Playing career

Drafted 68th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Amonte is best known for his time as a scoring star with the Chicago Blackhawks and for representing the United States in international play. Amonte made his debut in the 1991 playoffs. He impressed as a rookie, scoring over 30 goals and placing 3rd in the balloting for the Calder Trophy. He played three seasons with the Rangers, scoring 84 goals, before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks with seven games to go in the 1993-94 season, the year the Rangers went on to win the Stanley Cup. He gained stardom in Chicago, scoring at least 30 goals five times and at least 40 three times, including having a 5-season long streak where he did not miss a single game.

Amonte, playing for Team USA, won the Gold Medal in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey tournament. Amonte scored the game-winning goal with just two and a half minutes left in the final against Team Canada.

He began the 2002-03 season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers near the end of the season. Amonte signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent on August 2, 2005 and scored his 400th NHL goal for the Flames on December 10, 2005 against the Ottawa Senators.

He is currently ranked eleventh all-time in points amongst American-born players with 900. He announced his retirement via his personal website, www.tony-amonte.com.

On January 21, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated Tony Amonte Heritage Night at the United Center. They awarded the first 10,000 fans with special commemorative Tony Amonte pins.

Transactions

• New York Rangers' 4th round draft choice in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
• March 21, 1994 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Matt Oates, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Stéphane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
• July 12, 2002 - Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.
• March 10, 2003 - Traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Guillaume Lefebvre, Atlanta's 2003 3rd round draft choice, and Phoenix's 2004 2nd round draft choice.
• August 2, 2005 - Signed as a free agent with the Calgary Flames.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1989-90
All-Hockey East Second Team	1990-91
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1991

• NHL All-Rookie Team - 1992
• Played in 5 NHL All-Star Games - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989-90	Boston University	NCAA		41	25	33	58	52		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Boston University	NCAA		38	31	37	68	82		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	New York Rangers	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	2	2	2
1991-92	New York Rangers	NHL		79	35	34	69	55		13	3	6	9	2
1992-93	New York Rangers	NHL		83	33	43	76	49		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	New York Rangers	NHL		72	16	22	38	31		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		7	1	3	4	6		6	4	2	6	4
1994-95	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		48	15	20	35	41		16	3	3	6	10
1995-96	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	31	32	63	62		7	2	4	6	6
1996-97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	41	36	77	64		6	4	2	6	8
1997-98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	31	42	73	66		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	44	31	75	60		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	43	41	84	48		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	35	29	64	54		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82	27	39	66	67		5	0	1	1	4
2002-03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		59	13	23	36	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		13	7	8	15	2		13	1	6	7	4
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	20	33	53	38		18	3	5	8	6
2005-06	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	14	28	42	43		7	2	1	3	10
2006-07	Calgary Flames	NHL		81	10	20	30	40		6	0	1	1	0
NHL totals				1174	416	484	900	752		99	22	33	55	56

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice hockey

Played for the United States in:

• World Junior Championships - 1988, 1989, 1990
• World Championships - 1991, 1993
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey - 1996 (gold medal)
• Winter Olympic Games - 1998, 2002 (silver medal)

Coaching career

On June 11, 2010, Tony was named the new head coach of the hockey program at his alma mater, Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.

Family

Tony's sister is Kelly Amonte Hiller, head coach of women's lacrosse at Northwestern University. Hiller has guided the team to seven National Titles. Hiller was also a four-time All-American at the University of Maryland, College Park and two-time NCAA Division 1 Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.

Tony is a cousin of NHL player Charlie Coyle, currently playing for the Minnesota Wild.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]