Druval "Duvie" Westcott[1] (born October 30, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League).[2][3] Westcott played his whole National Hockey League career with the Columbus Blue Jackets before signing with Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[4]
| Duvie Westcott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 30, 1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Columbus Blue Jackets JYP Jyväskylä Dinamo Riga Dinamo Minsk ZSC Lions Kloten Flyers Hamburg Freezers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2015 | ||
Playing career
editWestcott was signed by Columbus as an undrafted free agent on 10 May 2001. Westcott has played in 201 career NHL games, scoring eleven goals and 45 assists for 56 points. He had also compiled 299 penalty minutes. During the NHL lockout, he played in Finland. On July 22, 2008, Westcott signed a one-year contract with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.[5]
On May 21, 2009, Westcott signed a one-year contract with Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Westcott moved to the Swiss National League A for the following two seasons, playing with the ZSC Lions and Kloten Flyers.
On June 19, 2012, Westcott continued his journeyman career throughout Europe, and signed a two-year deal with German club, to add experience to the Blueline of the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | University of Alaska Anchorage | WCHA | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 36 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Cloud State University | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 68 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 34 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | JYP | SM-l | 35 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 78 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 37 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 51 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 55 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 36 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 34 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 201 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 106 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| MHSAA Champion | 1995 | |
| MMJHL Champion | 1996 | |
| USHL Clark Cup Champion | 1998 | |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2000–01 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2001 | [7] |
| WCHA Champion | 2001 | |
| AHL All-Star Game | 2003 | |
| KHL All-Star Game | 2009 | |
| Spengler Cup | 2009 | |
| Spengler Cup All-Star Team | 2009 |
References
edit- ^ "Freezers-Sieg: Druval Westcott: Interimskapitän als Matchwinner" [Freezers victory: Druval Westcott: Interim captain Match Winner]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). October 13, 2013.
Druval 'Duvie' Westcott
- ^ "Druval Westcott" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "Duvie Westcott" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ "Zhitnik, Westcott, bought out". TSN.ca. June 30, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- ^ "Rīgas Dinamo pievienojas divkārtējs Stenlija kausa ieguvējs" [Dinamo Riga joins the two-time Stanley Cup winner] (in Latvian). dinamoriga.eu. July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ "Former NHL player Duvie Westcott agrees to contract with Freezers" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database