Vincent Hellemeyer

A member of the Lions program from the start, Vincent Hellemeyer played his youth hockey for Nassau County from the Mite Level through Bantams, serving as team captain for the 1997 Bantam Lions that captured the New York State Championship.

Vincent played three years of junior hockey, from 1997-2000, for the New York Apple Core program in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL), serving as assistant captain for two of those seasons. He was a two-time selection to the EJHL All-Star Game. He also represented Team New York at the USA Hockey Select 15, 16 and 17 National Camps from 1997-1999. He finished the Select 17 camp as the group’s leading scorer, and was named to the All-Festival team.

He was chosen to play for the USA Select-17 team that competed in the 1999 Four Nations Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic.

Vincent moved onto the collegiate ranks, having played four years of Division-I college ice hockey at Yale University from 2000-2004. During his tenure at Yale, Vincent was a member of the 2001 Ivy League Champion Bulldogs, and for the 2003-2004 season, was selected captain of the team. He graduated Yale tied for the school record for most career short-handed goals. He was honored with the Malcolm G. Chase Award as a senior at Yale, presented to the member of the team who has best served and upheld the traditions of Yale Hockey.

Upon graduation, Vincent turned to the pro ranks, playing three years in the CHL, UHL, and ECHL from 2004-2007. He was awarded the Players' Choice Award, as voted on by his teammates, during his last year in the ECHL.

After his playing career ended, he coached his former junior team, the New York Applecore, for two seasons from 2007-2009. Vincent is currently entering his fifth season coaching at the youth hockey level, starting with 8U and working his way up to his latest role at the 14U AA Major level with the Nassau County Lions.