Nathan Dempsey

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
Eisbären Berlin
SC Bern

| league = NHL

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|7|14}}

| birth_place = Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

| draft = 245th overall

| draft_year = 1992

| draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs

| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 2008

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Nathan Dempsey (born July 14, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 260 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and the Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Nathan Dempsey was selected in the 11th round, 245th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the WHL's Regina Pats.

Dempsey spent the majority of his 9-year tenure with the Leafs with their AHL affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. His most successful season came in the 2001–02 season where he scored 61 points in 75 games for St. John's. Dempsey had only played 48 games for Toronto when he left as a free agent on July 12, 2002, signing with the Chicago Blackhawks.

He established himself as an NHL regular in the Blackhawks blueline in the 2003–04 season and on March 2, 2004, he was traded from the Blackhawks to the Los Angeles Kings for a 4th round draft selection (Nathan Davis) in 2005 and future considerations.

Dempsey spent the 2004 NHL lockout with German team Eisbären Berlin of the DEL, before returning to the Kings for the 2005–06 season.

He joined his fourth NHL team on August 7, 2006, when he signed with the Boston Bruins. He spent the majority of the year in the minors with AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.

On July 10, 2007, Dempsey signed with Swiss team, SC Bern of the NLA for his last professional season.

Personal life

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At age 37, Dempsey was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.{{cite web| url = https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20140212/281487864244904 | title = No backing down | publisher = The Telegram (St. John's) | date = 2014-02-12 | access-date = 2014-02-16}} He still plays hockey, coaches and works at Edmonton's Vimy Ridge Hockey Academy.

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 1991–92

| Regina Pats

| WHL

| 70

| 4

| 22

| 26

| 72

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Regina Pats

| WHL

| 72

| 12

| 29

| 41

| 95

| 13

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 14

ALIGN="center"

| 1992–93

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| —

| 2

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1993–94

| Regina Pats

| WHL

| 56

| 14

| 36

| 50

| 100

| 4

| 0

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 1994–95

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 74

| 7

| 30

| 37

| 91

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 11

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995–96

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 73

| 5

| 15

| 20

| 103

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 9

ALIGN="center"

| 1996–97

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 52

| 8

| 18

| 26

| 108

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 14

| 1

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1997–98

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 68

| 12

| 16

| 28

| 85

| 4

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 67

| 2

| 29

| 31

| 70

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 1999–00

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 44

| 15

| 12

| 27

| 40

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–00

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 6

| 0

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2000–01

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 55

| 11

| 28

| 39

| 60

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 25

| 1

| 9

| 10

| 4

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2001–02

| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 75

| 13

| 48

| 61

| 66

| 11

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2002–03

| Chicago Blackhawks

| NHL

| 67

| 5

| 23

| 28

| 26

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Chicago Blackhawks

| NHL

| 58

| 8

| 17

| 25

| 30

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 17

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Eisbären Berlin

| DEL

| 10

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 26

| 12

| 0

| 3

| 14

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| 2005–06

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 53

| 2

| 11

| 13

| 48

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 17

| 0

| 1

| 6

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2006–07

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 46

| 4

| 17

| 21

| 40

| 3

| 0

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| SC Bern

| NLA

| 29

| 3

| 10

| 13

| 20

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 260

! 21

! 67

! 88

! 120

! 6

! 0

! 2

! 0

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | WHL

East Second All-Star Team

| 1993–94

|

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| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2001, 2002

| {{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/stats/game-summary/1005940 | title = Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10 | website = American Hockey League | date = 2001-01-15 | access-date = 2019-02-01}}

Second All-Star Team

| 2002

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Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award

| 2002

| {{cite web | url = http://ahlhalloffame.com/fred-t-hunt-memorial-award-p139054 | title = Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award | website = American Hockey League | date = 2010-09-14 | access-date = 2010-09-14 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100917062746/http://ahlhalloffame.com/fred-t-hunt-memorial-award-p139054 | archive-date = 2010-09-17 }}