Bryan Helmer

Date of Birth: Jul 15, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Bryan Helmer Facts

A veteran defenseman who likes pinching in from the point and joining the attack. Has good size and plays a solid two-way game. Is a team player and captain material. (EP 2009)

Son: Cade Helmer

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Bryan Helmer Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Wellington Dukes	MetJAHL	44	4	20	24	204	-	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	0	-
1989-1990	Belleville Bulls	OHL	6	0	1	1	0	-
1990-1991	Wellington Dukes	MetJAHL	50	11	14	25	109	-
1991-1992	Wellington Dukes	MetJAHL	45	19	32	51	66	-	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0	-
1992-1993	Wellington Dukes	MetJAHL	57	25	62	87	62	-	Playoffs	9	4	8	12	22	-
1993-1994	Albany River Rats	AHL	65	4	19	23	79	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	9	-6
1994-1995	Albany River Rats	AHL	77	7	36	43	101	17	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0	5
1995-1996	Albany River Rats	AHL	80	14	30	44	107	29	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	6	0
1996-1997	Albany River Rats	AHL	77	12	27	39	113	20	Playoffs	16	1	7	8	10	-3
1997-1998	Albany River Rats	AHL	80	14	49	63	101	15	Playoffs	13	4	9	13	18	4
1998-1999	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	11	0	0	0	23	2
1998-1999	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	8	1	3	4	28	-4
1998-1999	St. Louis Blues	NHL	29	0	4	4	19	3
1998-1999	Worcester IceCats	AHL	16	7	8	15	18	0	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	12	-3
1999-2000	St. Louis Blues	NHL	15	1	1	2	10	-3
1999-2000	Worcester IceCats "C"	AHL	54	10	25	35	124	0	Playoffs	9	1	4	5	10	3
2000-2001	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	20	2	4	6	18	0
2000-2001	Kansas City Blades	IHL	42	4	15	19	76	-16
2001-2002	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	40	5	5	10	53	10	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-1
2001-2002	Manitoba Moose	AHL	34	6	18	24	69	18
2002-2003	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	1
2002-2003	Manitoba Moose	AHL	60	7	24	31	82	-10	Playoffs	14	0	4	4	20	2
2003-2004	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	17	0	1	1	10	-5
2003-2004	Springfield Falcons	AHL	9	1	6	7	6	5
2004-2005	Grand Rapids Griffins "A"	AHL	80	7	18	25	64	11
2005-2006	Grand Rapids Griffins "A"	AHL	80	12	44	56	138	25	Playoffs	16	1	8	9	24	1
2006-2007	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	70	6	23	29	81	-2
2007-2008	San Antonio Rampage "C"	AHL	66	5	15	20	53	-9	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	6	2
2008-2009	Washington Capitals	NHL	12	0	3	3	2	-1
2008-2009	Hershey Bears "C"	AHL	62	2	25	27	59	18	Playoffs	22	3	5	8	24	-2
2009-2010	Hershey Bears "C"	AHL	71	6	26	32	95	29	Playoffs	21	0	5	5	33	12
2010-2011	Oklahoma City Barons "A"	AHL	42	6	19	25	25	-4	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	8	3
2011-2012	Oklahoma City Barons "A"	AHL	69	3	21	24	45	13	Playoffs	14	0	3	3	6	4
2012-2013	Springfield Falcons	AHL	24	0	2	2	19	8	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-3

Bryan Helmer Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	19	1116	129	435	564	0.51	1379	188	15	159	14	46	60	0.38	186	19
IHL	2	50	5	18	23	0.46	104	-20	0
MetJAHL	4	196	59	128	187	0.95	441	-	3	19	8	11	19	1.00	22	-
NHL	7	146	8	18	26	0.18	135	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
OHL	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-	0

Bryan Helmer Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Albany River Rats	5	379	51	161	212	0.56	501	86	5	45	8	16	24	0.53	43	0
Belleville Bulls	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-	0
Grand Rapids Griffins	2	160	19	62	81	0.51	202	36	1	16	1	8	9	0.56	24	1
Hershey Bears	2	133	8	51	59	0.44	154	47	2	43	3	10	13	0.30	57	10
Kansas City Blades	1	42	4	15	19	0.45	76	-16	0
Las Vegas Thunder	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	28	-4	0
Manitoba Moose	2	94	13	42	55	0.59	151	8	1	14	0	4	4	0.29	20	2
Oklahoma City Barons	2	111	9	40	49	0.44	70	9	2	20	1	4	5	0.25	14	7
Phoenix Coyotes	2	28	0	1	1	0.04	33	-3	0
San Antonio Rampage	2	136	11	38	49	0.36	134	-11	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	6	2
Springfield Falcons	2	33	1	8	9	0.27	25	13	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3
St. Louis Blues	2	44	1	5	6	0.14	29	0	0
Vancouver Canucks	3	62	7	9	16	0.26	71	11	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Washington Capitals	1	12	0	3	3	0.25	2	-1	0
Wellington Dukes	4	196	59	128	187	0.95	441	-	3	19	8	11	19	1.00	22	-
Worcester IceCats	2	70	17	33	50	0.71	142	0	2	13	1	4	5	0.38	22	0

Bryan Helmer Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1997-1998	AHL First All-Star Team AHL Most Assists by Defenseman (49)
2005-2006	AHL Second All-Star Team
2008-2009	AHL All-Star Game AHL Calder Cup Champion
2009-2010	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2010-2011	AHL Player of the Week (Jan. 16) AHL Sportsmanship Award (Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award)
2016-2017	AHL Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/22/2013	Confirmed	Springfield Falcons	Retired
01/10/2013	Confirmed	No team	Springfield Falcons
03/05/2011	Extension	Oklahoma City Barons	Oklahoma City Barons
01/07/2011	Confirmed	No team	Oklahoma City Barons
07/28/2009	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Hershey Bears

Bryan Helmer Biography and Trivia

Number 44 retired by Wellington Dukes
Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls
Cult/Star player for Wellington Dukes

Career transactions
- 2009-07-28 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Hershey Bears
- 2008-07-24 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 2006-07-19 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2004-07-21 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2003-07-25 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Martin Grenier
- 2002-09-12 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2001-09-26 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2000-07-27 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1998-12-19 • Claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1998-07-17 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 1994-07-10 • Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils

Career transactions
- 1993-10-08 • Made AHL debut