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2009-10 san jose sharks
JED ORTMEYER
Shoots: Right Height/Weight: 6-foot, 200 pounds
Born: 9/3/78 in Omaha, Nebraska
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 16, 2009.
41 RIGHT WING
players
2008-09: Missed the first 24 games due to a knee
injury sustained in 2007-08…Second on Milwaukee
(AHL) in plus/minus (plus-12) and led team in
shorthanded goals (two)…Played two games with
Nashville on April 3 and 4.
Career 2007-08: Ranked fourth among Nashville
forwards in shorthanded time on ice (2:18)…Scored
his first career power play goal on Jan. 8 at Los
Angeles…His first goal as a Predator on Dec. 1 at
Montreal was the team’s first shorthanded goal of the
season. It came in his 200th NHL game…Notched
his first point as a Predator in his second game on
Oct. 6 vs. Dallas…Missed the final 18 games of the
season and the playoffs with a knee injury…2006-
07: Established career highs in assists, points,
plus/minus rating (plus-7) and average ice time
(12:35)…Received the Steve McDonald Extra Effort
Award as voted by the fans for performing “above
and beyond the call of duty” for the second time in
his career…Nominated by his teammates for the
2007 Bill Masterton Award…Scored a shorthanded
penalty shot goal on Jan. 13, 2007 vs. Boston. It was
his first career shorthanded goal and his first career
penalty shot…Missed the first 40 games due to a
pulmonary embolism…2005-06: Registered a career
high in goals and games played…Led the Rangers
and ranked seventh among NHL forwards in blocked
shots (75) and ranked third on the Rangers with 125
hits…Scored his first career playoff goal on April 28
vs. New Jersey…2004-05: Skated 61 games with
Hartford…Scored his first career AHL hat trick on Jan.
22, 2005 vs. Lowell…2003-04: Received the Rangers
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award…Posted his first
career multi-point game with a goal and an assist vs.
Pittsburgh on Jan. 3, 2004…2002-03: Posted 117
points (51 goals and 66 assists) in 145 games with
the University of Michigan (CCHA)…Ranked third
on the Wolverines in scoring and helped the team
advance to the 2003 NCAA Frozen Four…Also ranked
second on the team in goals and tied for second on
the club in plus/minus rating (plus-18)…Awarded the
Hal Downes Trophy (Michigan’s Most Valuable Player)
NHL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
First NHL game — Nov. 15, 2003 at New Jersey (with
New York Rangers)
First NHL goal — Nov. 25, 2003 at Tampa Bay (with
New York Rangers — Nikolai Khabibulin)
First NHL assist — Jan. 3, 2004 at Pittsburgh (with
New York Rangers)
Most points, game — 3, Jan. 29, 2007 at Boston (with
Nashville)
Most goals, game — 1, 13 times, most recent, Jan. 18,
2008 vs. Los Angeles (with Nashville)
Most assists, game — 3, Jan. 29, 2007 at Boston
(with Nashville)
Most consecutive games, point — 2, 4 times, Dec.
6-8, 2007 (with Nashville)
Most consecutive games, goal — 2, Nov. 24, 2005
thru Nov. 26, 2005 (with New York Rangers)
Most consecutive games, assist — 1, several times
200th NHL Game — Dec. 1, 2007 at Montreal (with
Nashville)
Most consecutive games — 43, Dec. 20, 2003 thru
March 18, 2004 (with New York Rangers)
for the second consecutive season and was selected
as the CCHA Best Defensive Forward, becoming
just the third player in school history to receive the
award…Also named to the NCAA Midwest Regional
All-Tournament team and was awarded the Bill
Beagan Trophy, given to the Most valuable player of
the CCHA Super Six…2001-02: Named to the NCAA
West Regional All-Tournament Team, while leading
the Wolverines to the 2002 NCAA Frozen Four…Also
named to the CCHA Super Six All-Tournament Team…
Led Michigan in shots (142) and ranked third on the
team in goals and points…1999-00: One of two
Michigan players to appear in all 41 games.
Personal: “Ortie” lists as his favorites: Dave Matthews
Band (musicians); “Legends of the Fall” (movie);
“Sons of Anarachy” (television show); Brad Pitt
(actor); Detroit Red Wings (NHL team when growing
up); Montreal (NHL road city); University of Michigan
(pro/college team); the beach (vacation spot); steak
(food); Christmas (holiday); Tiger Woods (professional
athlete — “He’s consistently amazing”)...hockey idol
is Mario Lemieux...lists golf as his hobby...first job
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