Kirby Dach
Kirbithan "Kirby" Dach (born January 21, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1][2] Dach was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
| Kirby Dach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 2001 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Playing career
Junior
During the 2016 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft, Dach was selected second overall by the Saskatoon Blades.[3] He played in 19 games, scoring 10 points. Dach joined the Blades full-time for the 2017–18 season. In 52 games, he recorded seven goals and 39 assists.
In January 2019, Dach was named as an alternate captain for the Blades for the remainder of the season. He was named captain for Team Orr for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[4] Team Orr defeated Team Cherry 5–4, with Dach recording one assist.[5] He finished the season with 25 goals and 48 assists in 62 games.
Dach was ranked third among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting Services (CSS)' final draft rankings for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft; Dach was selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] He signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the club on July 8.
Chicago Blackhawks
Dach made his NHL debut on October 20, 2019 against the Washington Capitals. On October 22, 2019, Dach scored his first NHL goal on Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights in a 2–1 loss.
International play
In 2018, Dach was named to Team Canada for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup where he scored 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 tournament games.[7] In the gold medal game against Sweden, Dach scored a first period goal, helping Team Canada to a 6–2 victory.[8]
He was loaned by the Blackhawks to Canada's 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships roster, where he was eventually named captain. On December 23, in Canada's lone pre tournament game which was played against Russia, Dach bumped into Russian forward Ilya Safonov. The impact was enough to injure Dach, who left the game immediately and did not return. X-rays later confirmed Dach had sustained a fracture in his wrist, and would miss the rest of the tournament.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | AMHL | 34 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | AMHL | 22 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 52 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 62 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 64 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||
References
- "Kirby Dach at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- "2019 Draft Prospect Rankings, NHL Draft Prospect Rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- "2016 WHL Bantam Draft Summary – WHL Network". Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- Zary, Darren; January 21, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Updated; 2019 (2019-01-21). "2019 NHL Entry Draft: Blades' Kirby Dach ranked No. 2 in North America | Saskatoon StarPhoenix". Retrieved 2019-02-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Team Orr completes thrilling comeback in 5-4 victory". Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- Myers, Tracey. "Dach aims to prove Blackhawks right at choosing him No. 3 in NHL Draft". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- "11 WHL players win gold with Canada at 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup – WHL Network". Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "Game Summary". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "Team Canada captain Kirby Dach out for remainder of World Juniors". www.sportsnet.ca. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicolas Beaudin |
Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 2019 |
Succeeded by Lukas Reichel |