Darcy Verot
Darcy Verot (born July 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
| Darcy Verot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Verot with the Portland Pirates in 2004 | |||
| Born |
July 13, 1976 Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Washington Capitals AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Saint John Flames Portland Pirates Syracuse Crunch ECHL Wheeling Nailers CHL Arizona Sundogs WPHL Lake Charles Ice Pirates ELH Oceláři Třinec RSL/KHL Vityaz Chekhov HC CSKA Moscow | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||
Career
Verot, undrafted, is a former professional hockey player of the National Hockey League. A veteran and fan favorite of the American Hockey League, he is one of the few professional players to ever work his way up to the NHL from the WPHL (Western Pacific Hockey League). He ended his career in the Kontinental Hockey League, of Russia, retiring in 2013. Originally signed as a free agent, in 2000, by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Verot made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals, playing 37 games during the 2003–04 NHL season, before the first NHL lockout, in '04. Notoriously tough, Verot led all players in penalty minutes for the last half of the season.
In 2002, Verot played with the Calgary Flames organization before signing a two-way contract, in 2005, with the Columbus Blue Jackets - where he played as a letterman for two seasons with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In 2007, after sustaining, and recovering from, a serious shoulder injury Verot signed with Vityaz Chekhov of the highly competitive KHL and amassed more than 1000 penalty minutes over five years, playing for Vityaz.
In 2011, Verot signed with KHL's powerhouse team, the HC CSKA Moscow where he notably fought former teammate, and hockey star, Jaromír Jágr.
While with Russia he was involved in multiple incidents, particularly in games against rival Avangard Omsk. Notably he fought star Jaromír Jágr (who was briefly his teammate in Washington) on a couple of occasions, losing each time. When Verot tried out for Czech Extraliga club Oceláři Třinec in 2011, Jágr, who owns another club in the league, expressed outrage.[1]
Verot is married to the former Nicole Pizzolatto of Lake Charles, Louisiana and the couple have five children together.
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database