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.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995–96 	Milton Merchants 	OPJHL 		6 	1 	2 	3 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Milton Merchants 	OPJHL 		51 	32 	68 	100 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Milton Merchants 	OPJHL 		51 	71 	69 	140 	65 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		41 	31 	30 	61 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		38 	22 	19 	41 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		39 	18 	23 	41 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	U. of New Hampshire 	HE 		40 	31 	45 	76 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		75 	29 	46 	75 	36 		6 	1 	4 	5 	2
2002–03 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		79 	22 	37 	59 	35 		22 	11 	15 	26 	10
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		59 	24 	26 	50 	42 		7 	3 	4 	7 	14
2005–06 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		80 	35 	57 	92 	50 		21 	18 	17 	35 	18
2006–07 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		73 	41 	81 	122 	55 		15 	10 	14 	24 	14
2006–07 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		51 	19 	39 	58 	52 		24 	12 	15 	27 	8
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		16 	1 	7 	8 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		79 	31 	49 	80 	26 		10 	4 	7 	11 	4
2009–10 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		66 	23 	41 	64 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		77 	27 	47 	74 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		23 	1 	7 	8 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		639 	251 	423 	674 	416 		105 	59 	76 	135 	70
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards & achievements==
;OPJHL
Award 	Year(s)
First All-Star Team	1998
Player of the Year 	1998
;HE
Award 	Year(s)
Rookie of the Year 	1999
Second All-Star Team	1999, 2000
First All-Star Team 	2002
Player of the Year 	2002
;AHL
Award 	Year(s)
All-Rookie Team 	2003
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year)	2003
First All-Star Team 	2007
John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Top Scorer) 	2007
Les Cunningham Award (MVP) 	2007
Second All-Star Team 	2009, 2011
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Nashville Predators draft picks
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:New Hampshire Wildcats players