Darren Dietz

Darren Dietz (; born July 17, 1993) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 138th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Dietz played in the WHL since the 2009–10 season with the Saskatoon Blades. He was named to the 2013 WHL East First All-Star Team.

On September 16, 2013, after attending the Montreal Canadiens' pre-season training camp, Dietz was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

Montreal did not offer Dietz a contract after the 2015-16 season, making him a free agent. On July 1, 2016, Dietz agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals. In the 2016–17 season, Dietz was assigned to the Hershey Bears, collecting 6 goals and 12 points in 39 contests. On March 8, 2017, Dietz was loaned by the Capitals to fellow AHL outfit, the Texas Stars, in exchange for Mattias Bäckman. He contributed with 2 assists in 13 games with the Stars to end the season. On June 26, 2017, the Capitals announced that Dietz would not be offered a new contract as a restricted free agent.

With no NHL prospects, Dietz signed a one-year deal with Kazakh club, Barys Astana of the KHL on July 1, 2017.

During the 2021–22 season, in his fifth season captaining Barys Nur-Sultan, Dietz's tenure in Kazakhstan ended after posting 21 points through 34 regular season games, when he was traded to HC CSKA Moscow in exchange for financial compensation on December 17, 2021.

Dietz played for CSKA for three seasons before departing via a trade in exchange for financial compensation with Avangard Omsk on 2 May 2024. Then he signed a two-year contract extension starting in the 2024–25 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Medicine Hat Tigers AMHL 34 0 4 4 62 — — — — — 2009–10 Lethbridge Hurricanes AMHL 33 9 15 24 105 5 4 3 7 14 2009–10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 8 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 68 8 19 27 66 — — — — — 2011–12 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 15 29 44 118 3 0 1 1 5 2012–13 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 24 34 58 100 4 1 1 2 2 2013–14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 34 0 5 5 49 — — — — — 2014–15 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 71 4 13 17 64 — — — — — 2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL 61 4 12 16 61 — — — — — 2015–16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 1 4 5 13 — — — — — 2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 39 6 6 12 53 — — — — — 2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 13 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 44 7 12 19 51 — — — — — 2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 62 15 38 53 59 11 3 1 4 45 2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 54 11 21 32 65 5 3 0 3 2 2020–21 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 53 17 20 37 69 6 2 3 5 8 2021–22 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 34 9 12 21 31 — — — — — 2021–22 CSKA Moscow KHL 8 1 1 2 2 20 1 3 4 8 2022–23 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 5 10 15 33 27 4 7 11 18 2023–24 CSKA Moscow KHL 55 8 14 22 35 5 1 0 1 5 2024–25 Avangard Omsk KHL 18 1 3 4 14 — — — — — 2024–25 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 31 0 8 8 18 7 0 2 2 2 2025–26 Dinamo Minsk KHL 56 5 18 23 29 8 1 0 1 6 NHL totals 13 1 4 5 13 — — — — — KHL totals 459 79 157 236 406 89 15 16 31 94

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Kazakhstan WC-D1 17th 5 1 4 5 2 2020 Kazakhstan OGQ DNQ 3 2 3 5 0 2021 Kazakhstan WC 10th 7 0 2 2 4 2022 Kazakhstan WC 14th 3 0 2 2 0 Senior totals 18 3 11 14 6

Awards and honours Award Year WHL First All-Star Team 2013 KHL All-Star Game 2019, 2020 First All-Star Team 2019 Best Defenseman 2019 Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2022, 2023