Tony Amonte

Tony Amonte
Amonte with the Calgary Flames in 2007 during his final NHL season
Born	(1970-08-02) August 2, 1970 (age 54) Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Flames
National team	United States
NHL draft	68th overall, 1988 New York Rangers
Playing career	1991–2007
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Team competition

Anthony Lewis Amonte (born August 2, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played right wing over 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames. He previously served as the head coach of the Thayer Academy men's varsity hockey team. He is currently a scout with the Florida Panthers.

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 third in the balloting for the Calder Memorial 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, the year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago where he was initially reunited with former Thayer Academy teammate Jeremy Roenick, scoring at least 30 goals six times and at least 40 three times, including having a five-season-long streak in which he did not miss a single game.

Amonte, playing for Team USA, won the gold medal in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey tournament. Amonte scored the game-winning goal with just two and a half minutes left in the final against Team Canada.^[1]

He began the 2002–03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

As of March 2020, he is ranked 13th all-time in points among American-born players, with 900.

He announced his retirement via his personal website in 2008.^[6]

On January 21, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated "Tony Amonte Heritage Night" at the United Center. They awarded the first 10,000 fans with special commemorative Tony Amonte pins.

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 Stéphane 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 and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1989–90
All-Hockey East Second team	1990–91
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1991	[7]

• NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
• Played in five NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Thayer Academy	HS-Prep		2	0	0	0	—		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Thayer Academy	HS-Prep		25	25	32	57	—		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Thayer Academy	HS-Prep		28	30	38	68	—		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Thayer Academy	HS-Prep		25	35	38	73	—		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Boston University	HE		41	25	33	58	52		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Boston University	HE		38	31	37	68	82		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	New York Rangers	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	2	2	2
1991–92	New York Rangers	NHL		79	35	34	69	55		13	3	6	9	2
1992–93	New York Rangers	NHL		83	33	43	76	49		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		72	16	22	38	31		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		7	1	3	4	6		6	4	2	6	4
1994–95	HC Fassa	Euroliga		14	22	16	38	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		48	15	20	35	41		16	3	3	6	10
1995–96	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	31	32	63	62		7	2	4	6	6
1996–97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	41	36	77	64		6	4	2	6	8
1997–98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	31	42	73	66		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	44	31	75	60		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	43	41	84	48		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	35	29	64	54		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	27	39	66	67		5	0	1	1	4
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		59	13	23	36	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		13	7	8	15	2		13	1	6	7	4
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	20	33	53	38		18	3	5	8	6
2005–06	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	14	28	42	43		7	2	1	3	10
2006–07	Calgary Flames	NHL		81	10	20	30	40		6	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				1,174	416	484	900	752		99	22	33	55	56

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	United States	WJC		7	1	3	4	2
1990	United States	WJC		7	5	2	7	4
1991	United States	WC		10	2	5	7	4
1993	United States	WC		6	1	2	3	8
1996	United States	WCH		7	2	4	6	6
1998	United States	OLY		4	0	1	1	4
2002	United States	OLY		6	2	2	4	0
2004	United States	WCH		5	0	1	1	0
Junior totals				14	6	5	11	6
Senior totals				38	7	15	22	22

International play

Played for the United States in:

• World Junior Championships – 1989, 1990
• World Championships - 1991, 1993
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
• Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)

Coaching career

On June 11, 2010, Tony was named the new head coach of the hockey program at his alma mater, Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.^[8] On September 27, 2022, it was announced that Tony Amonte would step down as head coach of the Thayer Academy men's varsity hockey team. He stepped down in order to join the Florida Panthers as a scout.^[9]

Family

Amonte is married with four children.

Amonte's sister is Kelly Amonte Hiller, head coach of women's lacrosse at Northwestern University. Hiller has guided the team to eight National Titles. Hiller was also a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland, College Park and two-time NCAA Division 1 Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.

Amonte is the cousin of NHL player Charlie Coyle, who currently plays for the Boston Bruins.^[10]

See also

• List of NHL players with 1,000 games played

References

1. Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Day (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-55468-239-3.
2. "Coyotes Sign Tony Amonte to Four-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
3. "Flyers Acquire Right Wing Tony Amonte From Phoenix Coyotes". Philadelphia Flyers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 14, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
4. "Calgary Flames sign forwards Tony Amonte and Darren McCarty". Calgary Flames. August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
5. "NHL: Calgary 2, Ottawa 1 (OT)". UPI. December 11, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2022. Tony Amonte scored his 400th career goal
6. www.tony-amonte.com
7. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
8. Holmes, Bob (June 11, 2010). "Tony Amonte named new Thayer coach". The Boston Globe.
9. Marinofsky, Evan (September 27, 2022). "Tony Amonte leaves Thayer to join Florida Panthers scouting staff". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
10. Coyle, Charlie (May 27, 2019). "Let's Bring It Home". The Players' Tribune. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020. I'm cousins with Bobby Sheehan and Tony Amonte.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Doug Gilmour	Chicago Blackhawks captain 2000–02	Succeeded by Alexei Zhamnov