Tom Nemeth (born January 16, 1971) is a

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retired professional

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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to ...

. He was selected by the

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in the 10th round (206th overall) of the

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. Prior to turning professional, Nemeth played major junior hockey with the

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in the

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. He went on to play 12 seasons of professional hockey, including parts of 11 seasons in the ECHL, where he was selected three times as the ECHL Defenceman of the Year. In 2003, Nemeth was named to the ECHL 15th Anniversary First Team, and in 2009 Nemeth was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Records

During the 1993–94 regular season, Nemeth registered 16 goals and 82 assists to set the ECHL record for most assists (82) and most points (98) by a defenceman.Tom Nemeth: 15th Anniversary Team
/ref> On April 3, 1997, Nemeth, then of the Dayton Bombers, and Andrew Shier and Scott Burfoot of the

Richmond Renegades The Richmond Renegades were an ECHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia that played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1990 until 2003. The Renegades played at the Richmond Coliseum, which they marketed in later years as ''the Freezer''. T ...

, each scored a goal within 37 seconds to set the ECHL record for the fastest three playoff goals by two teams.Dayton's Tom Nemeth (4:22) and Richmond's Andrew Shier (4:31), and Scott Burfoot all score in 37 sec
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemeth, Tom 1971 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Columbus Stars players Cornwall Royals (OHL) players Dayton Bombers players Fort Wayne Komets players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Rochester Americans players South Carolina Stingrays players Ice hockey people from St. Catharines Toledo Storm players Buffalo Stampede players