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Jim Vandermeer
#9 Belfast Giants / EIHL - 18/19
- Date of Birth
- Feb 21, 1980
- Age
- 46
- Place of Birth
- Caroline, AB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 96 kg / 212 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Jim Vandermeer Facts
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Jim Vandermeer Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | AMHL | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 51 | - | ||||||||
| 1997-1998 | WHL | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 1 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998-1999 | WHL | 70 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 258 | 31 | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | -2 | |
| 1999-2000 | WHL | 71 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 221 | 19 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -6 | |
| 2000-2001 | WHL | 72 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 180 | 49 | Playoffs | 22 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 17 | |
| 2001-2002 | AHL | 74 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 88 | -8 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2002-2003 | NHL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2002-2003 | AHL | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 122 | -9 | ||||||||
| 2003-2004 | NHL | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2003-2004 | AHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 120 | -9 | ||||||||
| 2003-2004 | NHL | 23 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 58 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2004-2005 | AHL | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 164 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2005-2006 | NHL | 76 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 116 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2006-2007 | NHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 53 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2007-2008 | NHL | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2007-2008 | NHL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2007-2008 | NHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | |
| 2008-2009 | NHL | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 108 | 1 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2009-2010 | NHL | 62 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2010-2011 | NHL | 62 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 74 | -15 | ||||||||
| 2011-2012 | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2012-2013 | AHL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | NLA | 49 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 86 | -2 | Playoffs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014-2015 | NLA | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 | -4 | Relegation | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015-2016 | EIHL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 31 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | |
| 2016-2017 | EIHL | 50 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 87 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 2017-2018 | EIHL | 33 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 86 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 2018-2019 | EIHL | 48 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 11 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Jim Vandermeer Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Memorial Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | ||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Spengler Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Champions HL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Swiss Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Spengler Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2015-2016 | EIHL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | EIHL Cup | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | EIHL Cup | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | EIHL Cup | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Continental Cup | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Jim Vandermeer Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 234 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 0.24 | 560 | -6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.46 | 51 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 143 | 21 | 59 | 80 | 0.56 | 235 | 11* | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 | 20 | 3* | |
| 4 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.88 | 18 | 8* | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 8 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 461 | 25 | 80 | 105 | 0.23 | 664 | -9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 | 17 | -6 | |
| 2 | 92 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.24 | 125 | -6 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.18 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 248 | 34 | 100 | 134 | 0.54 | 714 | 100 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.49 | 83 | 9 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Jim Vandermeer Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 174 | 27 | 79 | 106 | 0.61 | 257 | 25* | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 | 20 | 3* | |
| 2 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.14 | 147 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 8 | -7 | |
| 4 | 171 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 0.30 | 271 | -8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.29 | 66 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 62 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.23 | 74 | -15 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 102 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.22 | 160 | -9* | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.18 | 26 | 2 | |
| 1 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.25 | 164 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.19 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 9 | 1 | |
| 3 | 148 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.22 | 330 | -26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.19 | 60 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.46 | 51 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 252 | 36 | 102 | 138 | 0.55 | 722 | 94 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.49 | 83 | 9 | |
| 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.16 | 33 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Jim Vandermeer Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | |
| 2016-2017 | |
| 2017-2018 | |
| 2018-2019 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | Belfast Giants | Belfast Giants | |
| Extension | Belfast Giants | Belfast Giants | |
| Extension | Belfast Giants | Belfast Giants | |
| Confirmed | No team | Belfast Giants | |
| Extension | Kloten Flyers | Kloten Flyers | |
| Extension | Kloten Flyers | Kloten Flyers | |
| Confirmed | Chicago Wolves | Kloten Flyers | |
| Confirmed | No team | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Confirmed | Edmonton Oilers | San Jose Sharks | |
| Confirmed | Phoenix Coyotes | Edmonton Oilers | |
| Confirmed | Calgary Flames | Phoenix Coyotes |
Jim Vandermeer Biography and Trivia
Career transactions
- 2010-06-30 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Patrick O'Sullivan
- 2009-06-27 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Brandon Prust
- 2008-07-02 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Calgary Flames
- 2008-02-20 • Traded to the Calgary Flames for a 2009 3rd round pick (Adam Morrison)
- 2007-12-18 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Ben Eager
- 2007-07-18 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2006-08-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-07-27 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-02-19 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks w/ Colin Fraser & a 2004 2nd round pick (Jakub Sindel) for Alexei Zhamnov & a 2004 4th round pick (R.J. Anderson)
- 2000-12-21 • Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2010-06-30 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Patrick O'Sullivan
- 2009-06-27 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Brandon Prust
- 2008-07-02 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Calgary Flames
- 2008-02-20 • Traded to the Calgary Flames for a 2009 3rd round pick (Adam Morrison)
- 2007-12-18 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Ben Eager
- 2007-07-18 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2006-08-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-07-27 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-02-19 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks w/ Colin Fraser & a 2004 2nd round pick (Jakub Sindel) for Alexei Zhamnov & a 2004 4th round pick (R.J. Anderson)
- 2000-12-21 • Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers