Jed Ortmeyer

{{Short description|American ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = JedOrtmeyer.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Ortmeyer with the San Jose Sharks in 2009. | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|9|3|mf=y}} | birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | draft = Undrafted | played_for = New York Rangers<br>Nashville Predators<br>San Jose Sharks<br>Minnesota Wild | career_start = 2003 | career_end = 2014 }}

'''Jed Ortmeyer''' (born September 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild. After his retirement he was inducted into the Omaha Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. He most recently served as the Director of Player Development with the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/new-york-rangers-announce-hockey-club-personnel-additions/c-289923390 | title = Rangers announce hockey club personnel decisions | publisher = New York Rangers | date = 2017-06-14 | access-date = 2017-06-14}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Amateur=== Ortmeyer played junior hockey with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two seasons. He finished his first season with the Lancers, the 1997&ndash;98 season, third on the team in scoring with 48 points in 54 games.<ref name="1997-98 Omaha Lancers Season" /> During his second season with the Lancers, the 1998&ndash;99 season, he led the team in goals with 23 and points with 59.<ref name="1998-99 Omaha Lancers Season" /> During Ortmeyer's two-year stint with the Lancers, he played with future NHLers Duvie Westcott and Ryan Malone.<ref name="1997-98 Omaha Lancers Season" /><ref name="1998-99 Omaha Lancers Season" /> After two years with the team, he left to begin his NCAA college hockey career.

From 1999 through 2003, Ortmeyer played under coach Red Berenson with the University of Michigan Wolverines, in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). While with Michigan, Ortmeyer's teammates included future NHL players Mike Comrie, Jeff Jillson, Andy Hilbert, Mike Cammalleri, Mike Komisarek, Jeff Tambellini, and fellow New York Rangers prospect Al Montoya.<ref name="1999-00 Michigan Wolverines Season" /><ref name="2002-03 Michigan Wolverines Season" /> In his second year with the Wolverines, Ortmeyer tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and missed the last half of the season.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Named Michigan Hockey Captain" /> The following year, after fully recovering, he was named team captain and enjoyed his most productive college hockey season with a 39-point campaign in his third year.<ref name="2001-02 Michigan Wolverines Season" />

===Professional=== Undrafted by an NHL team, Ortmeyer was signed by the New York Rangers on May 10, 2003.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> During the 2003–04 NHL season, Ortmeyer split time between the Rangers and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He made his Rangers' debut on November 15, 2003 against the New Jersey Devils.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer 2003-04 National Hockey League Game Log" /> He then scored his first NHL goal on November 25 against Nikolai Khabibulin of the Tampa Bay Lightning.<ref name="New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Recap (November 25, 2003)" /> He went on to finish the season with 2 goals and 4 assists with the Rangers.

Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ortmeyer spent the entirety of the following season with the Wolf Pack. He returned to the Rangers full-time in the 2005–06 NHL season, playing on a line with Dominic Moore and Ryan Hollweg, which was known as the "HMO Line".<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Played on 'HMO Line' with New York Rangers" /> Former Rangers Head Coach Tom Renney reflected upon the "HMO Line", saying, "They were high-octane energy and in your face and just played hard two-way Hockey."<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Played on 'HMO Line' with New York Rangers" /> Ortmeyer also played on the Rangers' penalty kill unit.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Played on 'HMO Line' with New York Rangers" />

During the 2006 off-season, the "HMO Line" was broken up when Dominic Moore was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.<ref name="Dominic Moore Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins" /> During that same off-season, Ortmeyer was sidelined indefinitely on August 14, 2006, after he was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.<ref name="New York Rangers Make 2007 NHL Playoffs" /> On January 2, 2007, Ortmeyer returned to the Rangers line-up after a conditioning stint with the Wolf Pack, playing 5:35 over 9 shifts.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /><ref name="New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils Recap (January 2, 2007)" /> On January 13, in his sixth game since returning, he scored on a shorthanded penalty shot against the Boston Bruins to assure a 3–1 Rangers victory.<ref name="New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Recap (January 13, 2007)" /> On January 29, 2007, Ortmeyer posted 3 assists and was named the first star in another game against the Bruins in Boston.<ref name="New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Recap (January 29, 2007)" />

Having made a full recovery, Ortmeyer was, by the vote of Rangers fans, awarded the 2006-07 season Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, as "the player that goes above and beyond the call of duty."<ref name="New York Rangers Make 2007 NHL Playoffs" /><ref name="Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award" /> Ortmeyer previously won the award for the 2003-04 season.<ref name="Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award" /> He was also the Rangers' 2007 nominee to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for his dedication to the game, evident in his comeback.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Becoming a free agent in the 2007 off-season, Ortmeyer signed a two-year contract with the Nashville Predators on July 2.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> Playing in his first season with the Predators, Ortmeyer tore his ACL for the second time in his career on February 23, 2008, and missed the remainder of the 2007–08 season.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer San Jose Sharks Interview" /> He had surgery to repair his knee, but due to inactivity from the surgery he suffered from blood clots in the leg and missed the first two months of the 2008–09 season.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer San Jose Sharks Interview" /> On December 3, 2008, Ortmeyer was placed on waivers by the Predators.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Assigned to Milwaukee Admirals" /> After clearing, he was assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Assigned to Milwaukee Admirals" />

Ortmeyer signed a one-year deal with the San Jose Sharks on July 16, 2009.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" />

On September 27, 2010, Ortmeyer accepted an invitation to the New York Islanders training camp on a Professional Tryout (PTO).<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> He was released on October 3.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> He then played on PTOs with the San Antonio Rampage and Houston Aeros of the AHL before signing with the NHL's Minnesota Wild on January 4, 2011.<ref name="San Antonio Rampage Sign Jed Ortmeyer (10-29-2010)" /><ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> The next day, the Wild assigned him to the Aeros, their AHL affiliate.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" /> Ortmeyer spent the rest of 2011 and 2012, spanning over two seasons, being shuttled between the Wild and the Aeros.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile" />

A Free Agent during the NHL Lockout, Ortmeyer belatedly signed with the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League midway through the 2012–13 season on January 25, 2013.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Signs with The Missouri Mavericks" /> After only two games with the Mavericks, Ortmeyer returned to the AHL, signing a contract for the remainder of the year with the San Antonio Rampage on January 31, 2013.<ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Signs with San Antonio Rampage" />

==Personal life== Ortmeyer's younger brother, Jake Ortmeyer, is a retired college and professional hockey player who was the head coach for the Omaha AAA Hockey Club Peewee, Bantam, and 16, and 18u teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=JAKE ORTMEYER|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=12046|website=eliteprospects.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref> Jake Ortmeyer played college hockey at Miami (Ohio), at the time a CCHA conference rival of Jed's Michigan teams, meaning the Ortmeyer brothers faced each other several times in their college careers.

In July 2009, Jed married his high school girlfriend, Maggie Jacobson. They went on to have two children, Tova and Dax Ortmeyer.

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1993–94 | Omaha Central High School | HS-NE | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | Omaha Central High School | HS-NE | 18 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1995–96 | Omaha Central High School | HS-NE | 25 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Omaha Central High School | HS-NE | 26 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1997–98 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 54 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 52 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 |- | 1999–2000 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 27 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2001–02 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 36 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2004–05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 61 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |- | 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 55 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 76 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 40 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |- | 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Missouri Mavericks | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 32 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 64 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 345 ! 22 ! 31 ! 53 ! 161 ! 17 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 327 ! 56 ! 91 ! 147 ! 281 ! 57 ! 12 ! 16 ! 28 ! 22 |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | USHL All-Rookie Team | 1997–98 | |- | USHL Second Team All-Star | 1997–98 | |- | CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2002, 2003 | <ref name = media>{{cite news|title=2012-13 CCHA Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#|publisher=ISSUU.com|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref> |- | Hal Downes Trophy - University of Michigan MVP | 2002, 2003 | |- | NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team | 2002, 2003 | |- | CCHA Best Defensive Forward Award | 2003 | |- | Bill Beagan Trophy - CCHA Super Six MVP | 2003 | |- | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award (New York Rangers) | 2004, 2007 | |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="1997-98 Omaha Lancers Season">{{Cite web|title=1997-98 Omaha Lancers Season|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=954&statsorder=G&year0=1998&status=stats|date=|work=EliteProspects.com }}</ref> <ref name="1998-99 Omaha Lancers Season">{{Cite web|title=1998-99 Omaha Lancers Season|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=954&statsorder=G&year0=1999&status=stats|date=|work=EliteProspects.com }}</ref> <ref name="1999-00 Michigan Wolverines Season">{{Cite web|title=1999-00 Michigan Wolverines Men's Ice Hockey Season|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=803&year0=2000&status=stats|date=|work=EliteProspects.com }}</ref> <ref name="2001-02 Michigan Wolverines Season">{{Cite web|title=2001-02 Michigan Wolverines Men's Ice Hockey Season|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=803&statsorder=TP&year0=2002&status=stats|date=|work=EliteProspects.com}}</ref> <ref name="2002-03 Michigan Wolverines Season">{{Cite web|title=2002-03 Michigan Wolverines Men's Ice Hockey Season|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=803&year0=2003&status=stats|date=|work=EliteProspects.com }}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer The Hockey News Profile">{{Cite web|title=Player Bio-Jed Ortmeyer|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2875|date=|work=The Hockey News }}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer 2003-04 National Hockey League Game Log">{{Cite web|title=Jed Ortmeyer 2003-04 National Hockey League Game Log|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470580&view=log&season=20032004|date=|publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> <ref name="New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Recap (November 25, 2003)">{{Cite web|title=New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Recap (November 25, 2003)|url=http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20032004/GS020307.HTM|date=|publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> <ref name="New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils Recap (January 2, 2007)">{{Cite web|title=New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils - Recap - January 02, 2007|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270102011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126113440/http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270102011|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> <ref name="New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Recap (January 13, 2007)">{{cite news|title=Late Goal on Penalty Shot Propels Rangers over Bruins|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/games/2007-01-13-bruins-rangers_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=January 13, 2007|work=USA Today}}</ref> <ref name="New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Recap (January 29, 2007)">{{Cite web|title=New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins - Recap - January 29, 2007|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270129001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608192116/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270129001|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Played on 'HMO Line' with New York Rangers">{{cite web|title=Hooked on Hockey from a Young Age in Omaha|url=http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/hooked-on-hockey-from-a-young-age-in-omaha/|access-date=January 28, 2013|date=November 17, 2009|work=New York Times}}</ref> <ref name="Dominic Moore Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins">{{cite web|title=Pivko to Penguins in Three-Team Swap|url=http://theahl.com/pivko-to-penguins-in-three-team-swap-p135366|access-date=January 28, 2013|date=July 19, 2006|publisher=American Hockey League|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126113841/http://theahl.com/pivko-to-penguins-in-three-team-swap-p135366|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="New York Rangers Make 2007 NHL Playoffs">{{cite news|title=Rangers Head to Playoffs on Wave of Inspiration|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/sports/hockey/06rangers.html?em&ex=1176004800&en=a632bc03ffaa876c&ei=5087%0A|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=April 6, 2007|work=New York Times | first=Lynn | last=Zinser}}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Named Michigan Hockey Captain">{{cite web|title=Ortmeyer Named Hockey Captain |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/ortmeyer-named-hockey-captain |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216110154/https://www.michigandaily.com/content/ortmeyer-named-hockey-captain |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2013 |date=September 9, 2001 |work=Michigan Daily }}</ref> <ref name="Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award">{{cite web|title=Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award|url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=53862|access-date=January 29, 2013|date=|work=New York Rangers}}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer San Jose Sharks Interview">{{cite web|title=Ask the Sharks: Jed Ortmeyer|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=521508|access-date=January 30, 2013|date=March 15, 2010|publisher= San Jose Sharks }}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Assigned to Milwaukee Admirals">{{Cite web|title=Preds Assign Ortmeyer to Milwaukee|url=http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=439939|access-date=February 2, 2013|date=December 3, 2008|publisher= Nashville Predators }}</ref> <ref name="San Antonio Rampage Sign Jed Ortmeyer (10-29-2010)">{{Cite web|title=Rampage Sign Jed Ortmeyer to PTO|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4109165|access-date=February 2, 2013|date=October 29, 2010|work=OurSportsCentral.com }}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Signs with The Missouri Mavericks">{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4538735|title=Mavs sign NHL veteran Jed Ortmeyer|work=OurSportsCentral.com |date=January 25, 2013|access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Jed Ortmeyer Signs with San Antonio Rampage">{{cite web|url=http://sarampage.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=2195|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927174141/http://www.sarampage.com/team/news/index.html?article_id=2195|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 27, 2015|title=Rampage Announce Roster Moves|publisher = San Antonio Rampage |date=January 31, 2013|access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref> }}

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