Player's Profile
- Name: Derek Dorsett
- Position: RW
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 176 lbs
- Birthdate: 1986-12-20
- Eligible for Draft: 2005
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Kindersley, Saskatchewan
- Acquired: 7th round (#189 overall), 2006 by Columbus
- Playing In: Pro
Derek Dorsett
Prospect Grade: 6.0 B (About Prospect Grades)
History
A key cog up front on a Medicine Hat team that featured fellow Columbus prospect Russell, Derek Dorsett is the kind of gritty forward who drives the motor of the best teams in the CHL. While 25 goals and 23 assists in 68 games during the regular season for the Tigers was not overly impressive, Dorsett kicked his game up a notch in the playoffs, recording eight goals to lead the Tigers in their 13-game trek through the post-season. The offensive touch he displayed in his sophomore season in the WHL was a plus, but a much more indicative statistic as to the type of game played by Dorsett was his league-leading 279 penalty minutes (almost double his closest teammate).
Talent Analysis
Cast in the mold of Matthew Barnaby, who made an NHL career out of a determined, aggressive, physical game built onto a similar frame (six feet and around 185 pounds), Dorsett will need to continue to add upper body strength and wear his heart on his sleeve to have a realistic shot at the NHL. Twenty years ago, a player with Dorsett’s skill-set and sheer doggedness would be in line for a healthy NHL career with continued development.
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Profile Last Updated: April, 10th 2008
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