Derek Hulak
| Derek Hulak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1989 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Hershey Bears Texas Stars Utica Comets | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Derek Hulak (born September 2, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Undrafted out of the University of Saskatchewan,[1] Hulak joined the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL). He won a Calder Cup with the Stars in 2014.[2]
In 2016, Hulak signed a one-year contract with the Utica Comets after two full seasons with the Stars.[3]
After enduring the 2016–17 season interrupted through injury with the Comets, Hulak left as a free agent to sign with his third AHL club, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a one-year deal on July 6, 2017.[4]
Personal life
His brother is Dan Hulak, a former ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Regina Pats | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Regina Pats | WHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 31 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 28 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 20 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 28 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 69 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 159 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ Meserve, Stephen (26 February 2015). "Derek Hulak Should Be Dallas' Next Undrafted Free Agent Signing". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Saskatoon's Derek Hulak brings home AHL's Calder Cup". cbc.ca. August 13, 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Caswell, Mark (July 7, 2016). "COMETS SIGN DEREK HULAK". uticacomets.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Phantoms sign 5 players to AHL contracts". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Mingo, Rita (April 25, 2014). "BLG Awards: Derek Hulak realizing pro career after solid run with U of S Huskies hockey team". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database