Darby Hendrickson

Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
Austrian Team F. teams	EC Salzburg Toronto Maple Leafs New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	United States
Born	August 28, 1972 (1972-08-28) (age 35), Richfield, MN, U.S.
NHL Draft	73rd overall, 1990 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career	1993 – present

Darby Hendrickson (born August 28, 1972, in Richfield, Minnesota, U.S.) is a professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the fourth round, seventy-third overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

After being named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1991 for his play at Richfield Senior High School, Hendrickson entered the University of Minnesota. He played for two seasons with the Golden Gophers before joining Toronto's American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs, in the 1993–94 season. After playing on the United States hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics, he made his NHL debut with Toronto during the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs, appearing in two games.

Other than a brief move to the New York Islanders during the 1995–96 season, Hendrickson remained with the Maple Leafs until midway through the 1998–99 season, when he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Chris McAllister. The Canucks left him unprotected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was selected by the Minnesota Wild. After three-plus seasons with the Wild, Hendrickson was traded during the 2003–04 season to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a draft pick.

During 2004–05 NHL lockout Hendrickson, as a friend of Sergei Zholtok, played 7 games in Latvian hockey league club HK Riga 2000, but after the death of Zholtok he left the club.

Hendrickson went to Austria for the 2005–06 season, Darby now resides in Minnesota, working as a Wild commentator for FSN North.

[edit] Awards

Minnesota Mr. Hockey (most outstanding senior high school player in Minnesota): 1990–91 season

Preceded by Brad Bombardir	Minnesota Wild Team Captain March/April 2001	Succeeded by Jim Dowd

Preceded by Joe Dziedzic	Minnesota Mr. Hockey 1990–91 season	Succeeded by Brian Bonin

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