Darren Dietz

Darren Dietz
Dietz with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2014
Born (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31)
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

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.

Playing career

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 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

Regular season and playoffs

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

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

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

  1. ^ "WHL Eastern Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. ^ "Canadiens announce roster moves". Montreal Canadiens. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Capitals sign Cannata, Dietz and Thomas". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dietz re-assigned to Texas by Washington". Texas Stars. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Capitals don't qualify RFA forward Brett Connolly but still expect to sign him". The Washington Post. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Another newcomer to Barys - Darren Dietz" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Former 'Barys Astana' was renamed in 2019.
  8. ^ "Darren Dietz acquired by CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Avangard and CSKA make a trade" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "2013 WHL East All Stars & Award". Western Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "CSKA wins Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "CSKA wins back-to-back Gagarin Cups". Kontinental Hockey League. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.