Bryan Helmer

Bryan Helmer
Born (1972-07-15) July 15, 1972
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Phoenix Coyotes
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2013

Bryan Berry Helmer (born July 15, 1972) is a former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] He previously served as an assistant coach with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). A veteran of over 1,000 AHL and IHL games, Helmer previously served as Captain for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks and the Washington Capitals.

Helmer played 10 Games as a spare in the Westport Ontario old timers hockey league

Playing career

Helmer went undrafted but was signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils in 1994. He never played a game with the Devils, instead playing with their minor league affiliate Albany River Rats for 5 years. His most successful season with the River Rats was during the 1997–1998 season when he scored 63 points in 80 games along with 101 PIM and an appearance in the AHL All-Star Game.

Following the 1997–98 season Helmer signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. He made his NHL debut with the Coyotes, appearing in 11 games. He was then released and later claimed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues. He appeared in another 29 games with the Blues, notching 4 assists. The 1999–2000 season saw Helmer play the majority of the year with the Worcester IceCats while also appearing in 15 games with the Blues. On February 12, 2000, Helmer scored his first career goal against Guy Hebert and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in a 6-3 Blues victory[2]

After the 1999–2000 season Helmer signed with the Vancouver Canucks. He spent the next 3 years bouncing between the Canucks and the minors. The 2001–02 saw Helmer achieve NHL career highs with 10 points and 53 PIM. In addition Helmer played 6 games in the playoffs that year, the only time he has played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On July 25, 2003, Helmer was traded by the Canucks back to the Phoenix Coyotes for Martin Grenier. He missed the majority of the 2003–2004 season due to a shoulder injury but managed to appear in 17 games with the Coyotes. Prior to the 2008–09 season this had been the last time Helmer played in the NHL. He signed with the Detroit Red Wings in 2004 but played 2 years in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins. He was re-signed by the Coyotes in 2006 and had been playing with the San Antonio Rampage.

Helmer signed with the Hershey Bears on July 24, 2008, and served as Captain of the team. On November 28, 2008, the Washington Capitals signed and recalled Helmer from Hershey due to several key injuries among the Capitals' defensemen.[3]

While with the Oklahoma City Barons Helmer became the AHL all-time leading scorer among defencemen in 2011, passing John Slaney. Helmer has 562 points in 1093 AHL games.

After captaining the Barons in his second season with the club, Helmer was left unsigned through the beginning of the 2012–13 season, due to the NHL lockout. After an agreement was reached, Helmer was signed by the Springfield Falcons on January 9, 2013.[4]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Wellington Dukes OJHL 51 6 22 28 204 — — — — —
1989–90 Belleville Bulls OHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Wellington Dukes OJHL 50 11 14 25 109 — — — — —
1991–92 Wellington Dukes OJHL 45 19 32 51 66 — — — — —
1992–93 Wellington Dukes OJHL 57 25 62 87 62 — — — — —
1993–94 Albany River Rats AHL 65 4 19 23 79 5 0 0 0 9
1994–95 Albany River Rats AHL 77 7 36 43 101 7 1 0 1 0
1995–96 Albany River Rats AHL 80 14 30 44 107 4 2 0 2 6
1996–97 Albany River Rats AHL 77 12 27 39 113 16 1 7 8 10
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 80 14 49 63 101 13 4 9 13 18
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 8 1 3 4 28 — — — — —
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 11 0 0 0 23 — — — — —
1998–99 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 0 4 4 19 — — — — —
1998–99 Worcester IceCats AHL 16 7 8 15 18 4 0 0 0 12
1999–00 Worcester IceCats AHL 54 10 25 35 124 9 1 4 5 10
1999–00 St. Louis Blues NHL 15 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 42 4 15 19 76 — — — — —
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20 2 4 6 18 — — — — —
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 34 6 18 24 69 — — — — —
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 5 5 10 53 6 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 60 7 24 31 82 14 0 4 4 20
2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 9 1 6 7 6 — — — — —
2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 17 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
2004–05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 80 7 18 25 64 — — — — —
2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 80 12 44 56 138 16 1 8 9 24
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 70 6 23 29 81 — — — — —
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 66 5 15 20 53 7 0 0 0 6
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 62 2 25 27 59 22 3 5 8 24
2008–09 Washington Capitals NHL 12 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Hershey Bears AHL 71 6 26 32 95 21 0 5 5 33
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 42 6 19 25 25 6 1 1 2 8
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 69 3 21 24 45 14 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Springfield Falcons AHL 24 0 2 2 19 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 146 8 18 26 135 6 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Hershey Bears Name Troy Mann Head Coach". monumentalnetwork.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at St. Louis Blues". hockeyreference.com. 2000-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Capitals sign and recall Bryan Helmer from Hershey". capitals.nhl.com. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Falcons sign veteran defenseman Bryan Helmer". The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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