Deron Quint

Deron Quint
Quint during his time with Eisbären Berlin
Born	(1976-03-12) March 12, 1976 (age 47) [1] Durham, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Eisbären Berlin New York Islanders Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Traktor Chelyabinsk EHC München
National team	United States
NHL Draft	30th overall, 1994 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1995–2017

Deron Timothy Quint (born March 12, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. His playing experience included spending time in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders.

Playing career

As a youth, Quint played in the 1989 and 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Rye, New York. ^[2]

Quint was drafted 30th overall by Winnipeg in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft As a rookie in the 1995–96 season, by scoring two goals in a four-second span, he tied an NHL record originally set by Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons in 1931. The next season the Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes and Quint remained with Phoenix until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 7, 2000, for Lyle Odelein. Quint would only play four regular-season games for the Devils before being traded to the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets on June 23 the same year where he stayed for two seasons leading the Blue Jackets in minutes played per game. For the 2002–03 season, Quint rejoined the Coyotes for a second campaign, and he later joined the Chicago Blackhawks the next season.^{[ citation needed ]}

During the NHL lockout, which resulted in the 2004–05 season being cancelled, Quint played for Bolzano HC in Italy. He later played for Kloten in Switzerland.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2005, Quint joined Eisbären Berlin of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and led them to 3 league championships in 4 seasons. At the end of the 2006–07 DEL season, he signed with the New York Islanders and returned to the NHL, playing five games and assisting them in making the playoffs. He returned to the Eisbaren for the 2007–08 DEL season while becoming the DEL Defenseman of the Year and leading the Bears to another league championship. Quint led all scoring for defenseman during the 08-09 season, while setting a franchise record of playing in 237 consecutive games and winning a 3rd DEL Championship. Quint was a DEL All-Star defenseman for three seasons.^{[ citation needed ]}

After four years in Berlin, Quint left Germany and signed with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the predominantly Russian Kontinental Hockey League. In 2010, he signed with Traktor Chelyabinsk. He set a record for most goals scored by a KHL defenseman in 2010–11 and was selected to the KHL West All-Star team in the 2012–13 season.^{[ citation needed ]}

On May 1, 2013, Quint signed a two-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow. ^[3] On January 15, 2014, due to Spartak's financial woes, he was traded to CSKA Moscow together with Jeff Glass for monetary compensation. On May 6, 2014, Quint opted to return to his past successes in the KHL, by signing with Traktor Chelyabinsk. ^[4]

Quint would play for Traktor Chelyabinsk in 416 games (the most by any North American), and scored 189 (75 goals + 114 assists) points. He was a two-time participant in the KHL All-Star Game in 2013 and 2014, the top scorer among defenders in the league in 2011 and 2014, and winner of the League in 2012, a silver and bronze medalist in the KHL in 2012 and 2013.^{[ citation needed ]}

During the 2015–16 season, Quint was made captain of Traktor. He made history on February 16, 2016, in the away match against Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he earned an assist. He became the oldest hockey player in the history of Traktor Chelyabinsk to play in an official match, at 39 years old. In 52 games, Quint scored 11 points.^{[ citation needed ]}

After leaving the KHL in the offseason, Quint opted to continue his veteran career back in Germany, signing a one-year deal with reigning champions EHC München on June 9, 2016. He helped lead the team to a championship. ^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Cardigan Mountain School	HS-Prep		31	67	54	121	—		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Cardigan Mountain School	HS-Prep		21	111	58	169	—		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Tabor Academy	HS-Prep		28	15	26	41	30		1	0	2	2	0
1993–94	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		63	15	29	44	47		9	4	12	16	8
1994–95	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		65	29	60	89	82		3	1	2	3	6
1995–96	Springfield Falcons	AHL		11	2	3	5	4		10	2	3	5	6
1995–96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		51	5	13	18	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	4	1	5	6
1996–97	Springfield Falcons	AHL		43	6	18	24	20		12	2	7	9	4
1996–97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		27	3	11	14	4		7	0	2	2	0
1997–98	Springfield Falcons	AHL		8	1	7	8	10		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		32	4	7	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		60	5	8	13	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		50	3	7	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	New Jersey Devils	NHL		4	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		21	5	15	20	30		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		57	7	16	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		75	7	18	25	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		4	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		51	7	10	17	20		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		51	4	7	11	18		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Bolzano	ITA		14	5	11	16	12		9	4	5	9	12
2005–06	EHC Kloten	NLA		16	5	9	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		31	5	7	12	26		11	5	6	11	6
2006–07	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	18	28	46	34		3	1	0	1	12
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		56	21	30	51	28		14	6	3	9	4
2008–09	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		52	16	32	48	20		12	2	4	6	4
2009–10	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		42	5	11	16	22		9	1	0	1	6
2010–11	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		53	21	11	32	26		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		47	8	14	22	42		16	1	8	9	0
2012–13	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		52	5	12	17	25		25	3	10	13	2
2013–14	Spartak Moscow	KHL		43	11	12	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	CSKA Moscow	KHL		8	2	3	5	4		4	0	2	2	0
2014–15	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		59	10	21	31	14		6	3	3	6	6
2015–16	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		53	6	6	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	EHC München	DEL		50	8	19	27	12		6	1	1	2	0
DEL totals				241	68	116	184	120		46	15	14	29	26
KHL totals				357	68	91	159	165		60	8	23	31	14
NHL totals				463	46	97	143	166		7	0	2	2	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	United States	WJC	6th		7	0	1	1	2
1995	United States	WJC	5th		7	3	3	6	6
2001	United States	WC	4th		9	0	0	0	4
Junior totals					14	3	4	7	8
Senior totals					9	0	0	0	4

Awards and achievements

• 1994–95 WHL West First All-Star Team
• 2006, 2007, 2008 DEL All-Star Team
• 2008 DEL Defenseman of the Year
• 2012–13 Traktor Chelyabinsk.
• 2011–12 Traktor Chelyabinsk.
• 2013 KHL West All-Star Team
• 2014 KHL East All-Star Team

References

1. "Deron Quint Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
3. "Newcomer "Spartacus": Deron Quint". 2013-05-01. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
4. "Deron Quint returns to Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
5. "Red Bulls sign Deron Quint" (in German). EHC München. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-06-09.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database