Duane Harmer is a retired Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 professional ice hockey

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 defenceman

Defenceman (ice hockey)

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Juniors

Harmer grew up playing his minor hockey for Mitchell Minor Hockey teams in the WOAA before spending a year with the St. Marys Lincolns Jr.B. club of the OHA. He was also a competitive fastball player for several clubs in the western Ontario area over the years.

After playing the 1990-91 season with the Lincolns, Harmer was selected in the 15th round (229th overall) by the OHL's Guelph Storm in May 1991.

Harmer began his career in the Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

, playing for the Guelph Storm

Guelph Storm

The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:...

 and the Detroit Jr. Red Wings

Detroit Jr. Red Wings

This article is about the Junior Red Wings team in the Ontario Hockey League. For the team in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League from the 1970s, see Detroit Jr. Red Wings .----...

. As a member of the junior Red Wings, Harmer often was paired with future NHL All-Star Bryan Berard

Bryan Berard

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Professional

He turned pro in 1995 and spent four seasons with the Roanoke Express

Roanoke Express

The Roanoke Express were a team in the ECHL from 1993 until 2004. Home games were played at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.-History:...

 in the East Coast Hockey League with his best season coming in 1997–98 where he scored 10 goals and 40 assists for 50 points, leading the team in assists. He moved to the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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 but had uneventful spells with the Lowell Lock Monsters and the Providence Bruins

Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:...

 and would spent the next three years moving moving AHL and ECHL teams. Harmer played in the ECHL All-Star Game during the 1998-99 ECHL season and was voted to the ECHL's 2nd All-Star Team in 1999-2000

In 2003, Harmer moved to Europe

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 and joined the Trondheim Black Panthers

Trondheim Black Panthers

Trondheim Black Panthers, founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb, is a defunct ice hockey club which was based in Trondheim, Norway. They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008...

 in Norway

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. After two seasons with Trondheim, he moved to Germany

Germany

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 to play for EC Bad Tölz

EC Bad Tölz

EC Bad Tolz is an ice hockey team in Bad Tolz, Germany. They play in the Oberliga, the third level of German ice hockey.-History:The club was founded as EHC 98 Munchen in 1928. They won the Ice hockey Bundesliga twice in the 1960s...

 in the 2. Eishockey-Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)

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. He then went back to Norway and returned to Trondheim before moving to Sweden

Sweden

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's Elitserien

Elitserien

Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...

 for Skellefteå AIK

Skellefteå AIK

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 and now plays for Södertälje SK

Södertälje SK

Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...

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On 18 October 2008, he signed with Tappara

Tappara

Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....

 Tampere

Tampere

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 of the SM-liiga

SM-liiga

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, where he scored six points in 42 games. Harmer returned to Norway to play for Rosenborg IHK

Rosenborg IHK

Rosenborg Ishockeyklubb Elite is a Norwegian ice hockey club located in Trondheim, Norway. Rosenborg have been playing in the Norwegian first division, the league below the GET-ligaen. In March, 2010, Rosenborg IHKE was promoted to the GET-ligaen, and are currently playing in GET-ligaen, Norway's...

, who had played in Norway's 1st Division during the 2009-10 season and officially signed a contract with the team on January 25, 2010. Harmer also scored 8 pts in 6 games during the postseason.

On March 12, 2010, Harmer announced his retirement.