Jake Dotchin
| Jake Dotchin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 24, 1994 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
161st overall, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Jake Dotchin (born March 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Dotchin was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round (161st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Junior
During three seasons in the OHL with the Owen Sound Attack and the Barrie Colts, Dotchin earned 18 goals and 59 assist for 77 points, along with 279 penalty minutes, in 193 games.[1]
Professional
On April 19, 2014, Dotchin signalled the beginning of his professional career in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning.[2][3]
On January 17, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Dotchin from the American Hockey League, and he made his NHL debut 4 days later against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena.[4] On January 31, 2017, Dotchin recorded his first career NHL point and assist at Amalie Arena.[5]
On April 4, 2017, Dotchin was involved in an incident with Boston Bruins Brad Marchand. With the two players battling for position in front Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dotchin delivered a cross-check to Marchand, who responded by spearing Dotchin in the groin. Dotchin did not return to the game, while Marchand received a 5-minute major penalty for spearing and a game misconduct. Dotchin was not suspended for the cross-check, but Marchand was suspended two games for the spear.[6]
After being returned to the Crunch at the end of the regular season, Dotchin was involved in another incident with Toronto Marlies forward Frédérik Gauthier, where he received a 5-minute major penalty for interference and a game misconduct. He later received a 3-game suspension from the AHL.[7]
On July 5, 2017, Dotchin signed a two-year, one-way contract extension with the Lightning valued at $1.625 million.[8] On November 8, 2017, Dotchin recorded his first career NHL goal, which came in a 5-1 Lightning win over the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center.[9]
On September 4, 2018, Dotchin was placed on unconditional waivers for contract termination by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who cited a "material breach of contract."[10] Dotchin cleared waivers the next day.[11] According to sports journalist Elliotte Friedman while on a Sportsnet650 radio talk show, Dotchin had reportedly showed up to training camp "with 25% body fat" and "was extremely out of shape".[12] Bob McKenzie, on TSN 1050 Toronto's First Up radio show, stated that Dotchin "was a good 30 to 35 pounds above his playing weight". [13]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Cambridge Winter Hawks | GOJHL | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 64 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 38 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 2013–14 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 63 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 55 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 67 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 35 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 48 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 83 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 157 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 339 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 43 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Colts' Dotchin signs with Lightning". Ontario Hockey League. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ "Bolts Notes: Palat confident he'll play in Game 3". TBO.com. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ↑ "Lightning signs Dotchin". Barrie Examiner. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ @BBurnsNHL (21 January 2017). "Jake Dotchin makes NHL debut" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Smith, Joe (February 1, 2017). "Jake Dotchin quickly earning Lightning coaches' trust". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Brad Marchand suspension for spearing incident". National Hockey League. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ↑ "Crunch Defenseman Jake Dotchin suspended three games for hit on Gauthier". rawcharge.com. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ↑ "Lightning re-sign defenseman Jake Dotchin to two-year extension". NHL.com. Tampa Bay Lightning. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ Gilmore, Eric (November 9, 2017). "Top line shines for Lightning against Sharks". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Report: Bolts waive Dotchin for breach - TSN.ca". TSN. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ "Lightning's Jake Dotchin clears waivers after 'breach of contract' - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ↑ Sportsnet650 [@Sportsnet650] (18 September 2018). "Elliotte Friedman: on Jake Dotchin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "McKenzie: Dotchin showed up 30 lbs overweight". TSN.ca. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
