Nathan Dempsey

Nathan Dempsey (born July 14, 1974, in Spruce Grove, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for SC Bern of the Swiss National League. 
==Playing career==
Nathan Dempsey was selected in the 11th round, 245th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the WHL's Regina Pats. 
Dempsey spent the majority of his 9-year tenure with the Leafs with their AHL affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. His most successful season came in the 2001–02 season where he scored 61 points in 75 games for St. John. Dempsey had only played 48 games for Toronto when he left as a free agent on July 12], 2002, signing with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nathan established himself as a NHL regular in the Blackhawks blueline in the 2003–04 season and on March 2, 2004, he was traded from the Blackhawks to the Los Angeles Kings for a 4th round draft selection (Nathan Davis) in 2005 and future considerations.
Dempsey spent the 2004 NHL lockout with German team Berlin Polar Bears of the DEL, before returning to the Kings for the 2005–06 season.
Dempsey joined his fourth NHL team on August 7, 2006, when he signed with the Boston Bruins. He spent the majority of the year in the minors with AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins.
On July 10, 2007, Dempsey signed with the Swiss team, SC Bern of the NLA.
==Awards and achievements==
*1993–94 WHL - East Second All-Star Team 
*2001–02 AHL - Second All-Star Team 
*2001–02 AHL - Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (Sportsmanship, Determination and Dedication) 
==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
1991–92 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		70 	4 	22 	26 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		72 	12 	29 	41 	95 		13 	3 	8 	11 	14
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		56 	14 	36 	50 	100 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
1994–95 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		74 	7 	30 	37 	91 		5 	1 	0 	1 	11
1995–96 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		73 	5 	15 	20 	103 		4 	1 	0 	1 	9
1996–97 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		52 	8 	18 	26 	108 		6 	1 	0 	1 	4
1996–97 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		14 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		68 	12 	16 	28 	85 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		67 	2 	29 	31 	70 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
1999–00 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		44 	15 	12 	27 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		55 	11 	28 	39 	60 		4 	0 	4 	4 	8
2000–01 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		25 	1 	9 	10 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 		75 	13 	48 	61 	66 		11 	1 	5 	6 	8
2001–02 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
2002–03 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		67 	5 	23 	28 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		58 	8 	17 	25 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		17 	4 	3 	7 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Berlin Polar Bears 	DEL 		10 	2 	3 	5 	26 		12 	0 	3 	3 	14
2005–06 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		53 	2 	11 	13 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		17 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		46 	4 	17 	21 	40 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	SC Bern 	NLA 		29 	3 	10 	13 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		260 	21 	67 	88 	120 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		554 	77 	213 	290 	663 		44 	4 	10 	14 	44
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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