Drew Doughty
Drew Doughty ( born December 8, 1989 in London, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defender, who plays for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League since 2008.
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Career
Drew Doughty began his career in 2004 at the London Junior Knights in the age group of under 16 years of Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario ( MHAO ). The following year, he moved to the Guelph Storm in the OHL junior league after they selected him in the OHL Priority Selection draft in fifth position. Doughty developed in his first year at the best defender of his team, with whom he moved to the Conference finals of the playoffs and he prepared 13 goals in 14 playoff games.
2006/ 07 Doughty got the best offensive defenders of the league, was his team's leading scorer with 74 points in 67 games and finished second in the ranking of the best defenders in the OHL point second place. However, despite its good performance, the Guelph Storm failed in the first round of the playoffs.
In April 2007, he participated with the Canadian national team at the U18 World Junior Championships, where she failed, however, in the semifinals and lost the match for the bronze medal. Five months later he was standing in a Canadian U20 selection, which took in eight games lasting Super Series against a Russian team in the same age group. Canada finally won with seven wins and a draw for the series.
Also in the 2007/ 08 season, he led the defenders of the Guelph Storm and took part in the U20 World Youth Championship. With the Canadian national team, he won the gold medal and was voted the best defender of the World Cup. In the OHL, he again showed very good performance, scored 13 goals in 58 league games and 37 assists and was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the best defender in the league.
After the season, the NHL Entry Draft 2008 was held and he was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in second place, after the Scouts of the NHL had already taken him to their ranking on the second place of the most talented North American players born. On 11 August 2008 Doughty finally signed his first three- year contract with the Kings and was located in the NHL squad recommend for a starting berth.
Already in the 2008/ 09 season he won a regular place in the Kings and stood in 81 games in action, shooting 6 goals, 21 assists and was collected 27 points. The team, however, did not make the leap into the playoffs. In the 2009/10 season he missed a single game of the Los Angeles Kings, surpassing its previous values . Doughty scored 16 goals, had 43 assists and collected 59 points. He managed the team made it into the playoffs, but lost in the first round in six games against the Vancouver Canucks. Doughty was selected after the season to the NHL Second All-Star Team.
At the Olympic Winter Games in 2010 he won the gold medal with Team Canada. Also in 2014 he was with the Canadian National Team Olympic champion.
Awards and achievements
- 2006 OHL First All - Rookie Team
- 2006 CHL All- Rookie Team
- 2007 OHL First All -Star Team
- 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2008 Max Kaminsky Trophy
- 2008 OHL First All -Star Team
- 2008 CHL First All -Star Team
- 2009 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 NHL All- Rookie Team
- 2010 NHL Second All-Star Team
- 2012 Stanley Cup win with the Los Angeles Kings
Internationally
- 2008 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2008 Best defender of the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2008 All- Star team the U20 World Youth Championship
- 2009 Silver medal at the World Championships
- 2010 Gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 2014 Gold Medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 2014 All- Star team for the Olympic Winter Games
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 World Junior Championships 2007
- Super Series 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008
- World Cup 2009
- 2010 Winter Olympics
( 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 )