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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dale Derkatch
Selected in seventh round
No.
140 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born October
17, 1964
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-5 Weight: 145
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace: Preeceville, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1979-80 |
Notre Dame | Sask. AAA |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1980-81 |
Notre Dame | Sask. AAA |
20 |
35 | 35 |
70 | 50 |
| 1981-82 |
Regina | WHL |
71 | 62 |
80 | 142 |
92 | | 1982-83 |
Regina | WHL |
67 | 84 |
95 | 179 |
62 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Air Canada Cup (Canadian AAA Title): 1980 (Notre Dame)
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
WHL Paul Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1981-82 (Regina)
WHL Brownridge Trophy (Points Leader): 1982-83 (Regina) (179)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Regina)
Regina Labatt's Cup (MVP): 1981-82, 1982-83
WHL Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Regina) (84 goals)
WHL Records: Most assists in one season by a rookie (80 for Regina in
1981-82, shares record), most first goals in one season (13 for Regina in
1982-83, shares record), most assists on game-winning goals in one season
(17 for Regina in 1982-83), most assists in one playoff game (7 for Regina
vs. Brandon on March 26, 1982)
Regina Records: Most assists in one playoff game (7 vs. Brandon on
March 26, 1982)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 52 overall
prospect for 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft
preview issue as No. 12 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Played
on line with Jock Callander and Dave Michayluk for Regina (WHL) in 1981-82. ... Set WHL
record (since broken) for points in season by a rookie with 142 in
1981-82. ...
Played on line with Taylor Hall for Regina in 1982-83. ... Attended Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask., before
entering major junior hockey. ... Set Calgary Mac's Tournament record in
1981 with 37 points in six games. |
| NHL CAREER |
Never played in NHL.
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named Washington amateur
scout (for Western Canada) prior to 1998-99 season and held position until June
9, 2004. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Regina (WHL); Bolzano,
Asiago (Italy); Tampere Ilves (Finland); Munich, Rosenheim, Dusseldorf
(Germany); Zurich (Switzerland); Kaufbeuren, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
(Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1984
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Germany Championship: 1993 (Dusseldorf), 1994 (Munich)
Italy Championship: 1985 (Bolzano)
WHL Records: Most consecutive 60-goal seasons (3 for Regina from
1981-82 through 1983-84), most career playoffs assists (73), most career
playoffs points (103), most points in a playoff year (53 for Regina in
1984), most assists in a playoff year (41 for Regina in 1984)
Regina Records: Most career points (491), most career goals (222),
most career assists (269), most career playoffs points (103), most career
playoffs assists (73), most points in one playoff year (53 in 1984), most
assists in one playoff year (41 in 1984)
Rosenheim Records: Most points in one season (95 in 1991-92), most
assists in one season (55 in 1991-92)
WHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (Regina) (53)
WHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (Regina) (41)
Italy Points Leader: 1984-85 (Bolzano) (125 points)
Italy Assists Leader: 1984-85 (Bolzano) (75 assists)
Management Career: Named Notre Dame (SJHL) director of hockey
development on June 9, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Taylor Hall for Regina (WHL) in
1983-84. ... Joined Regina (WHL) as an overage junior for last four
games of 1984-85 regular season and entire 1985 WHL playoffs after spending
majority of 1984-85 season in Italy, where he led the Italian league in
scoring at the age of 20 and led Bolzano to a championship. After that
final stint, he never played in North America again, instead playing 13
seasons in Europe before retiring at age 33 in 1998. ... Played on line with
Gord Sherven for Rosenheim in 1990-91.
Derkatch's True Height: Although Derkatch was listed at 5-foot-6 for much of his
career, his true height was under 5-foot-5, and most likely somewhere in the
range of 5-foot-4½.
Despite his remarkable feats in junior, extensive media coverage and
a high pre-draft ranking from The Hockey News, Derkatch's height made
him an afterthought on draft day in 1983. He ended his WHL career with a
phenomenal 491 career points, ranking second behind Brian Propp, but that
didn't help him get an NHL contract with Edmonton. As a result, he holds a dubious WHL record:
No WHL player ever had more points in one season than Derkatch's 179 in
1982-83 without playing at least one NHL game. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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