Position Right Wing Role Ice hockey player Salary 2 million USD (2015) Name Derek Dorsett Spouse Allison Humbert (m. 2014) | Playing career Weight 87 kg Shoots Right Height 1.83 m | |
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Born December 20, 1986 (age 37)
Kindersley, SK, CAN ( 1986-12-20 ) NHL team
Former teams Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Blue Jackets
New York Rangers NHL Draft 189th overall, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets Current team Vancouver Canucks (#51 / Right wing) Similar People Luca Sbisa, Jannik Hansen, Willie Desjardins, Henrik Sedin, Yannick Weber Profiles | ||
Derek Dorsett Comments on His Decision to Stop Playing in the NHL (Dec. 06, 2017)
Derek Dorsett (born December 20, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Rangers, the former of which drafted him in 2006 in the seventh round, 189th overall.
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- Derek Dorsett Comments on His Decision to Stop Playing in the NHL Dec 06 2017
- Playing career
- Personal life
- References
Playing career
Dorsett played major junior ice hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and helped them win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions in 2006–07. Dorsett established himself as a gritty player with 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.
During the lock-out-shortened 2012–13 season, Dorsett was included in a trade deadline deal, along with Derick Brassard, John Moore and a sixth-round pick, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Marián Gáborík and minor league players Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle on April 3, 2013.
On June 27, 2014, Dorsett was traded by the Rangers to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Upon joining the Canucks, he switched his jersey number to 51, as his usual 15 was being worn by teammate Brad Richardson. In the 2015 season, he posted career highs in both assists and points, and scored seven goals; his most since 2012 (including three game-winning goals). On April 8, 2015, the Canucks signed Dorsett to a four-year $10.6 million contract extension. Following Richardson's departure from the team in the offseason, Dorsett changed his jersey number back to 15 for the 2015–16 NHL season, where he led the league in penalty minutes with 177.
On December 5, 2016, the Canucks announced that Dorsett required cervical disc surgery in his neck; sidelining him indefinitely. He had managed one goal and three assists in 14 games up to that point in the 2016–17 NHL season.
Personal life
Dorsett's and his wife, Allison Humbert, have a son named Dylan who was born in Vancouver on December 12, 2014.