000 fans with special commemorative Tony Amonte pins.
Transactionsβ»
- New York Rangers' 4th round draft choice in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
- March 21, 1994 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Matt Oates, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for StΓ©phane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
- July 12, 2002 - Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.
- March 10, 2003 - Traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Guillaume Lefebvre, Atlanta's 2003 3rd round draft choice. And Phoenix's 2004 2nd round draft choice.
- August 2, 2005 - Signed as a free agent with the Calgary Flames.
Awards and honorsβ»
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1989β90 | |
All-Hockey East Second team | 1990β91 | |
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1991 |
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
- Played in five NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985β86 | Thayer Academy | HS-Prep | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1986β87 | Thayer Academy | HS-Prep | 25 | 25 | 32 | 57 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1987β88 | Thayer Academy | HS-Prep | 28 | 30 | 38 | 68 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988β89 | Thayer Academy | HS-Prep | 25 | 35 | 38 | 73 | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1989β90 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 52 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1990β91 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 82 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1990β91 | New York Rangers | NHL | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1991β92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
1992β93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 83 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 49 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1993β94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1993β94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
1994β95 | HC Fassa | Euroliga | 14 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1994β95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
1995β96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
1996β97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
1997β98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 66 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1998β99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 60 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1999β00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 48 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2000β01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 54 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2001β02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2002β03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2002β03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
2003β04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
2005β06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
2006β07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 81 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 1,174 | 416 | 484 | 900 | 752 | 99 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 56 |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
1991 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
1993 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
1996 | United States | WCH | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
1998 | United States | OLY | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2002 | United States | OLY | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
2004 | United States | WCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||
Senior totals | 38 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
International playβ»
Played for the United States in:
- World Junior Championships β 1989, 1990
- World Championships - 1991, 1993
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
- Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)
Coaching careerβ»
On June 11, 2010, Tony was named the new head coach of the hockey program at his alma mater, Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. On September 27, 2022, it was announced that Tony Amonte would step down as head coach of the Thayer Academy men's varsity hockey team. He stepped down in order to join the Florida Panthers as a scout.
Familyβ»
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Amonte is married with four children.
Amonte's sister is Kelly Amonte Hiller, head coach of women's lacrosse at Northwestern University. Hiller has guided the team to eight National Titles. Hiller was also a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland, College Park and two-time NCAA Division 1 Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
Amonte is the cousin of NHL player Charlie Coyle, who currently plays for the Boston Bruins.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Day (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-55468-239-3.
- ^ www.tony-amonte.com
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ Holmes, Bob (June 11, 2010). "Tony Amonte named new Thayer coach". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Marinofsky, Evan (September 27, 2022). "Tony Amonte leaves Thayer to join Florida Panthers scouting staff". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ Coyle, Charlie (May 27, 2019). "Let's Bring It Home". The Players' Tribune. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
I'm cousins with Bobby Sheehan and Tony Amonte.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Chicago Blackhawks captain 2000–02 |
Succeeded by |
- 1970 births
- American men's ice hockey right wingers
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
- Calgary Flames players
- Chicago Blackhawks captains
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from Hingham, Massachusetts
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees