Dylan DeMelo
| Dylan DeMelo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 1, 1993 London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL Draft |
179th overall, 2011 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Dylan DeMelo (born May 1, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). DeMelo was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round (179th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
DeMelo played four seasons (2009–13) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 25 goals and 100 assists for 125 points, while earning 220 penalty minutes in 218 OHL games played.
On April 20, 2012, DeMelo was signed by the San Jose Sharks of the NHL to an entry-level contract.[1] He made his NHL debut for the Sharks on October 17, 2015 in a game against the New York Islanders.[2] He scored his first NHL goal as a San Jose Shark on January 26, 2016 in a 6–1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.[3]
After completing his second full season with San Jose in the 2017–18 campaign, DeMelo as an impending restricted free agent, was initially not tendered an qualifying offer by the Sharks on June 25, 2018.[4] Despite being exposed to free agency, DeMelo opted to re-sign with the Sharks to a two-year contract on July 7, 2018.[5]
He was traded to the Ottawa Senators on September 13, 2018, along with Rudolfs Balcers, Chris Tierney, Josh Norris and a conditional 2019 and 2020 draft pick, in exchange for their captain Erik Karlsson.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL | 36 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 67 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 2011–12 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 67 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 64 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 68 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 65 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 63 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 133 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Sharks sign defenseman Dylan Demelo". San Jose Sharks. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ↑ Kurz, Kevin (May 19, 2015). "Sharks notes: Depth tested headed into Rangers game". CSN Bay Area. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Sundstrom, Jake (January 26, 2016). "Dylan Demelo scores first NHL goal". SB Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Sharks decline qualifying offer to DeMelo". ESPN. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Sharks re-sign defenseman Dylan DeMelo". San Jose Sharks'. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Sharks Acquire Two-Time Norris Trophy-Winning Erik Karlsson from Senators". September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database