Andy Delmore
Jersey Number: 51
Player information for Andy Delmore
Position
Defense
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
December 26, 1976
Number
51
Shoots
Right
Weight
201 lbs (91kg)
Birthplace
LaSalle, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Played his final NHL season in Columbus, suiting up in seven games in 2005-06.
- Finished his seven-year NHL career with 43-58-101 and 105 penalty minutes in 283 outings with the Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers from 1998-2006.
- Made his NHL debut with the Flyers on Nov. 1, 1998 vs. Ottawa and picked up his first assist/point two days later at Pittsburgh.
- Scored his first career goal on Feb. 24, 2000 vs. Pittsburgh (Jean-Sebastien Aubin).
- Posted single-season career-highs in assists, points and games played and finished fourth-T among NHL defensemen in goals after recording 16-22-38 in 73 outings with Nashville in 2001-02.
- Tied for the league lead among defensemen with a career-high 18 goals while with the Predators in 2002-03.
- Played in eight seasons in the American Hockey League (1996-2000, 2003-04, 2005-07, 2009-10), suiting up for Abbotsford, Grand Rapids, Chicago, Springfield, Syracuse, Rochester, Philadelphia and Fredericton.
- Won the 1998 AHL Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantoms.
- Led all AHL defensemen in goals, assists and points and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league’s best defenseman in 2005-06 after registering 17-55-72 in 66 games with Syracuse.
- Finished his playing career playing in Europe, skating for teams in Germany, Norway, Croatia, Italy and Austria from 2007-09 and 2010-13.
- Played junior hockey with North Bay and Sarnia in the Ontario Hockey League, compiling 48-132-180 in 239 career contests from 1993-97 and won an OHL championship with North Bay in 1993-94.
- Finished second in the OHL in goals by a defenseman with 21 in 1995-96 with Sarnia, trailing only Bryan Bedard’s 31 and led league blueliners in assists and points in 1996-97 with 18-60-78 in 63 games.
- Transitioned behind the bench following retirement, serving as assistant coach in Sarnia (OHL) for two seasons (2013-15), assistant coach at the University of Windsor (2015-16, 2023-24) and assistant coach with the East Coast Hockey League’s Toledo Walleye from 2016-19.
- After serving as the Walleye’s associate coach in 2019-20, moved back to the OHL as an assistant coach with Windsor (2021-24) and most recently as a development coach for the Chicago Blackhawks since 2024.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 |
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Claimed off waivers by Columbus from Detroit on Oct. 4, 2005.