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James Patrick Vandermeer (born 21 February 1980) is a Canadians former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Vandermeer previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
On 19 February 2004, Vandermeer was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with Colin Fraser and a 2004 second round draft pick in exchange for Alexei Zhamnov. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Vandermeer played with the Norfolk Admirals, the AHL affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks. Vandermeer re-signed with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2005 to 2008. He was named one of the team's alternate captains for select games and earned over $3 million during this time.
On 18 December 2007, Vandermeer was traded back to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ben Eager. On 20 February 2008, Vandermeer was traded by the Flyers to the Calgary Flames for a third round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
On 1 July 2008, Vandermeer signed a three-year deal worth $6.9 million as an unrestricted free agent with the Calgary Flames. On 27 June 2009, Vandermeer was traded by the Flames to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Brandon Prust.
On 7 April 2010, Vandermeer was named Man of the Year by the Phoenix Coyotes. On 30 June 2010, Vandermeer was traded by the Coyotes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Patrick O'Sullivan.
During the 2010–11 season with the Oilers, Vandermeer was named one of the alternate captains for select games. On 22 March 2011, Vandermeer recorded his 100th career point vs the Nashville Predators with an assist on a goal by Jordan Eberle.
On 1 July 2011, Vandermeer became an unrestricted free agent and signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the San Jose Sharks.
On 14 January 2013, after the lockout ended, Vandermeer continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks that paid him $600,000 at the NHL level and $275,000 at the AHL level. Vandermeer spent the majority of the shortened season with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, and was named one of the team's alternate captains for select games.
On 6 September 2013, Vandermeer signed a one-year contract in Switzerland with the Kloten Flyers of the NLA. He signed one-year contract extensions with the Kloten Flyers in November 2013, and September 2014.
On 2 February 2016, Vandermeer signed with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Vandermeer re-signed with the Giants in August 2017 for the 2017–18 season, becoming Belfast's player/assistant coach alongside head coach Adam Keefe in the process. Vandermeer remained with Belfast until the end of the 2018–19 season.
Vandermeer and his wife, Stefanie, were introduced by their mutual friend Brent Seabrook in 2007. They were married on 3 July 2009, in Vancouver. NHL stars Brent Seabrook and James Wisniewski served as groomsmen. They reside in Vancouver during the offseason. They have two children, a son, born in 2013 and a daughter, born in 2014.
Personal
Born and raised in Caroline, Alberta, Vandermeer has a brother, Pete Vandermeer, a pro hockey player himself.
Career statistics
1997–98 Red Deer Chiefs AAA AMHL 51 — 1997–98 Red Deer Rebels WHL 55 0 1998–99 Red Deer Rebels WHL 258 24 1999–00 Red Deer Rebels WHL 221 16 2000–01 Red Deer Rebels WHL 180 43 2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 88 14 2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 122 — 2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 9 2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 120 — 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 — 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 — 2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 164 — 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 116 — 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 53 — 2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 44 — 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 — 2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 39 4 2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 108 4 2009–10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 60 — 2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 — 2011–12 San Jose Sharks NHL 33 — 2012–13 Chicago Wolves AHL 66 — 2013–14 Kloten Flyers NLA 86 26 2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 39 — 2015–16 Belfast Giants EIHL 31 12 2016–17 Belfast Giants EIHL 87 0 2017–18 Belfast Giants EIHL 86 0 2018–19 Belfast Giants EIHL 31 8
Awards and honours
WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy 2000–01 WHL West First Team All-Star 2000–01 CHL Humanitarian of the Year Award 2000–01 WHL Plus-Minus Award 2000–01 AHL Philadelphia Phantoms Most Coachable Player Award 2000–01 AHL Philadelphia Phantoms Most Coachable Player Award 2001–02 NHL Phoenix Coyotes Man of the Year Award 2009–10 EIHL Belfast Giants Defenseman of the Year Award 2016–17
External links
Categories: 1980 Births, Belfast Giants Players, Calgary Flames Players, Canadian Ice Hockey Defencemen, Canadian People Of Dutch Descent, Chicago Blackhawks Players, Canadian Expatriate Ice Hockey Players In The United States, Chicago Wolves Players, Edmonton Oilers Players, Ice Hockey People From Alberta, Ehc Kloten Players, Living People, Norfolk Admirals Players, People From Clearwater County, Alberta, Philadelphia Flyers Players, Philadelphia Phantoms Players, Phoenix Coyotes Players, Red Deer Rebels Players, San Jose Sharks Players, Undrafted National Hockey League Players, 21st-century Canadian Sportsmen
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