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Derek Hulak
Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
Derek Hulak (born September 2, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Thurgau of the Swiss League (SL).
| Derek Hulak | |||
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Hulak with the Texas Stars during the 2015-16 season | |||
| Born |
(1989-09-02) September 2, 1989 (age 34) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SL team Former teams |
HC Thurgau Texas Stars Utica Comets Hershey Bears Grand Rapids Griffins Manitoba Moose | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
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While attending the University of Saskatchewan, Hulak played for the Saskatchewan Huskies from 2010–11 to 2013–14. While the Huskies were defeated in the 2014 CIS University Cup national championship final,[1] Hulak won the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[2]
Undrafted out of university,[3] Hulak joined the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL). He won a Calder Cup with the Stars in 2014.[4]
In 2016, Hulak signed a one-year contract with the Utica Comets after two full seasons with the Stars.[5]
After enduring the 2016–17 season interrupted through injury with the Comets, Hulak left as a free agent to sign with his third AHL club, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a one-year deal on July 6, 2017.[6] Hulak was unable to make an appearance with the Phantoms through the entire 2017–18 season, due to continuing injury woes.
On October 5, 2018, the Hershey Bears signed Hulak to a professional tryout (PTO), making the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season.[7] Hulak appeared in eight games through to December, recording two goals and one assist, before he was released from his tryout on December 4.[8] On December 5, the Grand Rapids Griffins signed Hulak to a PTO.[9] He posted 1 goal in 9 games with the Griffins before securing a one-year contract for the remainder of the season with the club on December 28, 2018.[10]
As a free agent from the Griffins Hulak was unable to secure a contract over the summer. Hulak accepted an invitation to attend the Manitoba Moose training camp and was later signed to a professional tryout contract to begin the 2019–20 season on October 4, 2019.[11] Hulak made 18 appearances posting 3 points before the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On July 27, 2020, Hulak signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Swiss second tiered club, HC Thurgau of the Swiss League.[12]
His brother is Dan Hulak, a former ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[13]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Regina Pats | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Regina Pats | WHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 31 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 28 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 20 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Saskatchewan | CIS | 28 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Texas Stars | AHL | 69 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 220 | 48 | 53 | 101 | 124 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
- "History | Past Champions". U Sports. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- "Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- Meserve, Stephen (26 February 2015). "Derek Hulak Should Be Dallas' Next Undrafted Free Agent Signing". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- "Saskatoon's Derek Hulak brings home AHL's Calder Cup". cbc.ca. August 13, 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- Caswell, Mark (July 7, 2016). "COMETS SIGN DEREK HULAK". uticacomets.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- "Phantoms sign 5 players to AHL contracts". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- "Bears announces opening night roster". Hershey Bears. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- "Bears sign defenseman Sproul". Hershey Bears. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- "Griffins Sign Derek Hulak to PTO". Grand Rapids Griffins. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Hulak signed to standard player contract". Grand Rapids Griffins. December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "Moose announce opening night roster". Manitoba Moose. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Derek Hulak completes foreign quota for Thurgau!" (in German). HC Thurgau. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- Mingo, Rita (April 25, 2014). "BLG Awards: Derek Hulak realizing pro career after solid run with U of S Huskies hockey team". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database