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 (1980-09-14) 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 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
1999–2000 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 FNL 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 Serie A 38 12 16 28 24 16 7 10 17 20
2010-11 Asiago Serie A 40 23 32 55 10 17 8 12 20 10
2011-12 Asiago Serie A 45 19 22 41 20 4 1 2 3 4
2012-13 Asiago Serie A 44 29 29 58 44 15 19 13 32 2
2013-14 Asiago Serie A 23 17 18 35 6 11 7 5 12 2
2014-15 Asiago Serie A 36 20 28 48 24 18 10 19 29 12
2015-16 Asiago Serie A 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 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

See also

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.


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