Antoine Vermette

Antoine Vermette
Vermette pictured during his first stint with the Coyotes
Born	(1982-07-20) July 20, 1982 (age 34) Saint-Agapit, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Anaheim Ducks Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	55th overall, 2000 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2003–present

Antoine Vermette (born July 20, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre on the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Vermette previously played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks. Drafted in the second round, 55th overall in 2000 by Ottawa, Vermette was a member of the 2007 Senators team that appeared in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. Vermette won the Stanley Cup in 2015 with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Vermette played four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Upon being drafted in the second round, 55th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he returned to the QMJHL for two more seasons and recorded a major junior career-high 119 points in 2000–01. In his final year of junior, Vermette was limited to just four games during the regular season due to an mis-diagnosed nerve problem in his neck originally thought to be Post-concussion syndrome. He returned in the playoffs to contribute 26 points in 22 games, leading the Victoriaville Tigres to the 2002 President's Cup as QMJHL champions, as well as an appearance in the 2002 Memorial Cup in Guelph, Ontario, finishing with a silver medal from the tournament after falling in the finals to the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Kootenay Ice.