Editing Derian Hatcher (section)

==Playing career==
As a youth, Hatcher played in the 1985 and 1986 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s with the  Detroit Compuware [[minor ice hockey]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-21|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hatcher was known as a physical defenseman and a strong bodychecker and used his intimidating size to good effect. He was drafted in the 1st round as the eighth overall selection by the [[Minnesota North Stars]] in the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft]] and scored in his NHL debut game on October 12, 1991. Hatcher played for the North Stars and went with them when they moved to [[Dallas]] in 1993.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Hatcher played another ten years for the [[Dallas Stars]], collecting 71 goals, 223 assists, 1,380 penalty minutes, and captained the Stars to the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]]. In doing so, he became the first American-born [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] to win the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title= Flyers' Hatcher retires, joins coaching staff|url= https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AuG1LPlRHz.AhyvXXxfi1ih7vLYF?slug=ap-flyers-hatcherretires&prov=ap&type=lgns|date= 2009-06-15|publisher= Yahoo! Sports|access-date= 2009-06-17|quote= He won a Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999 and is the only American-born player to captain a team to a championship.}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In July 2003, Hatcher signed with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] on a five-year, $30&nbsp;million contract. A knee injury in just the third game of the season forced Hatcher to miss most of the year, playing in just 15 regular season games with the Red Wings.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

In [[2004–05 NHL lockout|2004]], due to the cancellation of the NHL season, Hatcher, along with fellow Detroit Red Wings teammates [[Chris Chelios]] and [[Kris Draper]], decided to play minor league hockey with the [[Motor City Mechanics]] based out of [[Fraser, Michigan]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

On August 2, 2005, Hatcher signed with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] after his contract with Detroit was bought out due to the new [[salary cap]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

On January 29, 2006, Hatcher was named interim captain of the Flyers. He served as captain for the rest of the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] season due to the absence of injured captain [[Keith Primeau]]. Hatcher has also served as an alternate captain for the Flyers.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Suffering from a right knee injury, he missed the entire [[2008–09 NHL season]]. Hatcher later returned as a "co-coach" for the playoffs. After having replacement surgery on the same knee on June 1, 2009, Hatcher said that he would most likely not return to playing hockey.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} On June 15, 2009, Hatcher formally announced his retirement from the NHL, done so with the Dallas Stars. He remained in the Flyers organization as a player development coach, taking a job vacated by another former Flyer defenseman and captain, [[Éric Desjardins]], who resigned to pursue business interests.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1698059| title = National Post}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hatcher is the second longest-serving captain in the history of the Dallas Stars and their predecessor, the Minnesota North Stars.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}