Derek Barach
| Derek Barach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Derek Barach.jpg | |||
| Born |
February 27, 1995 Glenmont, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk Cleveland Monsters Texas Stars Porin Ässät HC Vityaz | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Derek Barach (born February 27, 1995) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He plays as a centre.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Junior
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Barach spent four years at college playing for the Mercyhurst Lakers, where he served two years as captain.
Professional
[edit | edit source]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]
Barach was amongst Vityaz's offensive leader through two seasons with the club, leaving as a free agent following their withdrawal from the KHL to sign a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk for the 2025–26 season on June 11, 2025.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Barach's father, Scott, played NCAA Division III hockey with Rochester Institute of Technology.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 68 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 68 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 93 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 114 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| KHL totals | 136 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- Mercyhurst bio
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- American ice hockey centers
- Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey players
- Green Bay Gamblers players
- Cleveland Monsters players
- Jacksonville Icemen players
- Indy Fuel players
- Texas Stars players
- HC Ässät Pori players
- HC Vityaz players
- American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- People from Bethlehem, New York
- Ice hockey players from New York (state)
- American ice hockey center stubs