Position: Defense Shoots: Left Height: 6'0" Weight: 200 Birth Date: 08/31/73 Place of Birth: EDMONTON, AB Year Drafted: 1991 Round Drafted: 1 Overall Choice: 3 Sweater Number: 27
West Division
Player-of-the-game in the 90/91 WHL all-star game.
A member of the 1991
Canadien World Junior Championship Team.
The first defenseman
taken in the 1991 draft. Niedermayer was selected third overall
(after Eric Lindros and Pat Fallon) by New Jersey which received
the pick from Toronto in exchange for Tom Kurvers, October 16
1989.
When Niedermayer
debuted with the Devils he was the youngest player ever to dress
for the club at 18 years, 1 month and 15 days.
He debuted against
NY Rangers the 16th of october 1991. He had one assist in his
first game.
A member of the 1992
World Junior Championship All-Star Team.
Won Stafford Smythe
Memorial Trophy as MVP of the 1992 Memorial Cup Championship. He
assisted on the winning goal in the Championship game.
He scored his first
NHL-goal against the San Jose Sharks 7 November 1992.
He appeared in 4 of
the first 22 games before being assigned to Kamloops of the
Western Hockey League on November 22.
Member of the
1992/93 NHL / Upper Deck All-Rookie Team.
Tied for eight in
the league with a plus 34 rating in 1993/94.
His second assist on
March 24 1995 marked his 100th career point.
1-1 tie on April 4
1995 vs. Tampa Bay marked his 200th NHL appearance.
In 1995 he led the
New Jersey Devils with a plus 19 rating (11th in the league, 4th
among defensemen). He was even or plus in 37 of 48 games.
He was on ice for 68
of New Jersey´s goals in 1995. The highest mark of all Devils
players that season.
He was a member of
the 1996 Canadien World Cup Team.