{"id":54,"date":"2008-08-19T01:22:20","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T01:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=54"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:35:40","slug":"getting-to-knowbryan-helmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/08\/19\/getting-to-knowbryan-helmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know&#8230;Bryan Helmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Bryan Helmer, a newcomer to Hershey Bears\/Washington Capitals organization. Helmer was signed as a free agent .. spending the last two seasons in the Phoenix Coyotes&#8217; organization with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>*<em>Born on 7\/15\/72 in Sault Ste. Marie, ONT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Undrafted, veteran of 1,032 pro games<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Appeared in 134 NHL contests over the course of six seasons with the Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Made his NHL debut with Phoenix on 10\/11\/98 vs OTT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Tallied first NHL point (assist) with St. Louis against Detroit on 12\/26\/in 98-99<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Scored first NHL goal (GWG) on 2\/12\/00 with STL vs. ANA&#8211;former U.S. Olympic goaltender Guy Hebert surrendered the goal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Member of 1995 Calder Cup Champion Albany River Rats, where he was teammates with former Bears Reid Simpson and Steve Brule<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Teammates last season in San Antonio with former Bears Peter Vandermeer and Joey Tenute<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Appeared in 1,000th pro game on 1\/20\/08 vs Toronto Marlies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Appeared in all 80 games 4 times in his AHL career<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Bryan Helmer, a newcomer to Hershey Bears\/Washington Capitals organization. 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