Andrew Desjardins (born July 27, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks of the NHL.
| Andrew Desjardins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Desjardins with the San Jose Sharks in December 2011 | |||
| Born |
July 27, 1986 Lively, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks Adler Mannheim EC VSV | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2024 | ||
Desjardins won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He is also notable for being one of only two players in NHL history to have worn the number 69, with the other being Mel Angelstad.
Playing career
editAmateur
editDesjardins grew up in Lively, Ontario, a small town located 20 km from the city of Sudbury. He played his minor hockey in his home town and eventually for the nearby Onaping Falls Huskies AAA until the bantam level in the 2001–02 season. After that year, he was selected in the 15th round, 295th overall, of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s 2002 Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He spent the following 2002–03 season playing for the Rayside-Balfour SabreCats Midget AAA of the Great North Midget League and also saw some time with the Espanola Screaming Eagles of the NOJHL before making the Greyhounds roster the following year.
Desjardins played four seasons (2003 to 2007) of junior hockey in the OHL with Sault Ste. Marie.
Professional
editDespite being undrafted to the NHL, Desjardins turned professional for the 2007–08 season, suiting up for 64 regular season and 11 playoff games for the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The following season, 2008–09, he played five games in the ECHL with the Phoenix RoadRunners and 74 regular season and 12 playoff games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester Sharks. In the 2009–10 season, he played the entire year with Worcester.
On June 26, 2010, the NHL's San Jose Sharks, the parent team of the Worcester Sharks, signed Desjardins as a free agent.[1] He originally wore number 69 with the Sharks, becoming the second player in NHL history behind Mel Angelstad to wear the number in a regular season game, though he later switched to number 10 following the departure of Christian Ehrhoff.[2]
On March 2, 2015, Desjardins was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for winger Ben Smith.[3] Desjardins switched his jersey number to 11 upon arrival with Chicago, as 10 was currently in use by Patrick Sharp. He would win the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks the same season.[4] Desjardins signed a two-year contract worth $1.6 million on July 3 to stay with Chicago. According to his agent, "[Desjardins] loved his time there," and "took less to stay."[5]
At the conclusion of his contract, Desjardins was not re-signed by the Blackhawks and became an unrestricted free agent. On September 13, 2017, it was announced Desjardins would attend the New York Rangers' training camp on a professional tryout agreement (PTO).[6] Desjardins was suspended two preseason games for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils' forward Miles Wood.[7] On October 10, Desjardins was released by the Rangers[8] and signed a deal with German DEL side Adler Mannheim for the 2017–18 season on October 12.[9]
Desjardins would play five seasons with Mannheim before playing two more season with EC VSV of the ICEHL. He retired on July 10, 2024 to accept an assistant coaching job with the Sudbury Wolves.[10]
Career statistics
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| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Onaping Falls Huskies U15 AAA | NOHL U15 | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats U18 AAA | GNML | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats U18 AAA | GNML | 36 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 151 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Espanola Screaming Eagles | NOJHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 68 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 65 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 96 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Laredo Bucks | CHL | 64 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 112 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix RoadRunners | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 74 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 80 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 126 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 58 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 56 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 77 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 31 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 51 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 50 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | EC VSV | ICEHL | 47 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2023–24 | EC VSV | ICEHL | 47 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
| NHL totals | 408 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 307 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 47 | ||||
| DEL totals | 185 | 54 | 83 | 137 | 119 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 26 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks) | 2015 | |
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [11] |
References
edit- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ Yerdon, Joe (August 7, 2012). "The NHL's only No. 69 is no more". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Blackhawks trade Ben Smith to San Jose for Andrew Desjardins". Chicago Sun-Times. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Blackhawks blank Lightning to win Stanley Cup in six games". TSN. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Hine, Chris (July 3, 2015). "Andrew Desjardins re-signs with the Blackhawks". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Rangers hand gritty veteran forward Andrew Desjardins PTO". NBC Sports. September 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Rangers' Desjardins suspended two games". The Sports Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Rangers Assign Filip Chytil to Hartford". NHL.com. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Adler nehmen Andrew Desjardins unter Vertrag". www.adler-mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Wolves hire Berehowsky and Desjardins as Assistant Coaches". CHL. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database