Derek Barach
Born (1995-02-27) February 27, 1995
Albany, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
HC Vityaz
Cleveland Monsters
Texas Stars
Porin Ässät
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019present

Derek Barach (born February 27, 1995) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He plays as a centre.[1]

Playing career

Junior

Derek began his ice hockey career as a young child playing for the CD Selects, a junior A team in Albany New York. He played High School Hockey for the Bethlehem Central High School Eagles, The Albany Academy Cadets, and the Salisbury School Crimson Knights. He also played junior hockey with the Neponset Valley River Rats, Lone Star Brahmas, and Green Bay Gamblers.

College

Barach spent for years at college playing for the Mercyhurst Lakers, where he served two years as captain.

Professional

After completion of his college degree, Barach signed his first professional contract with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League on March 10, 2019.[2]

Barach signed a 2-year contract to Porin Ässät covering the seasons 2021–22 and 2022–23.[3] Barach played his first Liiga game on October 10, 2021. On October 15 Barach scored his first Liiga goal with a hat trick in a game against KalPa, overall he scored 4 goals in that game.[4] Barach played 56 matches with 32 points. In the 2022–23 season Barach played 58 matches with 28 points.[1]

On June 28, 2023 it was announced that Barach had signed a one-year contract with the HC Vityaz of the KHL.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Albany Academy Cadets NEPSAC 36 7 9 16
2011–12 Albany Academy Cadets NEPSAC 31 19 34 53
2012–13 Salisbury Crimson Knights NEPSAC 29 10 9 19
2013–14 Salisbury Crimson Knights NEPSAC 29 23 33 56
2013–14 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 2 1 0 1 0
2014–15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 55 11 7 18 32
2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 36 10 22 32 44
2016–17 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 39 9 28 37 34
2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 37 15 23 38 54
2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 38 15 22 37 28
2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 15 7 4 11 6 8 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 47 7 6 13 36
2019–20 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 2 1 2 3 0
2020–21 Texas Stars AHL 31 3 4 7 20
2020–21 Indy Fuel AHL 7 3 4 7 4
2021–22 Porin Ässät Liiga 56 18 14 32 56
2022–23 Porin Ässät Liiga 58 15 13 28 59 8 1 5 6 10
AHL totals 93 17 14 31 62 8 1 0 1 2
Liiga totals 114 33 27 60 115 8 1 5 6 10

References

  1. 1 2 "Derek Barach at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. Cleveland Monsters [@@monstershockey] (March 10, 2019). "UPDATE: Derek Barach has been signed to a PTO Contract" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. "Derek Barach siirtyy Ässiin". assat.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. "Mikä iltama! Derek Barach, 26, tykitti neljä maalia jääkiekon SM-liigakierroksella". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). September 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. "Добро пожаловать!". hcvityaz.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 28, 2023.


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