Darren Dietz
| Darren Dietz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dietz with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2014 | |||
| Born |
July 17, 1993 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Barys Nur-Sultan Montreal Canadiens | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL Draft |
138th overall, 2011 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Darren Dietz (born July 17, 1993) is a Canadian-born Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently captain of Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dietz was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Dietz played in the WHL since the 2009–10 season with the Saskatoon Blades. He was named to the 2013 WHL East First All-Star Team.[1]
On September 16, 2013, after attending the Montreal Canadiens' pre-season training camp, Dietz was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.[2]
Montreal did not offer Dietz a contract, and he became a free agent. On July 1, 2016, Dietz agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.[3] In the 2016–17 season, Dietz was assigned to the Hershey Bears, collecting 6 goals and 12 points in 39 contests. On March 8, 2017, Dietz was loaned by the Capitals to fellow AHL outfit, the Texas Stars, in exchange for Mattias Bäckman.[4] He contributed with 2 assists in 13 games with the Stars to end the season. On June 26, 2017, the Capitals announced that Dietz would not be offered a new contract as a restricted free agent.[5]
With no NHL prospects, Dietz signed a one-year deal with Kazakh club, Barys Astana of the KHL on July 1, 2017.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Medicine Hat Tigers | AMHL | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | AMHL | 33 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 105 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 71 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 39 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Barys Astana | KHL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Barys Astana | KHL | 62 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 | ||
| 2019–20 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 54 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 53 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 213 | 50 | 91 | 141 | 244 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 55 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kazakhstan | WC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Kazakhstan | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Kazakhstan | WC | 10th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2012–13 | [7] |
References[]
- ^ "WHL Eastern Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ "Canadiens announce roster moves". Montreal Canadiens. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Capitals sign Cannata, Dietz and Thomas". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Dietz re-assigned to Texas by Washington". Texas Stars. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Capitals don't qualify RFA forward Brett Connolly but still expect to sign him". The Washington Post. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Another newcomer to Barys - Darren Dietz" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "2013 WHL East All Stars & Award". Western Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Barys Nur-Sultan players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Sportspeople from Medicine Hat
- St. John's IceCaps players
- Saskatoon Blades players
- Texas Stars players
- Kazakhstani ice hockey defencemen
- Naturalised citizens of Kazakhstan
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1990s births stubs