Derek Edwardson

Derek Edwardson
Born	(1981-08-26) 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

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.

College career

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). Edwardson was chosen as captain in his senior season, honored as team MVP, and chosen as the CCHA Player of the Year In 2017, Edwardson was inducted into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Professional career

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.

Edwardson retired after the 2012–13 season.

Personal life

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.

Career statistics

				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

Awards and achievements

Award	Year
All-CCHA First Team	2003–04
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2003–04

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database