Nick DeSimone (born November 21, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
He played college ice hockey at Union College. Undrafted, he signed a two-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on March 30, 2017,[1] and was later re-signed to a two-year contract on July 11, 2019.[2]
On April 12, 2019, DeSimone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights who then loaned him to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL).[3][4]
On July 17, 2021, his player rights were traded to the New York Rangers.[5] As an unrestricted free agent DeSimone signed a one-year, two way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 28,[6] later re-signing with the Flames to a two-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2022.[7] He played his first NHL game on November 7, 2022, a 4–3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.[8][9]
On January 25, 2024, DeSimone was claimed off of waivers by the New Jersey Devils.[10] He signed a one-year, one-way contract extension with the Devils on June 24.[11]
In the following 2024–25 season, DeSimone played 12 games with the Devils AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, before serving as a healthy scratch on the Devils blueline. On January 5, 2025, having been placed on waivers by the Devils, DeSimone was claimed by the Utah Hockey Club.[12] DeSimone was deployed on Utah’s blueline and found a role on the third-pair in posting 1 goal and 6 points through 20 regular season contests.
On May 30, 2025, DeSimone was re-signed to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension with the Utah Mammoth for the 2025–26 season.[13]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Oilers | EJHL | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | OJHL | 52 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Union College | ECAC | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Union College | ECAC | 36 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Union College | ECAC | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 59 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 65 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 48 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 68 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 65 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Utica Comets | AHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Utah Hockey Club | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Utah Mammoth | NHL | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 98 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| OJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2014 | |
References
- ^ “Sharks Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Nick DeSimone”. NHL.com. March 30, 2017. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Sharks Re-Sign Defenseman Nick DeSimone”. NHL.com. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Mattias Janmark From The Chicago Blackhawks”. NHL.com. April 12, 2021. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “DeSimone loaned to Rochester”. amerks.com. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Rangers Make Two Trades”. NHL.com. July 17, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Flames sign trio”. NHL.com. July 28, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Flames sign four free agents, re-sign pair of defencemen”. NHL.com. July 13, 2022. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (November 7, 2022). “‘Tonight, hopefully, is the first of many’: Flames call-up DeSimone logs NHL debut”. Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ “Dobson scores in OT to rally Islanders past Flames, 4-3”. ESPN. November 7, 2022. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Kasan, Sam (January 25, 2024). “Devils Claim DeSimone off Waivers”. NHL.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Flannery, Kristy (June 24, 2024). “Devils Re-Sign Nick Desimone to One-Year Contract”. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ “Utah claims DeSimone off waivers”. The Sports Network. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ “Utah signs Nick DeSimone to one-year contract”. Utah Mammoth. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database