| Darren Pang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pang in 2010 | |||
| Born | (1964-02-17)February 17, 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1989 | ||
Darren Robert Pang (born February 17, 1964) is aCanadian formerprofessionalice hockeygoaltender. He played his professional career with theChicago Blackhawks of theNational Hockey League (1984–85 and 1987–89).[1]
Pang is currently the lead color commentator with theChicago Blackhawks television broadcast and is the #2 color commentator onTNT. He also does work forNHL Network.
Pang grew up playing hockey inNepean, Ontario, for the Nepean Raiders. As a youth, he played alongside many future NHLers, includingDoug Smith,Dan Quinn, andSteve Yzerman.[2] He and teammate Dan Quinn played in the 1977Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team from WestOttawa.[3] Pang later played for the Nepean Raiders Major Midget team that represented Ontario in the Air Canada Cup as a 15-year-old.[2]
He was the first goalie drafted by the expansion Belleville Bulls, winning their first-ever game in the OHL. He was traded to the Ottawa 67's, where he won the Memorial Cup in 1984 while garnering the Top Goalie and All-Star team awards.[2]
Standing 5'5",[4] Pang was the second shortest goalie to play in the NHL, behind onlyRoy "Shrimp" Worters. Pang was humorously considered to have a "sixth hole" above his head.[5] He was named to theNHL All-Rookie Team in1988 and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year, won by Hall of Famer Joe Nieuwendyk. His first win was recorded on October 18, 1987, against the Winnipeg Jets.[6]
Pang was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks on August 15, 1984. He also set a Blackhawks goaltender's record with six assists in the 1987–1988 NHL season and had nine points in his brief NHL career. During training camp, Pang suffered a career-ending knee injury and was forced to retire on September 21, 1990.[7][8][9][10]
Today, Pang is a lead color commentator for theChicago Blackhawks[11][12][13][14][15] and an ice-level analyst for national games onTNT. He also works for theNHL Network. Before TNT, he served as an ice-level analyst forNBC. Pang also contributes toHome Ice,XM Satellite Radio's all-hockey channel. Before joining the Blackhawks, he was the color commentator for thePhoenix Coyotes,St. Louis Blues, and a part-time analyst forTSN. On July 9, 2009, it was announced that he would be the color commentator for the St. Louis Blues TV broadcasts, joiningJohn Kelly in the broadcast booth, with the former color manBernie Federko moved to ice level.[16][17] On June 8, 2023, he left the Blues to join theirrival, the Blackhawks broadcasts onNBC Sports Chicago.[18][19][11][12]
Previously, Pang was a top analyst forESPN/ABC[20][21] for 13 seasons and has broadcast over 95 Stanley Cup Finals games on national TV. He has worked as an analyst for threeWinter Olympics. OnCBS for the1998 games inNagano, Japan, he was the first Olympic reporter to receive full access "between the benches" with no glass separating him from the benches. He also worked as an on-ice analyst/reporter in 2002 for NBC and in 2010 he worked as a studio analyst forCTV/TSN alongsideBob McKenzie,Nick Kypreos,Daren Millard, and hostJames Duthie.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1980–81 | Nepean Raiders | CCHL | 41 | — | — | — | 2316 | 154 | 0 | 3.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 47 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 2234 | 173 | 0 | 4.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 570 | 44 | 0 | 4.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 47 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2729 | 166 | 1 | 3.65 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 510 | 33 | 0 | 3.88 | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 43 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2318 | 117 | 2 | 3.03 | — | 13 | — | — | 726 | 41 | 1 | 3.31 | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Ottawa 67's | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 13 | 0 | 3.45 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 53 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 3129 | 226 | 0 | 4.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Saginaw Generals | IHL | 44 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2638 | 148 | 2 | 3.37 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 492 | 32 | 0 | 3.90 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 389 | 21 | 0 | 3.24 | .885 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 11 | 0 | 3.30 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Saginaw Generals | IHL | 44 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 2500 | 151 | 0 | 3.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 45 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 2547 | 163 | 0 | 3.84 | .891 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 18 | 0 | 4.52 | .862 | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1644 | 120 | 0 | 4.38 | .869 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1988–89 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 4.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 401 | 17 | 1 | 2.54 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 253 | 12 | 0 | 2.85 | — | ||
| IHL totals | 150 | 70 | 67 | 5 | 8757 | 548 | 3 | 3.75 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 745 | 44 | 0 | 3.54 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 4251 | 287 | 0 | 4.05 | .882 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 249 | 18 | 0 | 4.35 | .866 | ||||
"Pang's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved2017-09-28.