Darren Dietz (Kazakh: Даррен Диц; born July 17, 1993) is a Canadian-born Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 138th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
| Darren Dietz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) 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 |
Avangard Omsk Montreal Canadiens Barys Astana CSKA Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL draft |
138th overall, 2011 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editDietz 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 after the 2015-16 season, making him 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]
During the 2021–22 season, in his fifth season captaining Barys Nur-Sultan,[7] Dietz's tenure in Kazakhstan ended after posting 21 points through 34 regular season games, when he was traded to HC CSKA Moscow in exchange for financial compensation on December 17, 2021.[8]
Dietz played with CSKA for three seasons before departing via a trade in exchange for financial compensation with Avangard Omsk on 2 May 2024. He was then signed to a two-year contract extension starting in the 2024–25 season.[9]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
| 2021–22 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 34 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2023–24 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 55 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NHL totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 354 | 73 | 128 | 201 | 345 | 74 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 86 | ||||
International
edit| 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 | |
| 2022 | Kazakhstan | WC | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 18 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2013 | [10] |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2019, 2020 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2019 | |
| Best Defenseman | 2019 | |
| Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2022, 2023 | [11][12] |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Former 'Barys Astana' was renamed in 2019.
- ^ "Darren Dietz acquired by CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Avangard and CSKA make a trade" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "2013 WHL East All Stars & Award". Western Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ "CSKA wins Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups". Kontinental Hockey League. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database