Derek Dorsett
| Derek Dorsett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 20, 1986 Kindersley, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| NHL draft |
189th overall, 2006 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Derek Dorsett (born December 20, 1986 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Dorsett played major junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and helped them win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions in 2007. Dorsett established himself as a gritty player in Medicine Hat, leading the team in penalty minutes in 2006–07 while finishing tied for second in team scoring with 64 points.
Dorsett was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets 189th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Graduating from major junior, he spent 2007–08 with the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He scored his first NHL goal the following season on October 21, 2008 against Roberto Luongo in a 4-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 51 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 108 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL | 25 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 68 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 279 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 53 | ||
| 2006–07 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 206 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 56 | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 64 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 289 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 52 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 77 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 256 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 674 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "Dorsett scores to help Blue Jackets win 4-2". Associated Press. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2008-10-21.