Darren Veitch
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Darren Veitch | |||
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Born |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | April 24, 1960||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | |||
NHL draft |
5th overall, 1980 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1980–1992 |
Darren William Veitch (born April 24, 1960) is a Canadian former professional
1980 NHL Entry Draft
. He played his last NHL game in 1991 and bounced around the minor leagues before finally retiring in 1999, and now enjoys recreational roller hockey at the Castle Sports Club in Phoenix, AZ.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Veitch won an Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Regina Pats in 1980 to cap off a stellar junior career.
Darren also had a distinguished amateur golf career in addition to his hockey exploits. He was the 1983
Saskatchewan Amateur champion after a three-round score of 218 at the Elmwood Golf and Country Club in Swift Current. He was also a two-time runner-up in the tournament finishing second in both 1981 and 1984.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Regina Blues | SJHL | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 71 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Regina Pats | WHL | 51 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Regina Pats | WHL | 71 | 29 | 93 | 122 | 118 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 13 | ||
1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 59 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||
1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 67 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
1987–88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 33 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 78 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 56 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | ||
1991–92 | EV Landshut | 1.GBun | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 61 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
1992–93 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 79 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 76 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 75 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 43 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 59 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
1998–99 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 52 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 511 | 48 | 209 | 257 | 296 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | ||||
AHL totals | 280 | 43 | 163 | 206 | 166 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | ||||
IHL totals | 306 | 45 | 171 | 216 | 104 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
Awards
- WHL First All-Star Team – 1980
References
- ^ "SGA Amateur Men's Past Champions" (PDF). Golf Saskatchewan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com