Darcy Hordichuk

Professional hockey player Darcy Hordichuk is originally from Canada and plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Born: August 10, 1980
2. Birthplace: Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Nicknames: Hordy, Tasmanian Devil
4. Height: 6' 1"
5. Weight: 215 lbs.
6. Position: Left wing
7. Shoots: Left
8. Draft year: 2000

NHL Career

Hordichuk was drafted 180th overall in the 2000 NHL Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. He joined the team that same year and split his first two professional seasons between the Thrashers and their International Hockey League and American Hockey League affiliates. On March 19, 2002, Hordichuk was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes. Just short of a year later, on March 8, 2003, he was traded again, this time to the Florida Panthers. He stayed with the Panthers until July 27, 2005, when the Panthers sent him to the Nashville Predators. He was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on June 18, 2008, but was reportedly unable to agree to a contract with the Hurricanes and entered free agency.¹ On July 1, 2008, Hordichuk signed with the Vancouver Canucks.

Timeline

• 1998-00: Saskatoon Blades, WHL
• 2000: Drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers
• 2000-02: Atlanta Thrashers
• 2000-01: Orlando Solar Bears, IHL
• 2001-02: Chicago Wolves, AHL
• 2002-03: Phoenix Coyotes
• 2003-05: Florida Panthers
• 2005-08: Nashville Predators
• 2008-present: Vancouver Canucks

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