Rumun Ndur (born July 7, 1975) is a Nigerian-born Canadian[1] former professional ice hockey player. Ndur played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers, and the Atlanta Thrashers. Ndur was the first Nigerian-born player to play in the NHL. He was born in Nigeria but grew up in Hearst, Ontario.[2]
| Rumun Ndur | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 7, 1975 Zaria, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 244 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers Atlanta Thrashers Coventry Blaze Nottingham Panthers Muskegon Lumberjacks | ||
| NHL draft |
69th overall, 1994 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2010 | ||
Playing career
editNdur moved to Union, Ontario (near London) and played minor hockey for the St. Thomas Travelers. Ndur played for the Belmont Pests Jr.D. (1990–91) and Clearwater Steeplejacks Jr.C. (1991–92) clubs of the Ontario Hockey Association. Ndur was drafted in the ninth round (129th overall) by the Guelph Storm in the 1992 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection.
He was drafted by the Sabres in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 69th overall. In 1996 he won the Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans. He made his NHL debut in 1996–97 with the Sabres. In 1998–99 he was traded to the New York Rangers and just a year later he was traded to Atlanta, and played 27 games with them during the 1999–2000 NHL season. Ndur played a total of 69 games in NHL, scoring 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) with 137 penalty minutes.
At the end of the 2005-06 season Ndur signed with HK Jesenice of the Slovenian Ice Hockey League, thus becoming first African to play for a team in Slovenia. He played 14 games, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists and also amassing 79 penalty minutes. He had a memorable fight with Boštjan Groznik, a tough enforcer. That season Ndur won the Slovenian Championship.[3]
With the Coventry Blaze Ndur played just two games of the 2007–08 season before suffering from a neck injury, ruling him out for the season. In May 2008, Ndur was released by Coventry.[4] Ndur went on to sign with the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL for the 2008-09 season before returning to North America to sign with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League before retiring.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Belmont Bombers | SOJHL | 36 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Sarnia Bees | WOJHL | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Clearwater Steeplejacks | GLJCHL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Guelph Holody Platers | MWJHL | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 61 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 176 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1994–95 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 63 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 187 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 306 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 282 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 207 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbus Cottonmouths | ECHL | 70 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Danbury Trashers | UHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HK Jesenice | SLO | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 64 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 272 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 1025 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 98 | ||||
| NHL totals | 69 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "ON FIRE! Coventry Blaze ice hockey team - Ndur Gooner be Back for Another Year !". Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Rumun Ndur". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Rumun Ndur". Elite Prospects.
- ^ "Bmibaby Elite Ice Hockey League | News - Rumun Ndur Released". www.eliteleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database