Dustin Kohn (born February 2, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently working for the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League as a Hockey Advisor. Previously, he was a member of the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Dustin Kohn | |||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | February 2, 1987||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Played for |
New York Islanders Örebro HK HC Karlovy Vary Bridgeport Sound Tigers | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
46th overall, 2005 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 2006–2015 |
Playing career
editKohn was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and played minor league hockey for the Knights of Columbus. He attended high school at St. Francis Xavier High School.
Dustin played Major junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League before he was selected in the second round, 46th overall of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. In the following 2005–06 season, Kohn was traded from the Hitmen to the Brandon Wheat Kings and also made his professional debut, appearing in 2 games, after signing an amateur try-out contract with the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[1]
On May 30, 2007, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders.[2]
Kohn was called up to the New York Islanders on January 19, 2010, and made his NHL debut following a suspension to Islanders' defenseman Andy Sutton on a boarding hit on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis.
For the 2011-2012 season, Kohn signed a one-year contract with Örebro HK in Sweden's Hockey Allsvenskan, the second highest league in the country.
After this season he remained in Europe, signing a contract with HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the Czech highest ice-hockey league, the Czech Extraliga.
On August 12, 2013, Kohn agreed to a two-year contract with United Kingdom club, the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 52 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2004–05 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 71 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 38 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 31 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 61 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | ||
2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 58 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 45 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 45 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 37 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 30 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
AHL totals | 212 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 168 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Sound Tigers sign Dustin Kohn to ATO". oursportscentral.com. April 16, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Islanders sign Dustin Kohn to 3-year contract". New York Islanders. May 30, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ ""Excited to be here" say Kohn". Sheffield Steelers. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database