Darren Van Oene

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Darren Van Oene
Born (1978-01-18) January 18, 1978 (age 44)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Rochester Americans
Providence Bruins
Manchester Monarchs
Worcester IceCats
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1996
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19982005

Darren Van Oene (born January 18, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Picked 33rd overall from the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, he never played in the National Hockey League, spending his entire career in the minor leagues.

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Van Oene debuted with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1998–1999 season. He played with the Americans for four seasons before the Boston Bruins signed him as a free agent on July 29, 2002 and assigned him to their AHL team, the Providence Bruins. [1] After playing two seasons and part of a third with Providence, Van Oene finished the 2004–05 season by moving between the AHL's Manchester Monarchs and Worcester IceCats, and also spent time in the United Hockey League with the Elmira Jackals.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 20007
1994–95 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL59513181081811234
1995–96 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL471018281261816778
1996–97 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL56212748139623519
1997–98 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL5123244716118681451
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 73112031143122468
1999–00 Rochester AmericansAHL802018381532113424
2000–01 Rochester AmericansAHL6410122214741014
2001–02 Rochester AmericansAHL5286147320004
2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL78111728109400021
2003–04 Providence BruinsAHL729162511120000
2004–05 Elmira Jackals UHL 449152438
2004–05 Providence BruinsAHL40007
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL400010
2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL140006
AHL totals441698915875945471161

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