Derian Hatcher

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Position Defense
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (109 kg/17 st 2 lb)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born June 4, 1972 (1972-06-04) (age 35),
Sterling Heights, MI, USA
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1990
Minnesota North Stars
Pro Career 1991 – present

Derian Hatcher (born June 4, 1972 in Sterling Heights, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player. He plays defense for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Kevin Hatcher.

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[edit] Playing career

Derian Hatcher is known as a physical defenseman and a strong bodychecker and uses his intimidating size (6'5", 235 lb.) to good effect. He was drafted in the 1st Round as the 8th Overall selection by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and scored in his NHL debut game on October 12, 1991. Hatcher played for the North Stars and went with them when they moved to Dallas in 1993.

He played another 10 years for the Dallas Stars, collecting 71 goals, 223 assists, 1,380 penalty minutes, and captained the Stars to the Stanley Cup in 1999. In doing so, he became the first American born Captain to win the Stanley Cup, no other American born Captain have yet won the Stanley Cup. In July 2003, Hatcher signed with the Detroit Red Wings for a five-year $30 million contract.

In 2004, due to the cancellation of the NHL season, Hatcher, along with fellow Detroit Red Wings teammates Chris Chelios and Kris Draper, decided to play minor league hockey with the Motor City Mechanics based out of Fraser, Michigan.

On August 2, 2005, Hatcher signed with the Philadelphia Flyers after his contract with Detroit was bought-out due to the new salary cap.

Despite his parting from the Red Wings, Hatcher continues to call Michigan home. Hatcher also owns a bar/restaurant, named "Hatchy's", on Auburn Road in downtown Utica, MI along with his brother Kevin.

On January 29, 2006, Hatcher was named captain of the Philadelphia Flyers. He served as captain for the rest of the 2005-06 season due to the absence of injured captain Keith Primeau. Hatcher has also served as the alternate captain for the Flyers as well.

[edit] Awards

  • Played in NHL All-Star Game - 1997
  • NHL Second All-Star Team - 2003


[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989-90 North Bay Centennials OHL 64 14 38 52 45 5 2 3 5 8
1990-91 North Bay Centennials OHL 64 13 50 63 163 10 2 10 12 28
1991-92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 43 7 5 12 88 5 0 2 2 8
1991-92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2 1 2 3 21 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 67 4 15 19 178 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Dallas Stars NHL 83 12 19 31 211 9 0 2 2 14
1994-95 Dallas Stars NHL 43 5 11 16 105 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Dallas Stars NHL 79 8 23 31 129 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Dallas Stars NHL 63 3 19 22 97 7 0 2 2 20
1997-98 Dallas Stars NHL 70 6 25 31 132 17 3 3 6 39
1998-99 Dallas Stars NHL 80 9 21 30 102 18 1 6 7 24
1999-00 Dallas Stars NHL 57 2 22 24 68 23 1 3 4 29
2000-01 Dallas Stars NHL 80 2 21 23 77 10 0 1 1 16
2001-02 Dallas Stars NHL 80 4 21 25 87 -- -- -- -- --
2002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 82 8 22 30 106 11 1 2 3 33
2003-04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 0 4 4 8 12 0 1 1 15
2004-05 Motor City Mechanics UHL 24 5 12 17 27 - - - - -
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 4 13 17 93 6 0 2 2 10
2006-07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 3 6 9 67 - - - - -
OHL Totals 128 27 88 115 208 15 4 13 17 36
IHL Totals 2 1 2 3 21 - - - - -
UHL Totals 24 5 12 16 64 - - - - -
NHL Totals 1001 78 246 324 1548 118 6 24 30 208

[edit] International play

Played for the United States in:

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Preceded by
Keith Primeau
Philadelphia Flyers captains
2006
Succeeded by
Keith Primeau
Preceded by
Neal Broten
Dallas Stars captains
1995-2003
Succeeded by
Mike Modano

Note: Prior to start of the 1994-95 NHL(Lockout)season, Mark Tinordi was traded to Washington. Neal Broten was named captain, about a month later Broten was traded to New Jersey and Hatcher was then named captain.

Note: Hatcher served as interim Flyers captain during the 2nd-half of the 2005-06 season due to Keith Primeau's absence from injury.

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