| Dale Purinton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Purinton with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2005 | |||
| Born | October 11, 1976 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| NHL draft | 117th overall, 1995 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2008 | ||
Dale Purinton (born October 11, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman, known as an enforcer, who played 181 games for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.
Purinton was drafted in the 5th round, 117th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the early part of his career in the WHL, ECHL, and AHL before his NHL debut in the 1999–2000 season.
In 181 NHL games Purinton racked up 578 penalty minutes to go with his 4 goals and 16 assists. After completing the 2007–08 season with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, he became an unrestricted free agent and upon failing to sign with a new team, subsequently retired.
Purinton was hired as head coach of the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL on October 18, 2009. He was later hired as head coach of the Kerry Park Islanders of the VIJHL.
Purinton was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but his family moved to Sicamous, British Columbia when he was four years old. [1]
On August 11, 2015, Purinton was arrested in Oneida County, New York on charges of burglary. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Moose Jaw Warriors AAA | SMHL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Vernon Lakers | BCHL | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 65 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 291 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 144 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 1996–97 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 51 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 254 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 88 | ||
| 1997–98 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 306 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 415 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 55 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 240 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 250 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 1433 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 185 | ||||
| NHL totals | 181 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 578 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
This is a list of suspensions that he has received: