| Deron Quint | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Quint during his time with Eisbären Berlin | |||
| Born | (1976-03-12)March 12, 1976 (age 49)[1] Durham,New Hampshire, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Eisbären Berlin New York Islanders Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Traktor Chelyabinsk EHC München | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 30th overall,1994 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2017 | ||
Deron Timothy Quint (born March 12, 1976) is an American former professionalice hockeydefenseman. His playing experience included spending time in theNational Hockey League with theWinnipeg Jets,Phoenix Coyotes,New Jersey Devils,Columbus Blue Jackets,Chicago Blackhawks andNew York Islanders.
As a youth, Quint played in the 1989 and 1990Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with aminor ice hockey team fromRye, New York.[2]
Quint was drafted 30th overall by Winnipeg in the1994 NHL entry draft As a rookie in the 1995–96 season, by scoring two goals in a four-second span, he tied an NHL record originally set byNels Stewart of theMontreal Maroons in 1931. The next season the Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes and Quint remained with Phoenix until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 7, 2000, forLyle Odelein. Quint would only play four regular-season games for the Devils before being traded to the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets on June 23 the same year where he stayed for two seasons leading the Blue Jackets in minutes played per game.[3][4] For the 2002–03 season, Quint rejoined the Coyotes for a second campaign, and he later joined the Chicago Blackhawks the next season.[5][6]
During theNHL lockout, which resulted in the 2004–05 season being cancelled, Quint played forBolzano HC inItaly. He later played forKloten inSwitzerland.[citation needed]
In 2005, Quint joinedEisbären Berlin of Germany'sDeutsche Eishockey Liga and led them to 3 league championships in 4 seasons. At the end of the 2006–07 DEL season, he signed with theNew York Islanders and returned to the NHL, playing five games and assisting them in making the playoffs.[7] He returned to the Eisbaren for the 2007–08 DEL season while becoming the DEL Defenseman of the Year and leading the Bears to another league championship. Quint led all scoring for defenseman during the 08-09 season, while setting a franchise record of playing in 237 consecutive games and winning a 3rd DEL Championship. Quint was a DEL All-Star defenseman for three seasons.[citation needed]
After four years in Berlin, Quint left Germany and signed withHC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the predominantly Russian Kontinental Hockey League. In 2010, he signed withTraktor Chelyabinsk. He set a record for most goals scored by a KHL defenseman in2010–11 and was selected to the KHL West All-Star team in the2012–13 season.[citation needed]
On May 1, 2013, Quint signed a two-year contract withHC Spartak Moscow.[8] On January 15, 2014, due to Spartak's financial woes, he was traded toCSKA Moscow together withJeff Glass for monetary compensation. On May 6, 2014, Quint opted to return to his past successes in the KHL, by signing withTraktor Chelyabinsk.[9]
Quint would play for Traktor Chelyabinsk in 416 games (the most by any North American), and scored 189 (75 goals + 114 assists) points. He was a two-time participant in the KHL All-Star Game in 2013 and 2014, the top scorer among defenders in the league in 2011 and 2014, and winner of the League in 2012, a silver and bronze medalist in the KHL in 2012 and 2013.[citation needed]
During the2015–16 season, Quint was made captain of Traktor. He made history on February 16, 2016, in the away match againstMetallurg Magnitogorsk, where he earned an assist. He became the oldest hockey player in the history of Traktor Chelyabinsk to play in an official match, at 39 years old. In 52 games, Quint scored 11 points.[citation needed]
After leaving the KHL in the offseason, Quint opted to continue his career back in Germany, signing a one-year deal with reigning champions EHC München on June 9, 2016. He helped lead the team to a championship.[10]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Cardigan Mountain School | HS-Prep | 31 | 67 | 54 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Cardigan Mountain School | HS-Prep | 21 | 111 | 58 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tabor Academy | HS-Prep | 28 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 63 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 65 | 29 | 60 | 89 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 43 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 27 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 21 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 75 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 51 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 42 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 53 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 47 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 43 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 59 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 53 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC München | DEL | 50 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DEL totals | 241 | 68 | 116 | 184 | 120 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 26 | ||||
| KHL totals | 357 | 68 | 91 | 159 | 165 | 60 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 463 | 46 | 97 | 143 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | United States | WJC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | United States | WJC | 5th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2001 | United States | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
2012–13Traktor Chelyabinsk.
2011–12Traktor Chelyabinsk.