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American-born Italian ice hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derek Edwardson (born August 26, 1981) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played US college hockey at Miami University and has played in the Italian Serie A.
| Derek Edwardson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 26, 1981 Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Grand Rapids Griffins Bridgeport Sound Tigers Portland Pirates Milwaukee Admirals Heilbronner Falken HC Fassa HC Bolzano SG Cortina | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2013 | ||
Edwardson played junior hockey for the Danville Wings of the North American Hockey League for two seasons before committing to play college hockey for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 2000. In his senior 2003–04 season, the team went 23–14–4 (.610) and qualified for the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, losing 3–2 in the regional semi-final to eventual national champions Denver at the World Arena in Colorado Springs. The team was led by Edwardson (2nd-Team All-American, 48 points) and Gregory Hogeboom (42 points).[1] Edwardson was chosen as captain in his senior season, honored as team MVP, and chosen as the CCHA Player of the Year[2] In 2017, Edwardson was inducted into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
Undrafted out of college, Edwardson initially spent extensive time over the next three seasons in the ECHL with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in 2004–05 (64 points) and the Las Vegas Wranglers in 2005–06 (45 points) and 2006–07 (68 points). Edwardson elected to pursue overseas opportunities, first with Heilbronner Falken in the German DEL2 league for two years, before moving to Italy with HC Fassa for two seasons, HC Bolzano for another, and finally SG Cortina in 2012–13. Edwardson also played for the Italian National Team at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.[4][5][6][7]
Edwardson retired after the 2012–13 season.
Edwardson returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach with Miami in 2013–14 and is currently the hockey director of the Indianapolis Youth Hockey Association. He lives in Indianapolis with his family.[8][9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Danville Wings | NAHL | 53 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Danville Wings | NAHL | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Miami University | NCAA | 37 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Miami University | NCAA | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Miami University | NCAA | 21 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Miami University | NCAA | 41 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 69 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 53 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 69 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Heilbronner Falken | Germany2 | 52 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Heilbronner Falken | Germany2 | 47 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Fassa | Italy | 40 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Fassa | Italy | 40 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Bolzano | Italy | 35 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | SG Cortina | Italy | 35 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| ECHL totals | 191 | 66 | 111 | 177 | 117 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 2003–04 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2003–04 |
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