Darren Haydar

Darren Haydar
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1979-10-22)October 22, 1979, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	248th overall, 1999 Nashville Predators
Pro Career	2002 – present

Darren Haydar (born October 22, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays in the Colorado Avalanche organization in the National Hockey League.

Playing Career

Prior to turning professional Haydar played two years with the Milton Merchants of the Junior A Ontario Provincial Hockey League, where he established league records for goals (71) and points (140) in a season. He then spent four years (1998–2002) for the University of New Hampshire, scoring 219 points with 102 goals. In 2002 he was named a 1st Team All American and was Hockey East Player of the Year.

He was drafted 248th overall by Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He spent almost all of his Predators career at their farm team the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League, only playing twice for the Predators, both in the 2002–03 NHL season.

He was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a free-agent on July 4, 2006.

On December 23, 2006, Haydar picked up a point in his 32nd consecutive game, breaking the record for the longest AHL scoring streak. Haydar went on to notch a point in 39 consecutive games, tallying 79 points during the streak.

Haydar won the Les Cunningham Award for being the AHL's most valuable player in 2006–2007 with the Chicago Wolves.

Darren scored his first NHL goal while playing for the Atlanta Thrashers on October 13, 2007. It came against Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils.

For the 2008-09 season, Haydar was signed by the Detroit Red Wings on July 23, 2008. He was assigned to and named captain of affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins.

On July 4, 2009, Haydar was signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a one-year contract.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	U. of New Hampshire	HE		41	31	30	61	34		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	U. of New Hampshire	HE		38	22	19	41	42		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	U. of New Hampshire	HE		39	18	23	41	38		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	U. of New Hampshire	HE		40	31	45	76	28		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		75	29	46	75	36		6	1	4	5	2
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		79	22	37	59	35		22	11	15	26	10
2004–05	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		59	24	26	50	42		7	3	4	7	14
2005–06	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		80	35	57	92	50		21	18	17	35	18
2006–07	Chicago Wolves	AHL		73	41	81	122	55		15	10	14	24	14
2006–07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Chicago Wolves	AHL		51	19	39	58	52		24	12	15	27	8
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		16	1	7	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		79	31	49	80	26		10	4	7	11	4
NHL Totals				22	1	7	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
AHL Totals				496	201	335	536	296		105	59	76	135	70

External links

• Darren Haydar's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database