- Deryk Engelland
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Deryk Engelland 
Born April 3, 1982
Edmonton, AB, CANHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Draft 194th overall, 2000
New Jersey DevilsPlaying career 2003–present Deryk Engelland (born April 3, 1982) is a professional ice hockey defenceman and forward currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
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Playing career
Engelland played his entire junior career with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League, starting in 1998. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round, 194th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and then remained with Moose Jaw until 2003.
He began his professional career in 2003 with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. During the 2003–04 season, Engelland split time between the Wranglers and the American Hockey League Lowell Lock Monsters, then affiliates of the Calgary Flames. He spent the entire 2004–05 season with the Wranglers.
In 2005 Engelland joined the South Carolina Stingrays and also spent time with the Stingray's AHL affiliate the Hershey Bears. During 2006–07, he played primarily for the Bears and appeared in six games with the Reading Royals.
Engelland was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007, and was given a two-year contract extension on February 11, 2008. He made his NHL debut with the Penguins on November 10, 2009 against the Boston Bruins. On November 16, he earned his first NHL point by assisting on a shorthanded goal during a 4-3 Penguins win over the Anaheim Ducks.
On May 19, 2010, Engelland signed a one-year extension worth $500,000.[1] Engelland became a regular for the Penguins during the 2010-2011 season. He scored his first NHL goal on November 12, 2010 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] Establishing himself among the Penguins blueline, on January 3, 2011, Engelland signed a three-year contract extension worth an average of $566,700 each year.[3][4]
On the January 14th, 2011 episode of TSN's Off The Record former NHL enforcer Jim Thomson selected Engelland as the best fighter in the NHL, noting how smart of a fighter he is, and calling him 'the hardest puncher by far.'
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 55 0 5 5 62 4 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 4 11 15 157 4 0 0 0 10 2001–02 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 56 7 10 17 102 12 0 2 2 27 2002–03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 3 8 11 199 13 1 1 2 20 2003–04 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 35 2 11 13 63 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 26 0 0 0 34 — — — — — 2004–05 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 72 5 16 21 138 — — — — — 2005–06 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 35 3 13 16 20 — — — — — 2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 37 0 4 4 77 1 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 44 4 6 10 95 14 0 0 0 14 2006–07 Reading Royals ECHL 6 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 2 15 17 141 23 1 3 4 14 2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 3 11 14 143 12 0 2 2 6 2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 71 5 6 11 121 4 0 1 1 7 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 2 2 17 — — — — — 2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 3 7 10 123 — — — — — NHL totals 72 3 9 12 140 — — — — — References
- ^ "Penguins re-sign Engelland". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2010-05-19. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=529597. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Marc-Andre Fleury earns 150th career win as Penguins top Lightning". ESPN. 2010-11-12. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap/_/id/301112016/tampa-bay-lightning-vs-pittsburgh-penguins. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ Anderson, Shelly (2009-11-12). "Engelland fills hole on Penguins' defense". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09316/1012858-61.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Penguins sign defenseman Deryk Engelland to three-year contract extension". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2011-01-03. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=548217. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Las Vegas Wranglers players
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Moose Jaw Warriors alumni
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- People from the Peace River Regional District
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Reading Royals players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
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