Layne Ulmer

Layne Ulmer (born September 14, 1980 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing centre for Manchester Storm in the EIHL.

Layne Ulmer
Born	September 14, 1980 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
EIHL team Former teams	Manchester Storm New York Rangers (NHL) TPS Turku (SM-liiga) Frankfurt Lions (DEL) Graz 99ers (EBEL) HC Asiago (Serie A) Cardiff Devils (EIHL)
NHL Draft	209th overall, 1999 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2001–present

Playing career

Ulmer was drafted 209th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators while playing for the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL.

On June 13, 2001, Ulmer was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers and played one game with the Rangers in the NHL in the 2003–04 season. Ulmer spent the majority of his contract with the Rangers affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Ulmer spent the 2005–06 season with the San Antonio Rampage before leaving for TPS Turku of the SM-liiga. In 2007 Layne played for the DEL's Frankfurt Lions.

In 2016, Ulmer moved to the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League to sign for the Cardiff Devils where he spent the next three seasons - one as Alternate captain - before departing in August 2019.[1]

Ulmer then - on 5 August 2019 - signed a one-year deal with Cardiff's EIHL counterparts Manchester Storm.[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL East First Team All-Star	2000	[3]
WHL East First Team All-Star	2001	[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		50	8	9	17	23		12	3	1	4	0
1998–99	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		72	40	35	75	34		6	2	1	3	4
1999–00	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		71	50	54	104	66		12	12	6	18	16
2000–01	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		68	63	56	119	75		19	7	3	10	20
2001–02	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		38	18	17	35	12		5	2	2	4	4
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		22	0	5	5	17		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		68	12	20	32	16		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		76	22	16	38	26		7	2	5	7	0
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		65	7	31	38	23		6	0	0	0	2
2005–06	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		77	19	26	45	42		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	TPS Turku	FIN		54	17	29	46	34		2	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		56	13	14	27	38		12	4	4	8	12
2008–09	Graz 99ers	EBEL		49	12	20	32	54		7	2	2	4	0
2009–10	Asiago	ITA		38	12	16	28	24		16	7	10	17	20
2010–11	Asiago	ITA		40	23	32	55	10		17	8	12	20	10
2011–12	Asiago	ITA		45	19	22	41	20		4	1	2	3	4
2012–13	Asiago	ITA		44	29	29	58	44		15	19	13	32	2
2013–14	Asiago	ITA		23	17	18	35	6		11	7	5	12	2
2014–15	Asiago	ITA		36	20	28	48	24		18	10	19	29	12
2015–16	Asiago	ITA		40	28	32	60	36		11	3	4	7	10
2016–17	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		51	19	33	52	16		4	1	4	5	2
2017–18	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		55	18	35	53	28		4	1	2	3	0
2018–19	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		54	18	23	41	47		4	2	0	2	0
2019–20	Manchester Storm	EIHL		49	14	17	31	42		—	—	—	—	—
ITA totals				266	148	177	325	164		92	55	65	120	60
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

References

1. https://twitter.com/cardiffdevils/status/1157593737721196544
2. https://manchesterstorm.com/breaking-news-welcome-to-manchester-layne-ulmer/
3. Jesse Watts (2014). Western Hockey League 2014-2015 Official Guide (PDF). p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
4. Jesse Watts (2014). Western Hockey League 2014-2015 Official Guide (PDF). p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

External links

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