Tom Askey

Summary

Thomas Arthur Askey (born October 4, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their eighth-round pick, #186 overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Tom Askey
Askey with the Rochester Americans in 2004
Born (1974-10-04) October 4, 1974 (age 49)
Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
HIFK
Jokerit
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Alleghe
Nottingham Panthers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 186th overall, 1993
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 1996–2008

Playing career edit

Askey spent four seasons with Ohio State University of the CCHA from 1992/93 to 1995/96 improving his game every year. In 1996 he joined the Mighty Ducks organisation, playing for their affiliate Baltimore Bandits, sharing the duties in net with Mike Bales.

Askey has appeared in 7 NHL games with the Mighty Ducks. After Guy Hebert went down with an injury on March 8, Askey was called up from Cincinnati to serve as the back up behind Mikhail Shtalenkov for the remainder of the season. He made his NHL debut on March 13, 1998 against the Dallas Stars. Askey had two more appearances versus Colorado and Phoenix replacing Shtalenkov in net and stopping all 17 shots before getting his first start against Calgary in a 3–3 tie on April 5, 1998 stopping 32 shots. He came in relief once again on April 9 against the Sharks allowing one goal. He had two more starts tying the Avalanche 2–2 with 23 saves on April 13 and losing to the Blues 3-5 making 20 saves on April 19.

He saw playoff action in April 1999, replacing Guy Hebert in Game 1 halfway through the second period against the Detroit Red Wings, losing the game 3–5.

He signed with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, and was traded to Jokerit in January 2006. After Jokerit failed to make the playoffs, Askey transferred to HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A. In the late summer of 2006, Askey signed with the Kalamazoo Wings of the United Hockey League in a return to the town where he and his family makes its off-season home. He moved to the Serie A league in Italy for Hockey Club Alleghe before moving to the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the end of the 2007/08 season, helping them to win the Challenge Cup.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1991–92 Wheatfield Jr. Blades EmJHL
1992–93 Ohio State University CCHA 25 2 19 0 1235 125 0 6.07 .841
1993–94 Ohio State University CCHA 27 3 19 4 1488 103 0 4.15 .884
1994–95 Ohio State University CCHA 26 4 19 2 1387 121 0 5.23 .861
1995–96 Ohio State University CCHA 26 8 11 4 1340 68 0 3.05 .913
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 40 17 18 2 2238 140 1 3.75 .887 3 0 3 137 11 0 4.79 .843
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 7 0 1 2 273 12 0 2.64 .894
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 32 10 16 4 1753 104 3 3.56 .896
1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 53 21 22 3 2893 131 3 2.72 .918
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1 0 1 30 2 0 3.99 .818
1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 13 3 5 3 658 43 0 3.92 .866
1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 13 4 7 1 727 33 0 2.72 .892
2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 29 15 8 4 1671 71 1 2.55 .905
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 34 16 15 3 2048 86 3 2.52 .901 1 0 1 58 4 0 4.11 .833
2002–03 Rochester Americans AHL 16 3 8 4 895 49 0 3.28 .891
2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 21 10 8 3 1273 48 1 2.26 .919 2 2 0 120 5 1 2.50 .912
2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 20 10 6 2 1118 46 1 2.47 .918
2005–06 HIFK FIN 21 9 5 5 1191 49 2 2.47
2005–06 Jokerit FIN 16 8 6 2 967 39 2 2.42
2005–06 Fribourg-Gottéron SWI 6 4 2 359 18 0 3.01 4 0 4 240 15 0 3.75
2006–07 Kalamazoo Wings UHL 45 27 15 2 2572 110 3 2.57 .912 3 0 1 105 7 0 4.03 .863
2007–08 Alleghe ITA 11 3.09 .879
2007–08 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 29 2.13 .922 2 3.50 .887
NHL totals 7 0 1 2 273 12 0 2.64 .894 1 0 1 30 2 0 3.99 .818

International edit

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1997 United States WC 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00
Senior totals 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00

Awards edit

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database