Dean McAmmond Dean McAmmond ( born June 15 , 1973 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player . McAmmond has played in the National Hockey League since 1991 for several teams and is currently a free agent . Pre - NHL career . McAmmond played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Prince Albert Raiders and the Swift Current Broncos . During the 1992 – 93 WHL playoffs , he scored a league high 16 goals in 17 playoff games to help lead the Swift Current Broncos to the league championship . He would net 431 total points while with the Raiders . In 1993 , McAmmond captured a gold medal as a member of Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships in Sweden . NHL career . Early years . A first - round selection by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft ( 22nd overall ) , McAmmond made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks during the 1991 – 92 season . On February 24 , 1993 , Chicago traded McAmmond , along with Igor Kravchuk , to the Edmonton Oilers for Joe Murphy . McAmmond spent the better part of six seasons in the Oilers organization from 1993 to 1998 , including two stints with Edmonton ' s AHL affiliate Cape Breton Oilers . During his time in Edmonton , McAmmond also represented his native Canada at the 1996 World Championships in Austria , winning a silver medal . After dressing in over 300 games with the Oilers , his longest tenure with any NHL club , Edmonton sent the Alberta native back to Chicago with Jonas Elofsson and Boris Mironov on March 20 , 1999 to the Blackhawks for Ethan Moreau , Chad Kilger , Daniel Cleary and Christian Laflamme . McAmmond once again represented Canada during the 2000 World Championships in Russia . After playing the better part of two seasons in Chicago , the Blackhawks traded McAmmond again on March 13 , 2001 to the Philadelphia Flyers for a third - round selection in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . After finishing the season in Philadelphia , the Flyers traded McAmmond during the offseason to the Calgary Flames for a fourth - round selection in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft . McAmmond then signed a multi - year contract with the Flames in August , 2001 . Upon returning to Alberta , McAmmond enjoyed a career year with the Flames during the 2001 – 02 season , setting personal highs for goals ( 21 ) and points ( 51 ) in 73 games . On October 1 , 2002 , prior to the beginning of the 2002 – 03 NHL season , Calgary traded McAmmond with Jeff Shantz and Derek Morris to the Colorado Avalanche for Stéphane Yelle and Chris Drury . In the midst of an injury - filled season with the Avalanche , Calgary re - acquired McAmmond from Colorado on March 11 , 2003 for a fifth - round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . The NHL ruled McAmmond ineligible to participate for the remainder of the season , however , as the trade violated a league regulation that prohibited a player from being traded back to a team within 12 months on the same contract . Dean suffered another setback during the 2003 – 04 season with Calgary , sustaining a back injury and missing the remaining 13 games of the regular season and every game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs during Calgary ' s run to game seven of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final . Later years . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , McAmmond played for the American Hockey League ' s Albany River Rats , leading the team in scoring with 61 points ( 19 goals , 42 assists ) in 79 games . When NHL play resumed , and as an unrestricted free agent , McAmmond signed a contract to play with the St . Louis Blues for the 2005 - 2006 season , where he tallied 15 goals and 37 points in 78 games . Following the season , McAmmond , again a free agent signed with the Ottawa Senators 2006 - 2007 NHL season . In Ottawa , McAmmond emerged as a dependable role player on a skilled Senator team . In the 2007 Senators Super Skills competition , McAmmond led the Senators as the fastest skater , and later , on March 30 , 2007 , he played his 800th career NHL game in a winning effort against the Montreal Canadiens . McAmmond recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick on April 15 , 2007 , in a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins , scoring a goal , adding an assist , and winning a fight with Pittsburgh ' s Maxime Talbot . The Senators rolled into the 2007 Stanley Cup Final , only to lose the series in five games to the Anaheim Ducks . In game three , after scoring what turned out to be the game - winning goal ( and the only win in the series ) for Ottawa , McAmmond was the victim of a controversial elbow to the head from defenceman Chris Pronger . He left the ice with assistance and did not return for games four or five , suffering from a concussion . Just a few months after re - signing a multi - year contract with Ottawa , McAmmond suffered another concussion during a preseason game on September 25 , 2007 from a hit to the head by Philadelphia ' s Steve Downie . McAmmond , knocked unconscious by the hit , was carried off the ice by stretcher . Downie , who received a match penalty for the hit , was suspended for 20 games by the NHL for the incident . After missing 10 games from the hit , McAmmond returned to the Senator line - up in November and finished the 2007 - 2008 season without any further injuries . In the midst of the 2008 - 2009 NHL Season that saw McAmmond miss several games due to pneumonia , Ottawa sent him to the New York Islanders along with a first - round selection ( acquired from San Jose ) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli on February 20 , 2009 . McAmmond , who grew up as an Islanders fan in Alberta , enjoyed a short stint on Long Island before becoming an unrestricted free agent at season ' s end . After going uncontacted by an NHL team over the 2009 summer , the New Jersey Devils came calling and on October 20 , McAmmond signed an AHL contract to play with the Lowell Devils , returning for a second stint with the New Jersey Devils minor league affiliate . On November 6 , after suffering numerous injuries to the team , the Devils and McAmmond agreed to a two - way contract which brought him up to the Devils roster . Jacques Lemaire has used McAmmond as a defensive specialist often killing penalties and he has also seen time on the power play .