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USA Derek Contessa
#72 Evansville Thunderbolts / SPHL - 25/26
1-time NAHL Robertson Cup Champion 1
1-time SPHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 03, 1999
Position
RW
Age
26
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Freehold, NJ, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

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Derek Contessa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Christian Brothers Academy USHS-Prep 12* 10* 12* 22* -* -* |
2014-15 Christian Brothers Academy USHS-Prep 16* 16* 17* 33* -* -* |
New Jersey Hitmen 16U AAA USPHL 16U 28* 11* 22* 33* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
2015-16 New Jersey Hitmen 16U AAA USPHL 16U 24* 15* 16* 31* 35* -* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -
Sioux City Musketeers USHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 30* 4* 11* 15* 27* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -
North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA AYHL 18U 17* 4* 9* 13* 10* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Christian Brothers Academy USHS-Prep 22* 10* 10* 20* -* -* |
2017-18 Shreveport Mudbugs NAHL 40* 4* 17* 21* 72* 15* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 14 0
2018-19 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 62* 11* 9* 20* 40* -6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 0
2019-20 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 12* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2020-21 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -6* |
2021-22 Endicott College NCAA III 24* 6* 3* 9* 57* 10* |
2022-23 Endicott College NCAA III 12* 3* 4* 7* 6* 6* |
2023-24 Macon Mayhem SPHL 48* 8* 13* 21* 22* -23* |
2024-25 Evansville Thunderbolts SPHL 45* 5* 7* 12* 28* -12* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 2 1
2025-26 Evansville Thunderbolts SPHL 21* 7* 5* 12* 2* -2* |
Projected SPHL 56* 19* 13* 32* 5* -5* |

Derek Contessa Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 New Jersey Devils QC Int PW 3* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2014-15 Team Forest USA-S15 5* 2* 2* 4* -* -* |

Derek Contessa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AYHL 18U 1 17* 4* 9* 13* 0.76* 10* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
NAHL 1 40* 4* 17* 21* 0.53* 72* 15* | 1 13 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.31 * 14 * 0 *
NCAA 2 18* 0* 3* 3* 0.17* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA III 2 36* 9* 7* 16* 0.44* 63* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SPHL 3 114* 20* 25* 45* 0.39* 52* -37* | 1 7 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.43 * 2 * 1 *
T1EHL 18U 1 30* 4* 11* 15* 0.50* 27* -* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * - *
USA-S15 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 63* 11* 9* 20* 0.32* 40* -6* | 1 6 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.17 * 2 * 0 *
USHS-Prep 3 50* 36* 39* 75* 1.50* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL 16U 2 52* 26* 38* 64* 1.23* 49* -* | 2 6 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * - *

Derek Contessa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Extension Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville Thunderbolts
01/04/2019
01/04/2019 Confirmed Dubuque Fighting Saints Sacred Heart Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 7 #111 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Futures Draft