Thomas Arthur Askey (born October 4, 1974) is an American former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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as their eighth-round pick, #186 overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Askey spent four seasons with

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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

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. Askey has appeared in 7

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games with the Mighty Ducks. After

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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

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. Askey had two more appearances versus

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and

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replacing Shtalenkov in net and stopping all 17 shots before getting his first start against

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in a 3–3 tie on April 5, 1998 stopping 32 shots. He came in relief once again on April 9 against the

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allowing one goal. He had two more starts tying the Avalanche 2–2 with 23 saves on April 13 and losing to the

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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

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, losing the game 3–5. He signed with

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in the

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for the 2005–06 season, and was traded to

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in January 2006. After Jokerit failed to make the playoffs, Askey transferred to

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in the

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Nationalliga A. In the late summer of 2006, Askey signed with the

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of the

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in a return to the town where he and his family makes its off-season home. He moved to the

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league in

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for Hockey Club Alleghe before moving to the

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in the

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for the end of the 2007/08 season, helping them to win the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* Hap Holmes Memorial Award (with

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) in 2001

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