Darroll Bradley Powe (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, and New York Rangers.

Darroll Powe
Powe with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2014
Born (1985-06-22) June 22, 1985 (age 39)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2015

Playing career

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Powe attended Princeton University and, while earning his degree in sociology,[1] played on its hockey team for four years. He was an alternate captain in his junior year, and captain in his senior year.[2]

The Philadelphia Flyers signed the undrafted Powe as a free agent on May 9, 2008,[3] after Powe had played on the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, in 2006–07 and 2007–08. Powe made his NHL debut on October 24, 2008, against the New Jersey Devils.[4] After being sent back down to the Phantoms, Powe returned to the Flyers lineup for good in December and played the remainder of the 2008–09 season with the Flyers.[4] On December 9, 2008, he scored his first career NHL goal against Yann Danis of the New York Islanders.[5] A restricted free agent following the 2009–10 season, Powe signed a one-year contract on July 22, 2010.[6]

Powe is generally regarded to be a role player and has excellent penalty killing skills. Another of his strengths is his forechecking prowess.

On June 27, 2011, the Flyers traded Powe to the Minnesota Wild for a third-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[7] After the trade, on July 5, 2011, Powe signed a contract with the Wild worth $3.2 million during three years.[8]

On February 4, 2013, Powe was traded by the Wild, along with forward Nick Palmieri, to the New York Rangers in exchange for veteran forward Mike Rupp.[9]

On August 13, 2014, Powe signed a one-year contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and served as an alternate captain that season.[10] He retired following the season.[11]

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Princeton Tigers ECAC 29 4 5 9 28
2004–05 Princeton Tigers ECAC 30 5 2 7 41
2005–06 Princeton Tigers ECAC 27 6 10 16 48
2006–07 Princeton Tigers ECAC 34 13 15 28 63
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 11 2 2 4 20
2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 76 9 14 23 133 10 1 0 1 6
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 8 4 3 7 20
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 6 5 11 35 6 1 2 3 7
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 63 9 6 15 54 23 0 1 1 6
2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81 7 10 17 41 11 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 6 7 13 57
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 8 0 0 0 9
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 34 0 0 0 18 3 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 73 13 11 24 106
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 5 9 14 49
NHL totals 329 28 28 56 214 43 1 4 5 17

Personal life

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Powe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan but lived his adolescence in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Earl of March Secondary School.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2006-07 Princeton Tigers roster". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ^ "Powe clicks for Flyers on Richards line". philly.com. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  3. ^ "Flyers Sign Forwards Klotz and Powe". Philadelphia Flyers. May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Darroll Powe Official Player Page - 2008–2009 Game Log". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. ^ "Recap: NY Islanders @ Philadelphia - 12/09/2008". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. ^ "Powe signs one year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  7. ^ "Flyers trade again; send Powe to Wild for third-round pick". The Sports Network. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Wild sign Powe, Taffe to contracts". Fox News. July 5, 2011.
  9. ^ "Rangers send Rupp to Wild for Powe, Palmieri". The Sports Network. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  10. ^ "Former Flyer Darroll Powe signs with Phantoms". CSNPhilly.com. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Kveton, Adam (May 6, 2016). "Concussions bring NHL player back home to Kanata". Ottawa Community News. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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