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Derick Brassard • C
Ht/Wt:6'1", 202 lbs.
Born:Sep 22, 1987 (37 yrs) in Hull, Que.
Experience:16 years
Drafted:Drafted by Columbus in 2006 (1/6).
Shoots:L
Movements & Injuries
2022
9/15/2022 Signed by the Ottawa Senators to a professional try-out contract.
3/21/2022 Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers
2/25/2022 Missed 5 games (hip injury).
2/22/2022 Hip injury, injured reserve.
2/12/2022 Hip injury, day-to-day.
2/08/2022 Missed 11 games (hip injury).
1/11/2022 Hip injury, injured reserve.
1/07/2022 Hip injury, day-to-day.
1/06/2022 Missed 1 game (hip injury).
1/03/2022 Hip injury, day-to-day.
1/02/2022 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
2021
12/28/2021 COVID-19, non-roster list.
12/27/2021 Missed 5 games (lower body injury).
12/10/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
12/08/2021 Missed 6 games (hip injury).
12/04/2021 Hip injury, injured reserve.
11/24/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
11/07/2021 Fined $2,000 by the NHL.
8/25/2021 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers to a one-year contract.
7/27/2021 Declared free agent.
2020
12/30/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Arizona Coyotes to a one-year contract.
10/09/2020 Declared free agent.
9/11/2020 Missed the last playoff game (undisclosed).
9/09/2020 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2/25/2020 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
2/21/2020 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2019
8/21/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Islanders to a one-year contract.
4/26/2019 Missed the last 3 playoff games (illness).
4/15/2019 Illness, day-to-day.
2/25/2019 Acquired from the Florida Panthers
2/02/2019 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
2/01/2019 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins
1/30/2019 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2018
11/17/2018 Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
11/01/2018 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
10/27/2018 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
4/11/2018 Missed the last 5 regular season games (lower body injury).
3/29/2018 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2/27/2018 Missed 1 game (visa issues).
2/24/2018 Visa issues, day-to-day.
2/23/2018 Acquired from the Ottawa Senators.
2/09/2018 Missed 2 games (undisclosed).
2/06/2018 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2016
7/18/2016 Acquired from the New York Rangers.
3/13/2016 Missed 1 game (flu).
3/12/2016 Flu, day-to-day.
1/22/2016 Missed 1 game (illness).
1/19/2016 Illness, day-to-day.
2014
12/20/2014 Missed 2 games (mumps).
12/14/2014 Mumps, day-to-day.
7/27/2014 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New York Rangers to a five-year contract.
7/05/2014 Filed for salary arbitration.
6/30/2014 New York Rangers tendered a qualifying offer.
5/25/2014 Missed the last 2 playoff games (upper body injury).
5/19/2014 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2013
12/15/2013 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
12/12/2013 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
4/03/2013 Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
3/05/2013 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
3/01/2013 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2012
11/26/2012 Signed with Red Bull Salzburg (Austria).
2011
3/09/2011 Missed 8 games (left hand injury).
2/17/2011 Left hand injury, injured reserve.
2010
3/08/2010 Missed 2 games (hand injury).
3/05/2010 Hand injury, day-to-day.
2009
11/05/2009 Missed 1 game (hand injury).
11/04/2009 Hand injury, day-to-day.
9/04/2009 Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a four-year contract extension.
4/23/2009 Missed 50 regular season and 4 playoff games (shoulder surgery).
2008
12/19/2008 Shoulder injury, mid-January.
2/26/2008 Assigned to Syracuse (AHL).
1/10/2008 Recalled from Syracuse (AHL).
2007
9/30/2007 Assigned to Syracuse (AHL).
2006
9/25/2006 Returned to his junior team (Drummondville-QMJHL).
9/21/2006 Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year contract.
9/14/2006 Dislocated shoulder, sidelined indefinitely.
6/24/2006 Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round (6th overall) in 2006.
Career Transactions
2021
8/25/2021 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers.
2020
12/30/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Arizona Coyotes.
2019
8/21/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Islanders.
2/25/2019 Florida Panthers traded Derick Brassard and a conditional 6th round selection in 2020 to the Colorado Avalanche for a 3rd round selection in 2020.
2/01/2019 Florida Panthers traded Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Derrick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a second-round draft pick in 2019 and two fourth-round draft pick in 2019.
2018
2/23/2018 In a three-team trade, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired center Derick Brassard, forward Vincent Dunn and a third-round draft pick in 2018 from the Ottawa Senators, and winger Tobias Lindberg from the Vegas Golden Knights; the Senators acquired goaltender Filip Gustavsson, defenseman Ian Cole, a first-round draft pick in 2018 and third-round draft pick in 2019 from Pittsburgh, and the Golden Knights acquired winger Ryan Reaves and a fourth-round draft pick in 2018 from Pittsburgh
2016
7/18/2016 New York Rangers traded Derick Brassard and a 7th round selection in 2018 to the Ottawa Senators for Mika Zibanejad and a 2nd round selection in 2018.
2013
4/03/2013 New York Rangers traded Marian Gaborik, Steven Delisle and Blake Parlett to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and a 6th round selection in 2014.
2006
6/24/2006 Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round (6th overall) in 2006.
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