Dale DeGray

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Dale DeGray
Born (1963-09-03) September 3, 1963 (age 60)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
HC Alleghe
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 162nd overall, 1981
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1983–1989
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Sweden Ice hockey

Dale "Digger" DeGray (born September 3, 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played 153 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was an eighth round selection, 182nd overall, of the Calgary Flames at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres in addition to the Flames before settling into a long minor league career. Internationally, DeGray represented Canada on one occasion; he was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 1995 World Championship. DeGray is currently the general manager of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and was named the OHL Executive of the Year in 2010–11.

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Playing career

The grandson of Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer Kelly DeGray, Dale played both hockey and lacrosse in his youth but turned his focus exclusively to hockey in his teens. [1] He played three seasons of junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) between 1980 and 1983 where he established a reputation as a rugged defenceman. [2] DeGray scored 50 points in his third season, 1982–83, and added 14 more in the playoffs as the Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions. [3] [4]

The Calgary Flames selected him in the eighth round, 182nd overall at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, [5] and he began his professional career in 1983–84 with a 30-point season for the Colorado Flames of the Central Hockey League (CHL). He then spent the majority of three seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Moncton Golden Flames. [3] He was named to the AHL second All-Star Team in 1984–85, [2] and served as captain of the Golden Flames in 1985–86. [6] DeGray appeared in one NHL game that season, making his NHL debut with Calgary on March 6, 1986, against the New York Rangers. [7] He played a part-time role in Calgary in 1986–87; in 27 games with the Flames, DeGray scored six goals and seven assists. [3]

Unable to land a consistent place with Calgary, [1] the Flames traded DeGray to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 17, 1987, in exchange for a fifth round draft pick. [2] He spent the majority of the 1987–88 NHL season in Toronto where he had 24 points in 56 games and spent some time playing at forward. [1] [3] DeGray played only the one season in Toronto as he was claimed in the 1988 NHL Waiver Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. [2] He played a career-high 63 games for the Kings in 1988–89 and posted 28 points with 97 penalties in minutes. [3] After beginning the 1989–90 season with the AHL's New Haven Nighthawks, the Kings traded DeGray on November 24, 1989, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Bob Halkidis. [2] The six games he played in Buffalo were the last of his NHL career. [3]

DeGray played most of two seasons with the AHL's Rochester Americans before spending the 1991–92 season in Italy with HC Alleghe. [2] He returned to North America and played several seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) for seven teams. [1] He was named to the IHL second All-Star Team on two occasions: 1992–93 with the San Diego Gulls and 1994–95, split between the Detroit Vipers and Cleveland Lumberjacks. [2] In 1995, he also made his lone appearance with the Canadian national team. DeGray scored one goal and one assist in six games for the bronze medal-winning Canadians at the 1995 World Championship. [8] DeGray's final season was 1998–99 when, as a member of the Indianapolis Ice, he suffered a career-ending shoulder injury in a December 10, 1998, game against the Orlando Solar Bears. [3] [2]

Coaching and management career

DeGray briefly turned to coaching, where he spent two seasons as the head coach of the United Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs between 1999 and 2001. He led the team to a combined 62–72–14 record in that time. [9] Since 2007, he has been the general manager of the OHL's Owen Sound Attack. [10] DeGray was named the OHL's Executive of the Year in 2010–11 after guiding the Attack to a franchise-best 46–17–5 record, a J. Ross Robertson Cup championship and a place in the 2011 Memorial Cup tournament. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Oshawa Legionnaires MetJBHL 4314142834—————
1979–80 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 10002—————
1980–81 Oshawa Generals OHL 6111102193—————
1981–82 Oshawa GeneralsOHL661122331621234749
1982–83 Oshawa GeneralsOHL6920305014917771436
1983–84 Colorado Flames CHL 671614306761122
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 7724376163—————
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 10000—————
1985–86 Moncton Golden FlamesAHL7610314112860110
1986–87 Calgary FlamesNHL27671329—————
1986–87 Moncton Golden FlamesAHL4510223257521319
1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL566182463501116
1987–88 Newmarket Saints AHL8210128—————
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL636222897812312
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL60006—————
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL162101238—————
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL506253111817561159
1990–91 Rochester AmericansAHL64925341211534776
1991–92 HC Alleghe ALP 1810122274—————
1991–92 HC Alleghe ITA 186162236906610
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 79186482181143111477
1993–94 San Diego GullsIHL8020507016392138
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL1418918—————
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL64194968134404410
1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL79134659961616735
1996–97 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL305162155—————
1996–97 Manitoba Moose IHL449152442—————
1997–98 Manitoba MooseIHL1507716—————
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL31491327—————
1997–98Cleveland LumberjacksIHL1119104937108
1998–99 Indianapolis Ice IHL273111418—————
NHL totals1531847651951313428

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1995 Canada WC 61126
Senior totals61126

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