Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Hamburglar Run:

The amazing story of former Vernon Vipers goaltender Andrew Hammond.

Here is the video from the TSN YouTube page,


The Ottawa Senators honoured Hammond before the Senators/San Jose Sharks game on March 1st 2025.

Here is the tribute to Andrew Hammond from the Sportsnet YouTube page,


Hammond played parts of six seasons in the NHL with Ottawa, Montreal, Buffalo, Minnesota, Colorado and New Jersey. Hammond played professional hockey from 2013-2022. Hammond announced his retirement from professional hockey December 19th 2022. Hammond last played professional hockey with four different teams during the 2021-22 season. 

Hammond played four years at Bowling Green University from 2009-2013 before signing his first professional contract with the Ottawa Senators March 20th 2013.

Hammond made his NHL/Senators debut February 27th 2014 vs the Detroit Red Wings. Hammond recorded his first NHL victory February 18th 2015 making 42 saves in a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Hammond is the only goaltender in NHL history to record 21 wins in his first 27 career NHL games.

Hammond played parts of two seasons in Vernon from 2007-2009. The Surrey Eagles traded Hammond to Vernon during the 2007-08 season. In 52 games with the Vipers, Hammond went 33-15-1 with 6 shutouts.

Andrew Hammond's Player Profile:

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