Cody McCormick

Cody McCormick (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.
==Playing career==
McCormick was drafted 144th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. In his last junior year 2002–03, and as Captain, Cody had a breakout year offensively with the Bulls posting 36 goals and 69 points in 61 games. He was selected to the OHL First All-Star Team and named the Best Checker in the OHL.
Cody turned professional in 2003–04 and made his NHL debut with the Avalanche and spilt the year between the Avs and AHL affiliate the Hershey Bears. McCormick spent the next four seasons between the Avalanche and the AHL before he found a full time role with Colorado in 2008–09 playing in a NHL high 55 games and contributing 12 points.
On August 1, 2009, McCormick signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2009–10 season, posting professional career highs with 17 goals and 29 points in 66 games. During the playoffs with the Pirates McCormick was recalled to Buffalo as an injury replacement for additional toughness. On April 21, 2010, McCormick made his debut with the Sabres in Game 4 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Boston Bruins recording an assist on a goal by Tim Kennedy.
Contributing with 2 assists in his brief showing with Buffalo, he was then re-signed to a one-year, one-way contract with the Sabres on July 2, 2010. McCormick led the team in penalty minutes in the 2010–2011 season, playing primarily on the fourth line with Patrick Kaleta.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		45 	3 	4 	7 	42 		9 	0 	1 	1 	10
2000–01 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		66 	7 	16 	23 	135 		10 	1 	1 	2 	23
2001–02 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		63 	10 	17 	27 	118 		11 	2 	4 	6 	24
2002–03 	Belleville Bulls 	OHL 		61 	36 	33 	69 	166 		7 	4 	7 	11 	11
2003–04 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		44 	2 	3 	5 	73 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		32 	3 	6 	9 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		40 	5 	6 	11 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		13 	1 	6 	7 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		45 	4 	4 	8 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		42 	8 	8 	16 	64 		5 	1 	0 	1 	4
2007–08 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		13 	2 	4 	6 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		40 	2 	2 	4 	50 		4 	0 	1 	1 	7
2008–09 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		55 	1 	11 	12 	92 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		66 	17 	12 	29 	168 		3 	0 	0 	0 	9
2009–10 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		3 	0 	2 	2 	14
2010–11 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		81 	8 	12 	20 	142 		7 	1 	0 	1 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		271 	17 	33 	50 	392 		14 	1 	3 	4 	23
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
Ontario Hockey League	Ontario Hockey League	Ontario Hockey League
First All-Star Team 	2003 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Belleville Bulls alumni
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Portland Pirates players