Position: F/D (Shoots Left)
Birthdate: January 1st, 1984 (30 years old)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario
Height: 6’5” Weight: 270 lbs
Jersey Number: #4
2000/2001
Bryan Hamm or Hammer as many fans call him got his start in Junior hockey with the Hamilton Kilty B’s on the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). One of his teammates during this time was current Blast forward Jon Jankus and former Blast forward T.J McCool. It was during this first season of his hockey career that he became known as an enforcer. He played 42 games with the Kilty B’s that season and scored 1 goal and 9 assists for 10 points, adding 234 minutes in penalties.
2001/2002
The following season, Hamm’s toughness was noticed in the realms of the Ontario Hockey League as he would join the historic Peterborough Petes this season, featuring current Carolina Hurricanes star Eric Staal. He got a goal and an assist for 2 points in 39 games, but really shined in the physical aspect of the game. He sat 127 minutes in the penalty box and dropped the gloves 17 times in his first season in the OHL, fighting notable current and Ex-NHL scrappers, Brian McGrattan, Zack Stortini and Andre Deveaux, as well as former Blast player Pat Montgomery. His tough play got him noticed by NHL scouts and he was eventually drafted by the Dallas Stars that June in the 7th Round, 210th Overall.
2002/2003
This season Hamm was back once again with the Petes. He played 29 games this season, collecting 1 assist and 81 PIM. He would be traded mid-season to the Erie Otters, where he played 25 games, going pointless and adding 83 PIM, giving him a total of 164 PIM that season (a career high). Hamm got into 20 OHL fights this season, including bouts against ex-New Jersey Devils tough guy Cam Janssen and current Leafs grinder David Clarkson.
2003/2004
This season would turn out to be in last full season in the OHL, as he played 59 games for the Otters, scoring and OHL best 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points, adding 134 PIM. He finished the season with 12 OHL fights in the regular season and 1 fight in the playoffs.
2004/2005
Hamm started the season off with the Otters but only played three games before moving down to Junior A again with the Oakville Blades of the OPJHL. Hamm finished his OHL career with 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 155 games, adding 427 penalty minutes and 50 total OHL fights. You can check out his “Fight Card” on hockeyfights.com à http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/8874.
Back with the OPJHL and the Oakville Blades, Hamm had the best offensive season of his entire career thus far in hockey. He scored 3 goals and added 12 assists for 15 points in 29 games, adding 134 PIM. This would be the end of Hamm’s Junior days and he would head back home to Hamilton.
2006/2007
Skip forward a couple of seasons to 2006, when Ham was approached by Blast Owner Peter Ham who wanted Ham’s toughness on the Blast. He agreed and joined the team that season. He played 29 games and added 1 goal and 11 assists for 12 points and 95 PIM in his rookie season in Senior Hockey.
2007/2008
In Hamm’s sophomore season with the Blast, he became more of a defensive player, collecting 2 assists and a career low 36 PIM in 10 games. He was a part of the team that captured the 100th Allan Cup Championship in April that year, hosted in Brantford.
2010/2011-2013/2014
After 2 seasons away from the Blast, Hamm was signed to a player card again at the start of the 2010 season. He’s been with the team ever since for the last 4 seasons, playing in 50 games, scoring 6 goals and 9 assists for 15 points and 187 PIM. He was briefly a player/coach for the Blast in the 2011/2012 season where he scored a Senior hockey personal best 9 points in 25 games.
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