Darren Haydar

Darren Haydar ( born October 22, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is under contract with the Red Bull EHC München in the German Ice Hockey League since 2013.

Career

Darren Haydar began his career in 1995 at the Milton Icehawks from the unterklassigen Canadian junior league OPJHL. As he belonged to the tribe of Icehawks squad in the 1996/97 season, he quickly developed into one of the leading players on the team with 100 points scorer in 51 games. The following year, he reached the peak of his junior career, when he was awarded the best player in the league, having scored 71 goals in 51 league games and had 69 more prepared. In addition, the Icehawks won the Dudley Hewitt Cup as junior champion of the province of Ontario.

Haydar visited from the summer of 1998, the University of New Hampshire, where he was with Jason Krog equal to one of the best scorers. In his first year he came in 41 games on 31 goals and 30 assists and was elected to the Second All-Star Team as well as the Rookie of the Year of the Hockey East Division. The Nashville Predators selected him then in the NHL Entry Draft in 1999 in the ninth round at position 248.

In the following two seasons he remained with 41 points each well behind the achievements of his debut season, took place in the 2001/ 02 season, but back to its former strength back. With 31 goals and 45 assists in 40 games, he was the second best scorer of all college teams in the U.S. and was voted player of the year, the Hockey East Division. Added to this was winning the Division Championship.

In autumn 2002, Haydar made the step to the pros, but came initially for the farm team of the Predators, the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, are used. In his first season he led his team with 75 points and finished sixth in the league -wide scorer list. Besides, he also gave his debut in the NHL, but went throughout the season only twice for the Predators onto the ice. The AHL recorded Haydar at the end of the season with the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the best Neuprofi from.

In the 2003 /04 season Haydar could not at first the form of the last show and reached only 22 goals and 37 assists. In the playoffs, but he led the Admirals again, won the Calder Cup with them and was himself topscorer with 26 points in the final round. After a solid season 2004/ 05, he could not play completely due to injury, he graduated in 2005/ 06 his best year with the Admiral. With 35 goals, 57 assists, and the resulting 92 scorer points he set three personal records and was the fifth best scorer in the AHL. Like two years ago reached the Admirals the final of the Calder Cup and Haydar was the best scorer of the playoffs again, this time with 35 points in 21 games, but they lost this time the Hershey Bears in the final series.

As Haydar had played only twice for the Nashville Predators in the NHL within four years, his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2006, and the Atlanta Thrashers committed him. However, he came in the 2006/07 season does not go beyond four-point loose inserts for Atlanta and spent most of the season in the AHL farm team, the Chicago Wolves. Reunited with his former fellow student Jason Krog played Haydar his best season so far. He scored 41 goals and prepared 81 hits, which he was lead scorer of the regular season at the end of the season with 23 points and the John B. Sollenberger Trophy was awarded. He also set a new AHL record when he scored points in 39 games in a row and thus surpassing the old record by seven games. Even in the playoffs, he once again showed his skill, scored 24 points and was again top scorer of the tournament, although the Chicago Wolves were eliminated in the third round after 15 games. After the season Haydar was also awarded the Les Cunningham Award as the most valuable player in the AHL.

In the 2007 /08 season Haydar scored his first goal in the NHL when he came 16 times for the Atlanta Thrashers used. But the rest of the year he was playing for the Chicago Wolves, who could win the Calder Cup. Haydar headed to the playoffs in twelve gates, and with 15 assists and was after Jason Krog best scorer of the team.

After his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2008 by the Thrashers, the Detroit Red Wings gave him a one- year contract, but even there he was first to the farm team, the Grand Rapids Griffins sent. Haydar took over the position as team captain, but had in the first half of the season problems trying to get his reputation as one of the best and most consistent scorer in the league proof. So he came on in the first three months, by his standards, even 26 points in 33 games this season. However, after the turn of the year he returned to old form and finished the season as the sixth best scorer finally the league with 80 points.

In summer 2009, Haydar signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche, the majority put him in the farm team for the Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL, where Haydar worked as an assistant captain. In July 2010 he signed a contract with the Chicago Wolves. In July 2013 Darren Haydar signed a one-year contract with the Red Bull EHC München in the DEL.

Awards and achievements

2003 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
2003 AHL All- Rookie Team
2004 Calder Cup win with the Milwaukee Admirals
2007 John B. Sollenberger Trophy
2007 Les Cunningham Award
2008 Calder Cup win with the Chicago Wolves
2009 AHL Second All-Star Team
2011 AHL Second All-Star Team
2012 AHL All- Star Classic

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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