Derek Whitmore
| Derek Whitmore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
December 17, 1984 Rochester, NY, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Straubing Tigers Buffalo Sabres Augsburger Panther Iserlohn Roosters Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Derek Robert Whitmore (born December 17, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
After playing four seasons at Bowling Green State University, he signed a professional contract with the Sabres on March 26, 2008. On July 14, 2010 he re-signed with the Sabres for one year as a restricted free agent.[1] On July 7, 2011, Whitmore was re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres.[2] He made his NHL debut with the team on December 20, 2011.
To begin the 2012-13 season, Whitmore signed a try-out contract with the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL, an affiliate, of the Winnipeg Jets. After 7 games, he was released from his agreement and left for Germany signing for the remainder of the campaign with Augsburger Panther of the DEL, on November 28, 2012.[3] Whitmore scored 23 points in 26 games with the Panthers and was rewarded with a one-year contract extension.
On July 7, 2013, Whitmore used an out-clause in his newly signed contract with Augsburger to return to North America with NHL aspirations.[4] He was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears the following day.[5] In the 2013–14 season, Whitmore was reassigned on loan from the Bears to the Adirondack Phantoms on March 12, 2014.[6]
Whitmore opted to return to Germany in the off-season, signing a one-year contract as a free agent with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL on August 26, 2014.[7] In the 2014–15 season with the Roosters, Whitmore although hampered at times through injury, contributed with 16 goals in 35 games.
On May 21, 2015, Whitmore left the Roosters as a free agent to join Austrian club, the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL on a one-year contract.[8] In his one season in Austria, Whitmore appeared in 36 games with the Capitals, providing 19 points.
On July 27, 2016, Whitmore decided to return to Germany and the DEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Butte Irish | AWHL | 54 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 58 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 45 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 33 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 34 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 38 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 38 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 77 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 78 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 80 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 28 | 16 | 44 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 26 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 35 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 36 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 369 | 95 | 77 | 172 | 107 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA Second Team | 2007-08 | [10] |
References
- ↑ "Sabres re-sign forward Whitmore". The Buffalo News. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ↑ "Sabres re-sign MacIntyre, Whitmore and Stuart". wivb.com. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Augsburger Panther sign Derek Whitmore" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ "Derek Whitmore returns to North America" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ↑ "Hershey Bears sign forward Derek Whitmore". Hershey Bears. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ↑ "Bears add Newbury; Whitmore to Phantoms". American Hockey League. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ↑ "Derek Whitmore completes squad" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ↑ "Derek Whitmore reinforces the offense" (in German). Vienna Capitals. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ↑ "Tigers complete squad plans" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
External links
- Derek Whitmore's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Derek Whitmore's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database