Don Dietrich (ice hockey)

Don Dietrich
Born (1961-04-05)April 5, 1961
Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
Died February 16, 2021(2021-02-16) (aged 59)
Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1980
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1981–1991

Donald Armond Dietrich (April 5, 1961 – February 16, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils between 1983 and 1986,. He was selected 183rd overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Hawks for 17 games in 1983–84, recording five assists, but spent most of his time in the Chicago organization in the minor leagues. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 1985 along with Rich Preston for Bob MacMillan. He appeared in 11 games with the Devils in 1985–86 before spending four years playing in West Germany. He retired in 1991.[1][2]

Dietrich was born in Deloraine, Manitoba. Dietrich died in 2021 at the age of 59, he had Parkinson's disease and cancer in his later years.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 69 6 37 43 29 21 3 2 5 10
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 1 1 2
1979–80 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 63 15 45 60 56 11 4 5 9 15
1980–81 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 16 64 80 84 5 2 6 8 0
1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 62 1 5 6 14 2 0 0 0 0
1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL 76 6 26 32 26 — — — — —
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 0 5 5 0 — — — — —
1983–84 Springfield Indians AHL 50 14 21 35 14 — — — — —
1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 75 6 21 27 36 11 3 4 7 4
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 68 9 11 20 33 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Schwenninger ERC GER 35 14 29 43 34 3 1 1 2 0
1986–87 EHC Kloten NLA 2 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 2
1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Schwenninger ERC GER 22 5 18 23 10 5 0 1 1 0
1988–89 Schwenninger ERC GER 35 12 23 35 24 3 1 0 1 6
1988–89 ETC Timmendorfer Strand GER-4 36 24 22 46 14 — — — — —
1989–90 SC Lyss NLB 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Roanoke Valley Rebels ECHL 2 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
1994–95 Deloraine Royals SWHL — — — — — — — — — —
AHL totals 350 36 88 124 123 16 3 4 7 4
NHL totals 28 0 7 7 10 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Don Dietrich". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ^ "ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: HALL OF FAMER DON DIETRICH – Brandon Wheat Kings".
  3. ^ Dreger, Clayton. "Sportsbeat - Remembering Hockey Hall of Famer Don Dietrich". DiscoverWestman.com.
  4. ^ Sawatzky, Betty. "A Tribute to Deloraine Hockey Hero, Don Dietrich". DiscoverWestman.com.
  5. ^ "Dietrich Don - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages". passages.winnipegfreepress.com.

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