Deryk Engelland

Deryk Engelland
Born	April 3, 1982 (1982-04-03) Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft	194th overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2003–present

Deryk Engelland (born April 3, 1982) is a professional ice hockey defenceman and forward currently sitting for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Engelland played his entire junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League, starting in 1998. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round, 194th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and then remained with Moose Jaw until 2003.

He began his professional career in 2003 with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. During the 2003–04 season, Engelland split time between the Wranglers and the American Hockey League Lowell Lock Monsters, then affiliates of the Calgary Flames. He spent the entire 2004–05 season with the Wranglers.

In 2005 Engelland joined the South Carolina Stingrays and also spent time with the Stingray's AHL affiliate the Hershey Bears. During 2006–07, he played primarily for the Bears and appeared in six games with the Reading Royals.

Engelland was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007, and was given a two-year contract extension on February 11, 2008. He made his NHL debut with the Penguins on November 10, 2009 against the Boston Bruins. On November 16, he earned his first NHL point by assisting on a shorthanded goal during a 4-3 Penguins win over the Anaheim Ducks.

On May 19, 2010, Engelland signed a one-year extension worth $500,000. Engelland became a regular for the Penguins during the 2010-2011 season. He scored his first NHL goal on November 12, 2010 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Establishing himself among the Penguins blueline, on January 3, 2011, Engelland signed a three-year contract extension worth an average of $566,700 each year.

On the January 14th, 2011 episode of TSN's Off The Record former NHL enforcer Jim Thomson selected Engelland as the best fighter in the NHL, noting how smart of a fighter he is, and calling him 'the hardest puncher by far.'

Deryk Engelland vs Tim Jackman, November 2010.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		55	0	5	5	62		4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		65	4	11	15	157		4	0	0	0	10
2001–02	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		56	7	10	17	102		12	0	2	2	27
2002–03	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		65	3	8	11	199		13	1	1	2	20
2003–04	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		35	2	11	13	63		2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		26	0	0	0	34		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		72	5	16	21	138		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		35	3	13	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hershey Bears	AHL		37	0	4	4	77		1	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		44	4	6	10	95		14	0	0	0	14
2006–07	Reading Royals	ECHL		6	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	2	15	17	141		23	1	3	4	14
2008–09	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	3	11	14	143		12	0	2	2	6
2009–10	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		71	5	6	11	121		4	0	1	1	7
2009–10	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		9	0	2	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		63	3	7	10	123		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				72	3	9	12	140		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Deryk Engelland's NHL player profile
• Deryk Engelland's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database]