Darcy Hordichuk

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Darcy Hordichuk
Darcy Hordichuk 2009 training camp.jpg
Born (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980 (age 44)
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Phoenix Coyotes
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 180th overall, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 20002013

Darcy Hordichuk (born August 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. [1]

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Playing career

After playing midget hockey with the Yorkton Mallers of the SMHL, Hordichuk joined the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for 3 games in the 1996–97 season. The next year would see Hordichuk playing with the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a Junior 'A' league. In 58 games with the Kings, Hordichuk had 12 goals and 33 points, as well as 279 penalty minutes. He would spend the next two seasons in the WHL, playing with the Saskatoon Blades, where he had 515 penalty minutes in 129 games, including 73 fights. [2]

Hordichuk while a member of the Nashville Predators Darcy Hordichuk2.jpg
Hordichuk while a member of the Nashville Predators

At twenty-years-old, he was drafted in 2000 by the Atlanta Thrashers as the 180th overall pick in the sixth round. Hordichuk became well known in the NHL for his physical play and fighting.[ citation needed ] Upon being drafted, he was assigned to the Thrashers' minor league affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League (IHL). He completed his first professional season also appearing in 11 games for the Thrashers as a call-up. He secured a roster spot with the club in his second year, but was dealt at the trade deadline to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a fifth-round draft pick in 2002 in exchange for prospects Kirill Safronov and Ruslan Zainullin. [3] The following season, he was dealt to the Florida Panthers along with a second-round draft pick in exchange for defenceman Brad Ference. As he was swapped between teams in his first three seasons, Hordichuk played mostly in the minor leagues.

After the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Hordichuk joined the Nashville Predators and recorded career-highs with 7 goals, 6 assists and 13 points in his first season with the team. He re-signed with the club to a one-year contract on July 16, 2007. [4] After his third season in Nashville, his rights were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2008 fifth-round draft pick on June 19, 2008, as he was set to become a free agent. [5] He did not, however, come to terms with the Hurricanes and instead signed with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1. [6] With Vancouver, Hordichuk scored his first NHL playoff goal in 2009, beating Nikolai Khabibulin in game four of the second round against the Chicago Blackhawks, a 2–1 loss for the Canucks. [7]

Hordichuk was fined $2,500 by the NHL early in the 2009–10 season after checking Columbus Blue Jackets winger Jared Boll's head into the boards during a game on October 5, 2009. [8] The following month, Hordichuk received an automatic one-game suspension for instigating a fight with St. Louis Blues forward Cam Janssen in the final five minutes of a game on November 10. Incidentally, he forfeited $4,015.54 in salary. [9] On October 2, 2010, the Vancouver Canucks placed Hordichuk on waivers. [10] Instead of sending him down to the minors, Vancouver traded him to the Florida Panthers for Andrew Peters. Canucks' GM Mike Gillis had previously pledged to try to find Hordichuk another NHL job. [11]

He signed a one-year contract worth $825,000 with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2011. [12] During the 2011 off-season, Hordichuk vowed to abuse the Sedin twins the next time he played against the Canucks. [13] When the Oilers and Canucks met on October 15, 2011, Hordichuk injured his knee taking a run at Canuck defenseman Keith Ballard, who threw a last-minute hip check at the charging Hordichuk after releasing an outlet pass. [14]

As a free agent, Hordichuk was re-signed by the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract worth $850,000. [15] During the lockout, Hordichuk did not sign with a different team, instead focusing his attention on training and improving his game.

On February 11, 2013, Hordichuk was placed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers. [16] The next day he cleared and was sent to the Oilers' AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.

On August 19, 2013, it was reported by Finnish media outlet Ilta-Sanomat, that Hordichuk was offered a one-year deal worth approximately $270,000 (200,000 Euro) by Helsinki IFK of the Finnish Elite League (SM-Liiga), but the 12-year NHL veteran turned the deal down. [17]

Personal

Hordichuk spent summer 2008 training with Chuck Liddell, a mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Hordichuk used the training to improve on his skills in on-ice fighting. [18]

Hordichuk and his wife Lisa are the parents of two sons. [19] [20]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97Yorkton Mallers AAA SMHL 3751217148910126
1996–97 Calgary Hitmen WHL 30002
1997–98 Dauphin Kings MJHL 58122133279
1998–99 Saskatoon Blades WHL66325246
1999–00 Saskatoon BladesWHL6368142691142643
2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1100038
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 6973103691633641
2001–02 Atlanta ThrashersNHL33112127
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 34549127
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL100014
2002–03 Phoenix CoyotesNHL2500082
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL2213438
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL300015
2003–04 Florida PanthersNHL57314158
2005–06 Nashville Predators NHL747613163
2006–07 Nashville PredatorsNHL531349020000
2007–08 Nashville PredatorsNHL451236050002
2008–09 Vancouver Canucks NHL734151091010114
2009–10 Vancouver CanucksNHL56112142
2010–11 Florida PanthersNHL6414576
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL4312364
2012–13 Edmonton OilersNHL40002
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL220111230002
NHL totals54220214111401710116

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