Derek Landmesser

Derek Landmesser
Born	January 27, 1975 (1975-01-27) (age 36) Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	CoHL/UHL Thunder Bay Thunder Cats Rockford IceHogs Muskegon Fury IHL Manitoba Moose CHL Mississippi RiverKings Mississippi RiverKings Mississippi RiverKings AHL Toronto Marlies
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2011

Derek Landmesser (born January 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently the head coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s (SPHL) Mississippi RiverKings.

Landmesser started his professional career as a defenceman in 1996 with his hometown team, the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats in Colonial Hockey League. He went on to play 15 seasons of professional hockey, including 10 seasons in the Central Hockey League (CHL) where he played 627 regular season games, scoring 563 points from the blue line. He was named the CHL's most outstanding defenceman for the 2000–01 CHL season, and was three times named to the All-CHL Team.^[1]

Landmesser retired as a player following the 2010–11 CHL season, and on August 1, 2011, Landmesser was announced as the new head coach of the Mississippi RiverKings.^[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman[3]	2000–01
CHL All-CHL Team[4]	2004–05
CHL All-CHL Team[5]	2005–06
CHL All-CHL Team[6]	2006–07

References

1. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/01/mississippi-riverkings-tap-derek-landmesser-new-co/
2. ^ http://www.wlox.com/story/15190921/riverkings-hire-landmesser-as-coach
3. ^ List of CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman
4. ^ All-CHL Teams
5. ^ All-CHL Teams
6. ^ All-CHL Teams

External links

• Derek Landmesser's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Derek Landmesser's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Landmesser, Derek
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	January 27, 1975
Place of birth	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death