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USA Derek Stepan
#21 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 22/23
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
2-time US 18U Nationals Tier I Champion 2
Date of Birth
Jun 18, 1990
Position
C
Age
35
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Hastings, MN, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2008 round 2 #51 overall by New York Rangers
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Brad Stepan
Cousin: Zach Stepan

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Derek Stepan Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 63* 38* 32* 70* 22* -* |
2007-08 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 60* 44* 67* 111* 22* -* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2008-09 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 40* 9* 24* 33* 6* 3* |
2009-10 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41* 12* 42* 54* 8* 7* |
USA U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 5* 10* 15* 4* 9* |
2010-11 New York Rangers NHL 82* 21* 24* 45* 20* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -5
USA WC 7* 2* 5* 7* 2* -1* |
2011-12 New York Rangers NHL 82* 17* 34* 51* 22* 14* | Playoffs 20 1 8 9 4 -2
2012-13 KalPa SM-liiga 12* 2* 2* 4* 0* 3* |
New York Rangers NHL 48* 18* 26* 44* 12* 25* | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 2 4
2013-14 New York Rangers NHL 82* 17* 40* 57* 18* 12* | Playoffs 24 5 10 15 2 -1
USA OG 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 New York Rangers “A” NHL 68* 16* 39* 55* 22* 26* | Playoffs 19 5 7 12 10 -1
2015-16 New York Rangers “A” NHL 72* 22* 31* 53* 20* 5* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 0
2016-17 New York Rangers “A” NHL 81* 17* 38* 55* 16* 19* | Playoffs 12 2 4 6 4 -3
USA WCup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 82* 14* 42* 56* 26* -7* |
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 72* 15* 20* 35* 14* -2* |
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes “A” NHL 70* 10* 18* 28* 16* -4* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 6 -4
2020-21 Ottawa Senators NHL 20* 1* 5* 6* 8* -6* |
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 58* 9* 10* 19* 14* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2022-23 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73* 5* 6* 11* 8* 8* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 2 -4

Derek Stepan Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 81* 21* 66* 87* 1.07* 14* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 890* 182* 333* 515* 0.58* 216* 98* | 10 120 20 * 35 * 55 * 0.46 * 32 * -18 *
OG 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 123* 82* 99* 181* 1.47* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 2* 5* 7* 1.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 5* 10* 15* 2.14* 4* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Derek Stepan Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/03/2023
10/03/2023 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Retired
10/11/2022
10/11/2022 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
07/31/2021
07/31/2021 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes
12/27/2020
12/27/2020 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Ottawa Senators
06/23/2017
06/23/2017 Confirmed New York Rangers Arizona Coyotes
07/27/2015
07/27/2015 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
09/26/2013
09/26/2013 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
11/11/2012
11/11/2012 Confirmed New York Rangers KalPa
07/02/2010
07/02/2010 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 6 #68 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for KalPa

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin