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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Darren Veitch
Selected in first round
No. 5 overall by Washington Capitals

Born April 24, 1960
Position: Defense
Height: 5-11   Weight: 190
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Regina (WHL)                                 
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 ReginaSJHL 6015 2136 121
  ReginaWCHL 10 00 0
1977-78 ReginaWCHL 7113 3245 135
1978-79 ReginaWHL 5111 3647 80
1979-80 ReginaWHL 7129 93122 118

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team:
1980 (Regina)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Regina)
Regina Outstanding Defenseman: 1977-78, 1979-80
Regina (SJHL) Rookie of Year: 1976-77
Regina (Midget AAA) Best Defenseman: 1975-76
Regina Records: Most points by a defenseman in one season (122 in 1979-80), most goals by a defenseman in one season (29 in 1979-80), most assists by a defenseman in one season (93 in 1979-80)
WHL Assists Leader: 1979-80 (Regina) (93 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 6 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Worked as salesman in Western Cycle and Sporting Goods store during off-seasons of his junior career. ... Became an unrestricted free agent when he was not drafted, despite being eligible, in 1979. Attended Montreal's 1979 training camp, but failed to make team and was returned to junior, thereby having to enter the draft again in 1980. ... An outstanding golfer, he was the Saskatchewan Golf Association junior champion in 1978, finished second in Regina's 1979 Molson Autumn Golf Classic and won Regina's 1980 Carling O'Keefe championship by nine strokes with a 54-hole total of 214. He was also chosen to compete on Saskatchewan's 1980 Willingdon Cup team. ... Attended Campbell Collegiate high school in Regina, Saskatchewan.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Winnipeg at Washington)
Numbers:  6 (Washington); 5 (Detroit); 25, 26 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired for final time in 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPGA TPPIM
1980-1990Washington, Detroit, Toronto 51148 209257296
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATPPIM
1984-1988Washington, Detroit 334 1115 33

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Hockey News Comeback Player of Year:
1986-87 (tri-winner)
Detroit Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1986-87 (plus-14)
Miscellaneous: Tied Washington single-season record (since broken) for assists by a defenseman with 44 in 1981-82. ... Missed most of 1982-83 season with broken left collarbone (fractured in three places), an injury suffered in Washington's Oct. 27, 1982, game at Pittsburgh. He did not return to action until Feb. 16, 1983. ... Missed remainder of 1982-83 season and entire 1983 playoffs with re-fractured left collarbone, an injury suffered when he collided with Jim Fox during Washington's Feb. 19, 1983, game at Los Angeles. ... Served as unofficial Washington assistant coach while out with injury during 1982-83 season. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with broken ribs, an injury suffered during Washington's Feb. 11, 1984, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with bruised ribs, an injury suffered in January 1985. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with right forearm injury, suffered when he tripped on one of his children's toys and cut himself on a glass table in his home on Jan. 15, 1987. The injury required microsurgery. ... Missed remainder of 1987 playoffs with twisted left knee, an injury suffered during Game 1 of Detroit's Campbell Conference final series at Edmonton on April 5, 1987. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with ankle injury, suffered in March 1988. ... Criticized by Detroit coach Jacques Demers after the 1988 playoffs because he had been out partying with teammates late on the night before the team's final Campbell Conference final series playoff loss at Edmonton on May 11, 1988. The Red Wings denied Veitch his playoff bonus for breaking team curfew, and he was traded to Toronto one month later. ... Traded by Toronto to St. Louis in exchange for Keith Osborne on March 5, 1991, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Moncton (AHL); Landshut (Germany); Phoenix (IHL); Phoenix (WCHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1991 (Peoria)
IHL Governors' Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman): 1993-94 (Peo.)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1989-90 (Newmarket)
1980-81: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1990-91: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
Coaching Career: Named Phoenix (WCHL) player-assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and held position through 1998-99 season.
Broadcasting Career: Named Phoenix (IHL) TV color commentator prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position until Oct. 6, 1997.
Miscellaneous: Signed with Moncton (AHL) as free agent on Nov. 8, 1991, after being released by St. Louis. ... Signed with Peoria (IHL) as free agent on July 27, 1992. ... Played 1,000th pro hockey game for Peoria (IHL) vs. Cleveland on Jan. 21, 1994. ... Retired for the first time after 1995-96 season to pursue a broadcasting career, but came out of retirement to sign with Phoenix (WCHL) as unrestricted free agent on Oct. 6, 1997. ... Continued to star in golf during playing days, winning 1983 Saskatchewan Golf Association Amateur Open and finishing in the top 30 at the 1984 Canadian Amateur Open. ... Won 1996 Chicago Classic golf tournament. ... Remained in Phoenix area and focused on golf, joining the Celebrity Players Tour after his retirement in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Darren William Veitch. ... His last name is pronounced "Veech."
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Washington traded Veitch to Detroit in exchange for John Barrett and Greg Smith on March 10, 1986.

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SNAPSHOT '80
Total Selected: 210
Forwards: 122
Defense: 71
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 138
Tier II Junior: 7
College Players: 42
High School: 8
Canadian: 159
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 35
U.S.-Born: 35
European: 13
Reached NHL: 132
Won Stanley Cup: 24
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 17
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 19
Picks Traded: 25
 
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