| Derek Landmesser | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1975, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Pro clubs | CoHL/UHL Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Rockford IceHogs Muskegon Fury IHL Manitoba Moose CHL Memphis / Mississippi Riverkings AHL Toronto Marlies |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–2011 |
Derek Landmesser (born January 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s (SPHL) Mississippi RiverKings.
Landmesser started his professional career as a defenceman in 1996 with his hometown team, the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats in Colonial Hockey League. He went on to play 15 seasons of professional hockey, including 10 seasons in the Central Hockey League (CHL) where he played 627 regular season games, scoring 563 points from the blue line. He was named the CHL's most outstanding defenceman for the 2000–01 CHL season, and was three times named to the All-CHL Team.[1]
Landmesser retired as a player following the 2010–11 CHL season, and on August 1, 2011, Landmesser was announced as the new head coach of the Mississippi RiverKings.[1] On May 24, 2018, the Mississippi RiverKings ceased operations.[2]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | CoHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | UHL | 73 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | UHL | 72 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 180 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Rockford IceHogs | UHL | 55 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 59 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 121 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 2001–02 | Muskegon Fury | UHL | 74 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 2002–03 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 63 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 151 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 2003–04 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 64 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 59 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 62 | 17 | 64 | 81 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 64 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 100 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississippi RiverKings | CHL | 64 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Mississippi RiverKings | CHL | 63 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | Mississippi RiverKings | CHL | 63 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Mississippi RiverKings | CHL | 66 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| CHL totals | 627 | 101 | 462 | 563 | 953 | 62 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 98 | ||||
| UHL totals | 291 | 39 | 129 | 168 | 414 | 38 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 50 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman[3] | 2000–01 |
| CHL All-CHL Team[4] | 2004–05 |
| CHL All-CHL Team[5] | 2005–06 |
| CHL All-CHL Team[6] | 2006–07 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi RiverKings tap Derek Landmesser as new coach (1 August 2011). Retrieved on 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Letter from the President (24 May 2018). Retrieved on 24 May 2018.
- ↑ List of CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman
- ↑ All-CHL Teams
- ↑ All-CHL Teams
- ↑ All-CHL Teams
External links[]
- Derek Landmesser's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Derek Landmesser's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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