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  Jed Ortmeyer : USAToday.com - Jed Ortmeyer Biography from USAToday.com
Jed Ortmeyer was returned to Hartford of the AHL for a second conditioning assignment.
Jed Ortmeyer was recalled from his conditioning stint in the AHL on Tuesday.
Jed Ortmeyer was assigned to Hartford of the AHL for a conditioning stint and he will practice with the Wolf Pack on Tuesday.
fantasyhockey.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=1697   (421 words)

  
 globesports.com : Hockey
Ortmeyer was cleared to play on Dec. 27 and agreed to a conditioning assigment with Hartford of the AHL on Dec. 27.
Ortmeyer was cleared to play on Wednesday and agreed to a two-week conditioning assignment with Hartford of the AHL, according to the New York Daily News.
Ortmeyer was recalled from Hartford of the AHL on Tuesday, just hours before the Rangers' 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders.
stats.globesports.com /NHL/playerstats.asp?id=3398   (608 words)

  
 New York Rangers Official Web Site :: Rangers Agree to Terms with Forward Jed Ortmeyer
Ortmeyer, 26, skated in 58 career games with the Rangers during the 2003-04 season, collecting two goals and four assists, along with 16 penalty minutes.
Ortmeyer was also named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team and captured the Bill Beagan Trophy as the most valuable player of the CCHA Super Six.
Prior to attending the University of Michigan, Ortmeyer played for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he was named to the USHL All-Rookie Team and a Second Team All-Star in 1997-98.
www.newyorkrangers.com /pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1712   (444 words)

  
 The ''M'' ''C'': The wait is finally over for newly-appointed captain Jed Ortmeyer - Sports
Ortmeyer was helped off the ice and skated up to the lockerroom where he waited until after the game for an MRI to be taken.
Unfortunately, for Ortmeyer and the rest of the Michigan hockey team, he was unable to return for the Frozen Four due to minor complications resulting from surgery.
If they see Jed out there working his butt off and he"s the captain, than that means they have to go out and work their butt off.
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 USATODAY.com - Notebook: Rangers' Ortmeyer sidelined indefinitely by pulmonary embolism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
NEW YORK — Rangers forward Jed Ortmeyer has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Ortmeyer was only in the hospital for testing and there is no reason to believe at this time that he is facing a life-threatening situation, Witkin said.
Ortmeyer became a restricted free agent after last season, when he led the team's forwards with 75 blocked shots — the seventh-highest total at the position in the NHL.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/2006-08-14-ortmeyer_x.htm   (546 words)

  
  NameTraq | Last Name: Ortmeyer
That was when Rangers rookie Jed Ortmeyer, standing in the slot while killing off the penalty, reached out his stick to knock the puck away from Palffy.
First-year winger Jed Ortmeyer (25) has been adding a spark to the fourth line this year and is a tenacious penalty killer.
Jed Ortmeyer, lauded on the trip by Sather, was sent to a patchwork fourth line.
www.nametraq.org /Jan04/O/Ortmeyer.shtml   (1674 words)

  
 Ortmeyer shines in spotlight - Newsday.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
With about three minutes left yesterday and the Rangers clinging to a one-goal lead, Jed Ortmeyer was being his typical self, grinding away, killing a penalty.
Before Ortmeyer could fire, he was dragged down by Patrice Bergeron but somehow slid the puck toward the net from his knees as the fans at Madison Square Garden erupted, appreciating the effort and knowing that a penalty shot would be awarded.
Ortmeyer then scored his first goal of the season on the penalty shot to provide the final margin in the Rangers' 3-1 victory.
www.newsday.com /sports/hockey/rangers/ny-sprang145052354jan14,0,1543048.story?coll=ny-rangers-print   (693 words)

  
 - NCAA Sports.com
March 23, 2002 - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Jed Ortmeyer's game-winning goal with 1:21 remaining in the contest proved to be the difference as the University of Michigan notched a 5-3 decision against the University of Denver in the second game of Saturday's NCAA West Regional at Yost Ice Arena.
Denver (32-8-1) was forced to pull its goalie with under a minute remaining and the Wolverines capitalized as Nystrom scored his second of two goals on an empty netter with 27 seconds left for the final margin of victory.
Ortmeyer shovels the puck past the sprawled DU goaltender Wade Dubielewicz.
www.ncaasports.com /icehockey/mens/story/arc_story/11887   (1596 words)

  
 Victory for Ortmeyer and the Rangers - New York Times
If Jed Ortmeyer needed any reminder of how far he has come this season, he received it yesterday the instant he slid a penalty shot past Boston goalie Tim Thomas and sealed a 3-1 victory over the Bruins.
Ortmeyer, a lunchpail forward who usually counts success in hits and blocked shots, was heading into his third season with the Rangers and was floored by the news.
Ortmeyer said he was so nervous as he skated in on Thomas that he could barely feel his stick.
www.nytimes.com /2007/01/14/sports/hockey/14rangers.html?ex=1326430800&en=1d0fed8dcb1d208f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (863 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Ortmeyer Lifts Rangers Over Boston
Ortmeyer, known more for blocking pucks than shooting them, made the most of his chance and scored a key goal in the Rangers' 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
Ortmeyer, playing in his sixth game, netted his first goal in 40 games on his first career penalty shot.
Ortmeyer went with his own move, the same one he tried unsuccessfully last season during a 15-round shootout with Washington.
wcbstv.com /sports/local_story_013232444.html   (790 words)

  
 Ortmeyer gets his shot with Rangers - Sports
Ortmeyer has never been a gifted scorer and has made it this far largely due to determination and a tireless work ethic.
True to his character, Ortmeyer is solely focused on what he’s doing on the ice and hasn’t given himself much time to reflect.
Ortmeyer, who was called up because Eric Lindros was injured, understands that he may be sent back to Hartford at any time.
media.www.michigandaily.com /media/storage/paper851/news/2003/11/21/Sports/Ortmeyer.Gets.His.Shot.With.Rangers-1420553.shtml?norewrite200701062336&sourcedomain=www.michigandaily.com   (677 words)

  
 On the Rangers Beat: A Big Step for Jed
In a major upswing in his rollercoaster battle with pulmonary embolism, forward Jed Ortmeyer practiced with the Rangers for the first time this season after a vascular specialist allowed him to stop taking blood thinnners.
I was so excited to be back on the ice, joking with teammates, shooting at goalies and passing to someone else than the coaches.
Ortmeyer, a key piece of the HMO line last season, will continue to practice without contact for a week and then gradually take some hits.
weblogs.newsday.com /sports/hockey/rangers/blog/2006/11/a_big_step_for_jed.html   (260 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Pulmonary Embolism Sidelines Rangers' Ortmeyer
Ortmeyer is scheduled to undergo more tests later this week, the Rangers said Monday.
Ortmeyer began feeling discomfort a few nights ago after a hard workout, said his agent, Mark Witkin.
Ortmeyer had five goals and two assists during the regular season and played in all but four of the 82 games.
wcbstv.com /sports/local_story_226223616.html   (373 words)

  
 Ortmeyer's return imminent - Newsday.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ortmeyer did miss that game, as he has every one this season while recovering from a pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a blood clot.
The Rangers have missed the droopy-eyed Ortmeyer's pestiness while he underwent treatment for the embolism, which was diagnosed Aug. 13.
Ortmeyer skated with Petr Prucha and Matt Cullen in practice yesterday after playing three straight days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) with the Wolf Pack.
www.newsday.com /sports/hockey/rangers/ny-sprang025037130jan02,0,4758902.story?coll=ny-rangers-print   (400 words)

  
 The Michigan Daily Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ortmeyer - the mother of Michigan freshman forward Jed, and Miami sophomore defenseman Jake - was simply happy that both of her boys had played a good game and finished without getting hurt.
Ortmeyer and her husband, Jack, couldn't be prouder of their sons.
Jed and Jake have been playing hockey since they were three and four years old, when they used to go to their older brother James' practices.
www.pub.umich.edu /daily/1999/nov/11-15-99/sports/sports18.html   (420 words)

  
 Jed Ortmeyer Stats, Statistics and Fantasy News - RotoWire.com
Jed is one of those high-energy guys you just got to appreciate if you follow the team on a regular basis; he blocks shots, he hustles, he creates turnovers.
Ortmeyer (knee) practiced on Friday but remains questionable for Saturday's game against the Flyers, the NY Daily News reports.
Ortmeyer (knee) sat out Thursday's practice but is expected to be in the lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia, the New York Post reports.
www.rotowire.com /hockey/player.htm?id=2079   (204 words)

  
 Blueshirt Bulletin: Orts on the Outs?
While Ortmeyer had 2 goals and 11 assists in the 41 games he played after returning from his illness, it must be mentioned he had beaucoup scoring chances that he failed to bury and one of his 2 goals was on a penalty shot.
Ortmeyer appears to be a casualty of a position upgrade with a younger guy from Hartford with just as much energy as Jed but with more offensive upside.
In saying all of this in defense of Jed, I am very well aware of the talent in Hartford waiting to make their mark with the Rangers so to me that plays a significant role in whether Jed is signed or not.
ordinaryleastsquare.typepad.com /blueshirtbulletin/2007/05/orts_on_the_out_1.html   (4359 words)

  
 HFBoards - NEW IMPROVED Rangers' Prospect Poll #16   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The fact of the matter is that while we all love Jed for all of his hustle, on most other NHL teams he barely makes the 4th line.
Unless Ortmeyer develops more of a scoring touch, he is doomed to a life of being a fringe 4th line player.
But he and Ortmeyer on a fourth line with an enforcer may not be the worse thing in the world - some speed, a bit of skill, some grit, toughness and good defensive awareness.
www.hfboards.com /showthread.php?p=1621353#post1621353   (2746 words)

  
 MichiganDaily.com
Ortmeyer put Ohio State away for good Saturday, slipping a backhander past Mike Betz stickside for the 6-2 lead with a little over six minutes left in the third period.
At one point, Ortmeyer went pin-balling through the neutral zone, checking one Buckeye, then racing to tag another before nailing a third.
Though he scores here, Jed Ortmeyer's contributions can't always be measured by statistics.
www.pub.umich.edu /daily/2001/jan/01-16-2001/sports/16.html   (493 words)

  
 Rangers’ Ortmeyer Is Sidelined - New York Times
Ortmeyer was in the hospital only for testing, Witkin said, adding that there is no reason to believe that he is facing a life-threatening situation.
Ortmeyer, a native of Omaha, had five goals and two assists during the regular season and played in all but four of the 82 games.
Ortmeyer, who was not drafted, signed with the Rangers in May 2003 after four years at the University of Michigan.
www.nytimes.com /2006/08/15/sports/hockey/15rangers.html?ei=5088&en=2f00858d390577ad&ex=1313294400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1165078914-yeT4DjOKd0XJnhdzlYxEFA   (545 words)

  
 RETURN OF THE JED-I By MIKE FORDE - Sports News | Scores | Results
On a two-on-two drill yesterday, the yellow-sweatered Ortmeyer, draped by a defender, snuck a nifty one-handed backhand past goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
Ortmeyer had been kept out of all team activities this season because of a pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot in his lung.
Ortmeyer scored five goals last year for the Blueshirts, but it was on special teams, especially the penalty kill, that Ortmeyer shined.
www.nypost.com /seven/11232006/sports/rangers/return_of_the_jed_i_rangers_mike_forde.htm   (599 words)

  
 MSG
The dosage is much easier to swallow - which still cannot be said of the month-old news that Ortmeyer, at age 28, is suffering from a pulmonary embolism that has placed his season, perhaps even his professional life, in an uncertain state.
Ortmeyer spoke publicly about his illness Tuesday while mingling with a handful of Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack teammates at the MSG Training Center in Westchester.
Ortmeyer’s ordeal began during a supposedly routine offseason workout, a program that normally would elicit none of the symptoms that caused such concern.
www.msgnetwork.com /content_news.jsp?articleID=v0000msgn20060905T202823558&newsgroup=ap.sportsml.columnist.article&sports=ice-hockey&team=Rangers&league=nhl   (796 words)

  
 Ortmeyer makes return   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The last time Jed Ortmeyer played against the Devils was in April, when New Jersey swept the Rangers out of the playoffs.
Until last night, that is, when the 28-year-old right wing, wearing his white No. 41 road jersey, skated out for a shift at Continental Airlines Arena just before the three-minute mark of the first period with Jason Ward and Marcel Hossa.
Ortmeyer played just 5:35 in his first action after a long recovery from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism that was diagnosed Aug. 13, when he coughed up blood.
www.topix.net /content/trb/0756982831001567394735274483503492470546   (482 words)

  
 Hockeybird.com: On The Farm Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When Jed returned from his foot injury, he picked up a third "A" while Kenny was out, but even he was apparently deemed unworthy for the "C".
Jed Ortmeyer got the winner in game three, setting up the chance for the Pack to close out their two game stay in Hartford with a three games to one lead.
As Jed staggered back to his feet, looking around, Garth and Graham were pried apart and the two teams sent to the lockerroom.
mt.hockeybird.com /archives/cat_on_the_farm.html   (22682 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Jed Ortmeyer
Jed Ortmeyer was born September 3, 1978 in Omaha, Nebraska.
A free-agent signing by the New York Rangers in the spring of 2003, Ortmeyer is a graduate of the USHLs Omaha Lancers.
Coming off a successful four year career at UM, Ortmeyer made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers in 2003-04, and spent the majority of the season with the parent club while seeing limited action with the teams AHL affiliate in Hartford.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=21199   (217 words)

  
 Jed Ortmeyer and New York Rangers Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Hockey News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jed won't impress you with stats at the end of any given game, but he offers non-stop hustle,...
Ortmeyer will not play Thursday due to a death in his family, but will return in time for Saturday's game, the NY Post reports.
Ortmeyer could miss Thursday's match against the Penguins due to a death in his family, the NY Daily News reports.
www.rotonews.com /hockey/player.htm?ID=2079   (260 words)

  
 TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
The right-winger signed a one-year deal last month worth just over $550,000 US and was expected to resume his role as a key member of the Rangers' checking line.
Ortmeyer became a restricted free agent after last season, when he led the team's forwards with 75 blocked shots - the seventh-highest total at the position in the NHL.
Anaheim's Rob and Scott Niedermayer are the first brothers to appear in the final as teammates since Philadelphia's Rich and Ron Sutter in 1985.
www.tsn.ca /nhl/news_story/?ID=174215&hubname=nhl   (622 words)

  
 Official website of the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jed Ortmeyer's goal with 7:49 to play in the third period broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Hartford to a 4-1 win over Wilkes-Barre Friday in Wilkes-Barre.
Jed Ortmeyer broke a 1-1 tie with 7:49 remaining in regulation to lead Hartford to a 4-1 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday night, setting up a deciding Game 7 in the Eastern Conference championship series.
A clearing pass by Penguins rookie Ondrej Nemec hit the skate of Ortmeyer in front of the net and got past Andy Chiodo to give the Wolf Pack a 2-1 lead.
www.moosehockey.com /news/press_releases2.php?press_id=347   (206 words)

  
 Late goal on penalty shot propels Rangers over Bruins - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jed Ortmeyer was awarded a late penalty shot, Jaromir Jagr and the rest of the New York Rangers wondered if they could decline it.
New York held a one-goal lead and was killing a penalty when Ortmeyer broke free and was dragged down from behind by Patrice Bergeron with 2:47 left.
Ortmeyer earned his first two assists this season Thursday.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/games/2007-01-13-bruins-rangers_x.htm?csp=34   (861 words)

  
 The MOFO Sports Interview: Jed Ortmeyer :: NY Sports Day - Independent Wolf*Pack Coverage
BRIDGEPORT, CT - One of the biggest surprises last season for the New York Rangers was the development of Jed Ortmeyer.
Ortmeyer was day in and day out, the hardest worker on the ice.
For his labors, he was picked by the fans as the winner of the “Continental Airlines Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award” and was named Rookie of the Year by the New York Rangers Fan Club.
www.mofosports.net /news/pack/1098618299.html   (896 words)

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