Editing Derian Hatcher

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Derian Hatcher
| image = Derian Hatcher.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Hatcher with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|6|4}}
| birth_place = [[Sterling Heights, Michigan]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 245
| position = [[Defenceman|Defense]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Minnesota North Stars]]<br />[[Dallas Stars]]<br />[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br />[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 8th overall
| draft_year = 1990
| draft_team = [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2008
}}
'''Derian John Hatcher''' (born June 4, 1972) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman|defenseman]] who played 16 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Minnesota North Stars]], [[Dallas Stars]], [[Detroit Red Wings]], and [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. He is the current owner of the [[Sarnia Sting]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL).

He is the younger brother of former NHL player [[Kevin Hatcher]], with whom he was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] on October 21, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/former-flyer-captain-derian-hatcher-inducted-to-us-hockey-hall-of-fame/c-534858|title=Former Flyer Captain Derian Hatcher inducted to US Hockey Hall of Fame|website=NHL.com|accessdate=25 June 2023}}</ref> In 2014, Hatcher and [[David Legwand]], a fellow OHL alumnus, NHL player and Michigan native, purchased and became co-owners of the [[Sarnia Sting]], with Hatcher serving as head coach from 2015 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sarniasting.com/article/sting-owner-derian-hatcher-to-step-down-as-head-coach-remains-committed-to-success-of-the-sting|title=Sting Co-Owner Derian Hatcher to Step Down as Head Coach, Remains Committed to Success of the Sting – Sarnia Sting|accessdate=25 June 2023}}</ref>

==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}}

==Awards==
*Played in [[NHL All-Star Game]] - [[1997 NHL All-Star Game|1997]]
*[[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]] [[Stanley Cup]] champion
*[[NHL Second All-Star Team]] - [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]
*Inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] - 2010
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10618 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Derian Hatcher |website=www.hhof.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807130641/http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10618 |archive-date=2016-08-07}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hatcher and his brother [[Kevin Hatcher|Kevin]], also a former NHL player, previously owned a bar/restaurant in [[Utica, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Latham |first1=Krista |title=Hatchers play bar owners, too |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-hatchers-play-bar-own/164340322/ |access-date=January 30, 2025 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=February 17, 2005|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

In 2015, Hatcher, along with David Legwand, purchased the OHL's [[Sarnia Sting]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cksn.ca/2015/01/sting-recent-ohl-team-sold/| title = Sting Most Recent OHL Team Sold – Chatham-Kent Sports Network| date = January 22, 2015}}</ref>  Hatcher served as head coach of the team, with Legwand as an assistant coach,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sarniasting.com/hockey-operations| title = Hockey Operations – Sarnia Sting| date = January 12, 2024}}</ref> from 2015 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sarniasting.com/article/sting-owner-derian-hatcher-to-step-down-as-head-coach-remains-committed-to-success-of-the-sting |title=Sting Co-Owner Derian Hatcher to Step Down as Head Coach, Remains Committed to Success of the Sting |website=Sarnia Sting |date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1987–88
| Detroit G. P. D. Midgets
| MNHL
| 25
| 5
| 13
| 18
| 52
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89
| Detroit G. P. D. Midgets
| MNHL
| 51
| 19
| 35
| 54
| 100
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- 
| [[1989–90 OHL season|1989–90]]
| [[North Bay Centennials]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 64
| 14
| 38
| 52
| 45
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1990–91 OHL season|1990–91]]
| North Bay Centennials
| OHL
| 64
| 13
| 50
| 63
| 163
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 12
| 28
|-  
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 43
| 7
| 5
| 12
| 88
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 IHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000)|Kalamazoo Wings]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 21
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Minnesota North Stars
| NHL
| 67
| 4
| 15
| 19
| 178
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| NHL
| 83
| 12
| 19
| 31
| 211
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 14
|-  
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 43
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 105
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 79
| 8
| 23
| 31
| 129
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 63
| 3
| 19
| 22
| 97
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 20
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 70
| 6
| 25
| 31
| 132
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 39
|-  
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 80
| 9
| 21
| 30
| 102
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 24
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 57
| 2
| 22
| 24
| 68
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 29
|-  
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 80
| 2
| 21
| 23
| 77
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 16
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 80
| 4
| 21
| 25
| 87
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-  
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Dallas Stars
| NHL
| 82
| 8
| 22
| 30
| 106
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 33
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 15
|-  
| [[2004–05 UHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Motor City Mechanics]]
| [[United Hockey League|UHL]]
| 24
| 5
| 12
| 17
| 27
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| NHL
| 77
| 4
| 13
| 17
| 93
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 10
|-  
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 82
| 3
| 6
| 9
| 67
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 44
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 33
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 40
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,045
! 80
! 251
! 331
! 1,581
! 133
! 7
! 26
! 33
! 248
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1993]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]]
| United States
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 10
|-  
| [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]]
| United States
| [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|OG]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]]
| United States
| WC
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-  
| [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| United States
| OG
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | Senior totals
! 29
! 4
! 5
! 9
! 30
|}

==See also==
*[[Notable families in the NHL]]
*[[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = [[Doug Zmolek]] | title = [[List of Minnesota North Stars draft picks|Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick]] | years = [[1990 NHL Entry Draft|1990]] | after = [[Richard Matvichuk]]}}
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{{succession box | before = [[Keith Primeau]] | title = [[Philadelphia Flyers#Leaders|Philadelphia Flyers captain]] | years = [[2005–06 NHL season|2006]]<br /><small>(while Primeau was injured)</small> | after = [[Peter Forsberg]]}}
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