Tony Amonte

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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image_size = 230px
team =
played_for = Calgary Flames
Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
league = NHL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 202
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|08|2
birth_place = Hingham, MA
draft = 68th overall
draft_year = 1988
draft_team = New York Rangers
career_start = 1991

Anthony Lewis "Tony" Amonte (born August 2, 1970 in Hingham, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey right winger. He has played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames. He is currently a free agent, and did not play during the 2007–08 season.

Playing career

Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play. Amonte made his debut in the 1991 playoffs. He impressed as a rookie, scoring over 30 goals and placing 3rd in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. He played three seasons with the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with seven games to go in the 1993–94 season, a year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago, scoring at least 30 goals five times and at least 40 three times, including having a 5-season long streak where he did not miss a single game.

He began the 2002–03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season. Amonte signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent on August 2, 2005 and scored his 400th NHL goal for the Flames on December 10, 2005 against the Ottawa Senators.

He is currently ranked eleventh all-time in points amongst American-born players with 900.

Transactions

*New York Rangers' 4th round draft choice in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

*March 21, 1994- Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Matt Oates, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan.

*July 12, 2002- Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.

*March 10, 2003- Traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Guillaume Lefebvre, Atlanta's 2003 3rd round draft choice and Phoenix's 2004 2nd round draft choice.

*August 2, 2005- Signed as a free agent with the Calgary Flames.

Awards

*Hockey East Second All-Star Team - 1991
*NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team - 1991
*NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
*Played in 5 NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Career statistics

International play

MedalTop MedalSport | Men's Ice Hockey MedalSilver| 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice Hockey

Played for the United States in:
*World Junior Championships - 1988, 1989, 1990
*World Championships - 1991, 1993
*1996 World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
*Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)

Family

Tony's sister is Kelly Amonte-Hiller, head coach of women's lacrosse at Northwestern University. Hiller has guided the team to four consecutive National Titles. Hiller was also a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland, College Park.

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

*hockeydb|62
*TSN-NHL-profile|574