Darren Dietz (born July 17, 1993) is a Canadian-born Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract with HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dietz was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Darren Dietz | |||
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![]() Dietz with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2014 | |||
Born |
(1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 28) 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 |
CSKA Moscow Montreal Canadiens Barys Nur-Sultan | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
138th overall, 2011 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2013–present |
Dietz 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, and he became 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 the midst of his fifth season captaining Barys Nur-Sultan, Dietz ended his tenure in Kazakhstan after posting 21 points through 34 regular season games, when he was traded to CSKA Moscow in exchange for financial compensation on December 17, 2021.[7]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
NHL totals | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 255 | 60 | 104 | 164 | 277 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 63 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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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 | |
Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
Award | Year | |
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WHL | ||
First All-Star Team | 2013 | [8] |
KHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2019, 2020 | |
First All-Star Team | 2019 | |
Best Defenseman | 2019 | |
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) | 2022 | [9] |
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