Deron Quint

Deron Quint
Born	March 12, 1976 (1976-03-12) (age 35) Durham, NH, USA
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Traktor Chelyabinsk Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
NHL Draft	30th overall, 1994 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1995–present

Deron Timothy Quint (born March 12, 1976) is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He has also played in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders.

Playing career

Quint was drafted 30th overall by Winnipeg in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft As a rookie in the 1995–96 season, by scoring two goals in a four second span, he tied a mark originally set by Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons in 1931. The next season the Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes and Quint remained with Phoenix until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 7, 2000 for Lyle Odelein. Quint would only play four regular season games for the Devils before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 23 the same year where he stayed for two seasons. For the 2002–03 season, Quint rejoined the Coyotes for a second spell, it only lasted one season though and he later joined the Chicago Blackhawks the next season.

During the NHL lockout, which resulted in the 2004–05 season being cancelled, Quint played for Bolzano HC in Italy. Quint has since played for Kloten in Switzerland.

In 2005 he joined Eisbären Berlin of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and has led them to 3 league championships in the past 4 seasons. At the end of the 2006–07 DEL season, he signed with the New York Islanders and returned to the NHL, playing five games. He returned to Eisbaren for the 2007–08 DEL season while becoming the DEL Defenseman of the Year in 2008 and leading the Bears to another league championship. Quint lead all scoring for defenseman during the 08-09 season, while setting a franchise record of playing in 237 consecutive games and winning a 3rd DEL Championship. Quint has been a DEL All-Star defenseman for the past 3 seasons. After four years, he left Germany and signed with Russian Kontinental League HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamskteam for the upcoming season.

Awards and achievements

• 1994–95 WHL West First All-Star Team

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		63	15	29	44	47		9	4	12	16	8
1994–95	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		65	29	60	89	82		3	1	2	3	6
1995–96	Springfield Falcons	AHL		11	2	3	5	4		10	2	3	5	6
1995–96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		51	5	13	18	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	4	1	5	6
1996–97	Springfield Falcons	AHL		43	6	18	24	20		12	2	7	9	4
1996–97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		27	3	11	14	4		7	0	2	2	0
1997–98	Springfield Falcons	AHL		8	1	7	8	10		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		32	4	7	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		60	5	8	13	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		50	3	7	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	New Jersey Devils	NHL		4	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		21	5	15	20	30		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		57	7	16	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		75	7	18	25	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		4	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		51	7	10	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		51	4	7	11	18		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Bolzano	ITL		14	5	11	16	12		9	4	5	9	12
2005–06	EHC Kloten	NLA		16	5	9	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		31	5	7	12	26		11	5	6	11	6
2006–07	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	18	28	46	34		3	1	0	1	12
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		56	21	30	51	28		14	6	3	9	4
2008–09	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	16	32	48	20		12	2	4	6	4
2009-10	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		42	5	11	16	22		9	1	0	1	6
2010-11	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		53	21	10	31	26		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				463	46	97	143	166		7	0	2	2	0
KHL totals				95	26	21	47	48		9	1	0	1	6

Personal life

Quint is married to Jamie, and has two daughters.

References

External links

• Deron Quint's NHL player profile
• Deron Quint's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Quint, Deron
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 12, 1976
Place of birth	Durham, NH, USA
Date of death
Place of death