Andrew Desjardins

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Andrew Desjardins
Andrew Desjardins 2011.jpg
Desjardins with the San Jose Sharks in December 2011
Born (1986-07-27) July 27, 1986 (age 37)
Lively, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams		 EC VSV
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Adler Mannheim
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Andrew Desjardins (born July 27, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who is currently playing with EC VSV in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). Earlier in his career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Desjardins won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He is also notable for being one of only two players in NHL history to have worn the number 69, with the other being Mel Angelstad.

Playing career

Amateur

Desjardins grew up in the small town of Lively, Ontario, and played his minor hockey for the Onaping Falls Huskies (NOHA) until the bantam level in the 2001–02 season. After that year, he was selected in the 15th round, 295th overall, of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s 2002 Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He spent the following 2002–03 season playing for the Rayside-Balfour SabreCats Midgets of the Great North Midget League (NOHA) before making the Greyhounds roster the following year.

Desjardins played four seasons (2003 to 2007) of junior hockey in the OHL with Sault Ste. Marie.

Professional

Desjardins turned professional for the 2007–08 season, suiting up for 64 regular season and 11 playoff games for the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The following season, 2008–09, he played five games in the ECHL with the Phoenix RoadRunners and 74 regular season and 12 playoff games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester Sharks. In the 2009–10 season, he played the entire year with Worcester.

On June 26, 2010, the NHL's San Jose Sharks, the parent team of the Worcester Sharks, signed Desjardins as a free agent. [1] He originally wore number 69 with the Sharks, becoming the second player in NHL history behind Mel Angelstad to wear the number in a regular season game, though he later switched to number 10 following the departure of Christian Ehrhoff. [2]

On March 2, 2015, Desjardins was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for winger Ben Smith. [3] Desjardins switched his jersey number to 11 upon arrival with Chicago, as 10 was currently in use by Patrick Sharp. He would win the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks the same season. [4] Desjardins signed a two-year contract worth $1.6 million on July 3 to stay with Chicago. According to his agent, "[Desjardins] loved his time there," and "took less to stay." [5]

At the conclusion of his contract, Desjardins was not re-signed by the Blackhawks and became an unrestricted free agent. On September 13, 2017, it was announced Desjardins would attend the New York Rangers' training camp on a professional tryout agreement (PTO). [6] Desjardins was suspended two preseason games for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils' forward Miles Wood. [7] On October 10, Desjardins was released by the Rangers [8] and signed a deal with German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) side Adler Mannheim for the 2017–18 season on October 12. [9]

Career statistics

Desjardins during his tenure with the Sharks. Andrew Desjardins.jpg
Desjardins during his tenure with the Sharks.
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Onaping Falls Huskies U15 AAANOHL U153210182885—————
2001–02Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats U18 AAAGNML—————1011—
2002–03Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats U18 AAAGNML36213556151312320
2002–03 Espanola Screaming Eagles NOJHL 814514—————
2003–04 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 5536941—————
2004–05 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL681717344870002
2005–06 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL6612162878425718
2006–07 Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL65162642961325718
2007–08 Laredo Bucks CHL 642237591121124621
2008–09 Phoenix RoadRunners ECHL 52026—————
2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 7481422991242613
2009–10 Worcester SharksAHL801927461261122432
2010–11 Worcester SharksAHL5812172969—————
2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 17123431014
2011–12 San Jose SharksNHL76413174751012
2012–13 San Jose SharksNHL4221361110006
2013–14 San Jose SharksNHL813141786702231
2014–15 San Jose SharksNHL5653850—————
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL130227211344
2015–16 Chicago BlackhawksNHL7785133060000
2016–17 Chicago BlackhawksNHL4601122—————
2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 3113132614100226
2018–19 Adler MannheimDEL511528432213951414
2019–20 Adler MannheimDEL5018264436—————
2020–21 Adler MannheimDEL80221061124
2021–22 Adler MannheimDEL45814223791342
2022–23 EC VSV ICEHL 4712162849520225
NHL totals4082341643075335847
DEL totals18554831371193811112226

Awards and honours

AwardYear
NHL
Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks) 2015
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 290. ISBN   978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ Yerdon, Joe (August 7, 2012). "The NHL's only No. 69 is no more". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Blackhawks trade Ben Smith to San Jose for Andrew Desjardins". Chicago Sun-Times . March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Blackhawks blank Lightning to win Stanley Cup in six games". TSN. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hine, Chris (July 3, 2015). "Andrew Desjardins re-signs with the Blackhawks". Chicago Tribune .
  6. ↑ "Rangers hand gritty veteran forward Andrew Desjardins PTO". NBC Sports. September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rangers' Desjardins suspended two games". The Sports Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Rangers Assign Filip Chytil to Hartford". NHL.com. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Adler nehmen Andrew Desjardins unter Vertrag". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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