Darcy Verot

Darcy Verot (born July 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 37 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2014, was spent in the minor leagues and Europe.

Career Verot started his professional career in 1997 in the Western Professional Hockey League). He ended his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, retiring in 2014. Signed as a free agent in 2000 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Verot made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals, playing 37 games during the 2003–04 NHL season before the NHL lockout in 2004–05. Verot led all players in penalty minutes for the last half of the season.

In 2002, Verot played with the Calgary Flames organization before signing a two-way contract in 2005 with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played two seasons with the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In 2007, after a serious shoulder injury, Verot signed with Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL and amassed more than 1000 penalty minutes over five years. In 2011, Verot signed with KHL's powerhouse team, CSKA Moscow.

While with Russia, he was involved in multiple incidents, particularly in games against rival Avangard Omsk. Notably, he fought star Jaromír Jágr (who was briefly his teammate in Washington) on a couple of occasions, losing each time. When Verot tried out for Czech Extraliga club Oceláři Třinec in 2011, Jágr, who owns another club in the league, expressed outrage.

Personal life Verot is married to Nicole Pizzolatto of Lake Charles, Louisiana and the couple has five children together.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 57 8 18 26 240 16 2 5 7 50 1995–96 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 64 15 30 45 191 3 1 0 1 20 1996–97 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 61 26 51 77 218 13 3 8 11 24 1997–98 Lake Charles Ice Pirates WPHL 68 11 26 37 269 4 0 1 1 25 1998–99 Lake Charles Ice Pirates WPHL 68 17 23 40 236 9 2 4 6 53 1999–00 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 44 7 12 19 240 — — — — — 1999–00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 23 5 5 10 96 — — — — — 2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 78 10 15 25 347 21 2 3 5 40 2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 71 6 10 16 387 — — — — — 2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 73 5 11 16 299 — — — — — 2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 37 0 2 2 135 — — — — — 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 28 3 5 8 89 — — — — — 2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 36 0 1 1 189 — — — — — 2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20 1 3 4 64 — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 68 9 14 23 227 — — — — — 2007–08 Vityaz Chekhov RSL 43 2 2 4 508 — — — — — 2008–09 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 28 1 4 5 170 — — — — — 2009–10 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 34 1 4 5 374 — — — — — 2010–11 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 20 2 1 3 169 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE 1 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 16 0 0 0 74 — — — — — 2012–13 Rubin Tyumen VHL 26 4 2 6 145 — — — — — 2013–14 Arizona Sundogs CHL 7 0 0 0 14 — — — — — AHL totals 397 39 64 103 1698 21 2 3 5 40 NHL totals 37 0 2 2 135 — — — — —