Darren Haydar Darren Haydar ( born October 22 , 1979 in Milton , Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League . Playing career . Prior to turning professional Haydar played two years with the Milton Merchants of the Junior A Ontario Provincial Hockey League , where he established league records for goals ( 71 ) and points ( 140 ) in a season . He then spent four years ( 1998 – 2002 ) for the University of New Hampshire , scoring 219 points with 102 goals . In 2002 he was named a First Team All - American and was Hockey East Player of the Year . He was drafted 248th overall by Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft . On September 11 , 2002 , Haydar signed a three - year entry level contract with the Predators . He spent almost all of his Predators career at their farm team as a standout with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League , only playing twice for the Predators , both in the 2002 – 03 NHL season . He helped the Admirals win the Calder Cup in the 2003 – 04 season . Haydar was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a Free Agent on July 4 , 2006 . He was assigned to affiliate the Chicago Wolves for the 2006 – 07 season . On December 23 , 2006 , Haydar picked up a point in his 32nd consecutive game , breaking the record for the longest AHL scoring streak . The stick used by Haydar as well as the hockey puck involved in the record - breaking point were preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto . He went on to notch a point in 39 consecutive games , tallying 79 points during the streak . At seasons end Haydar finished with 122 points in 73 games . He was named in the AHL ' s First All - Star Team and won the Les Cunningham Award for being the AHL ' s most valuable player . In the 2007 – 08 season , Haydar again was relied heavily upon with the Wolves , and was instrumental in helping the Wolves win the Calder Cup , his second . Darren also played as a reserve forward with the Thrashers and scored his first NHL goal on October 13 , 2007 , against Martin Brodeur in a 6 - 5 loss to the New Jersey Devils . For the 2008 – 09 season , Haydar was signed by the Detroit Red Wings on July 23 , 2008 . He was assigned to and named captain of affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins , leading the Griffins in scoring with 80 points in 79 games . As a result was named in the 2008 – 09 AHL ' s Second All - Star Team . On July 4 , 2009 , Haydar was signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a one - year contract . Haydar was re - assigned by the Avalanche to affiliate , the Lake Erie Monsters , prior to the 2009 – 10 season . While leading the Monsters in scoring , Darren was named to play in the 2010 AHL All - Star game but missed the game due to injury . Upon his return Haydar was recalled by the injury hit Avalanche on February 10 , 2010 . He made his Avalanche debut and played his first NHL game since 2007 on the same day in a 4 - 3 overtime win against the Thrashers . Haydar was returned to the Monsters and in the last game of the season he recorded an assist , to become the 43rd player in history to reach 600 points . A free agent at seasons end , Haydar signed an AHL contract to return to the team he formerly captained , the Chicago Wolves on July 28 , 2010 .