Dale Derkatch

Dale Derkatch (born October 17, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre. He is currently an amateur scout for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Dale Derkatch
Born	(1964-10-17) October 17, 1964 (age 59) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Bolzano HC Asiago Ilves EC Hedos München Sportbund DJK Rosenheim Zürcher SC Düsseldorfer EG Maddogs München Kaufbeurer Adler
NHL Draft	140th overall, 1983 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1984–1998

Playing career

Derkatch played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, during which he was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall in the 7th round. Derkatch never signed with the Oilers however and instead he spent his entire professional career in Europe. He began his professional career in 1984 in Serie A in Italy, playing for HC Bolzano and HC Asiago before spending three seasons in Finland's SM-liiga for Ilves.

In 1989, Derkatch moved to the Eishockey-Bundesliga in Germany, playing for EC Hedos München for one season before signing for Sportbund DJK Rosenheim. He then had a brief spell in the Nationalliga A in Switzerland for Zürcher SC in 1992 before returning to Germany with Düsseldorfer EG. He rejoined Hedos München in 1993 before the team changed its name to Maddogs München for the inaugural Deutsche Eishockey Liga season. The team would ultimately cease operations before the season finished and Derkatch finished the year in the 2nd Bundesliga with SC Riessersee. After another season in DEL with Kaufbeurer Adler in 1995, Derkatch returned to SC Riessersee for two seasons before retiring in 1998.

Post-playing career

After his retirement, Derkatch was hired by the Washington Capitals as a scout in 1998. In 2008, Derkatch became head coach of the Regina Pats,^[1] lasting just one season before becoming skills coach and director of hockey personnel with the Prince Albert Raiders. In 2015, Derkatch became an amateur scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Notre Dame Hounds AAA	Midget
1981–82	Regina Pats	WHL		71	62	80	142	92		19	11	23	34	38
1982–83	Regina Pats	WHL		67	84	95	179	62		5	5	4	9	13
1983–84	Regina Pats	WHL		62	72	87	159	92		23	12	41	53	54
1984–85	HC Bolzano	ITA		36	51	75	126	30		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Regina Pats	WHL		4	4	7	11	0		7	2	5	7	10
1985–86	HC Asiago	ITA		28	41	59	100	18		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	University of Manitoba	CWUAA		2	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Ilves	SM-l		44	24	31	55	57		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Ilves	SM-l		41	28	24	52	24		4	1	1	2	6
1988–89	Ilves	SM-l		44	36	30	66	49		5	2	1	3	4
1989–90	EC Hedos München	1.GBun		28	27	31	58	30		3	1	1	2	2
1990–91	Sportbund DJK Rosenheim	1.GBun		44	40	51	91	38		11	8	15	23	10
1991–92	Sportbund DJK Rosenheim	1.GBun		44	40	55	95	46		10	13	8	21	14
1992–93	Zürcher SC	NDA		13	4	6	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	EC Hedos München	1.GBun		44	19	26	45	43		6	4	5	9	4
1994–95	Mad Dogs München	DEL		26	14	17	31	47		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	SC Riessersee	DEU.2		17	21	27	48	22		9	15	13	28	28
1995–96	Kaufbeurer Adler	DEL		49	22	32	54	64		3	2	0	2	0
1996–97	SC Riessersee	DEU.2		53	39	58	97	82		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	SC Riessersee	DEU.2		54	30	65	95	46		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				129	88	85	173	130		9	3	2	5	10
1.GBun totals				180	131	174	305	167		41	28	36	64	34
DEU.2 totals				124	90	150	240	150		9	15	13	28	28

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	Canada	WJC		7	3	4	7	2
1984	Canada	WJC		7	5	0	5	4
Junior totals				14	8	4	12	6

Awards

• Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy (WHL leading scorer) - 1983
• WHL First All-Star Team – 1983

References

1. Pats name former WHL All Star Dale Derkatch as new Head Coach

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• info from Hockey Draft Central