Darren Eliot

Darren Joseph Eliot (born November 26, 1961) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 88 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Buffalo Sabres between 1984 and 1989. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics. He currently serves as Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights.

Playing career College Eliot was born in Milton, Ontario. He graduated from Cornell University in 1983 with a degree in agricultural economics, having been elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. He earned membership into the Red Key Society for students exemplifying excellence in academics and athletics. With the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team, he was a two-time All-Ivy selection and was named an All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

NHL career Eliot was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Eliot played in the National Hockey League with the Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Buffalo Sabres. Eliot played in 89 games and accumulated a record of 25–41–12.

International career Eliot represented Team Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Post-playing career Detroit Red Wings On September 12, 2014, it was announced that Eliot was named the new Director of Minor Hockey Operations for Little Caesars Amateur Hockey. In his new role, Eliot will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Little Caesars AAA hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL), along with serving as the organization's representative to USA Hockey, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) and the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL).

Vegas Golden Knights On February 13, 2019, it was announced that Eliot was named Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights. He will also oversee the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights program as the club's executive director.

Broadcasting career Eliot worked as an in-studio analyst for Fox Sports Detroit's coverage of the Detroit Red Wings. He also contributes as an online columnist for Sports Illustrated. Previously, he worked as a national color analyst for Versus as well as locally for the Atlanta Thrashers telecasts on Fox Sports South and SportSouth. He also does occasional work for the Big Ten Network. Eliot served as the Ice Level Reporter for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals on NBC Sports Radio. Eliot also served as the Ice Level analyst for TNT's coverage of the 2022 and 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1977–78 Oshawa Parkway TV Midget 18 — — — 1080 55 0 3.06 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Oshawa Legionaires MetJBHL 26 — — — 1580 93 0 3.53 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Cornell University ECAC 26 14 8 0 1362 94 0 4.14 .877 5 3 2 300 20 0 4.00 — 1980–81 Cornell University ECAC 18 8 7 0 912 52 1 3.42 .904 3 1 1 119 7 0 2.33 — 1981–82 Cornell ECAC 7 1 3 0 338 25 0 4.44 .863 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Cornell University ECAC 26 13 10 3 1606 100 1 3.74 .892 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 31 — — — 1676 111 0 3.97 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7 4 1 0 365 30 0 4.93 .862 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 12 11 6 1882 137 0 4.37 .855 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 5 17 3 1481 121 0 4.90 .849 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 1 2 0 180 19 0 6.33 .830 1 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 — 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 24 8 13 2 1404 103 1 4.40 .851 1 0 0 40 7 0 10.50 .759 1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4 2 2 0 239 15 0 3.77 .878 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 1 97 9 0 5.57 .839 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 43 23 11 7 2445 136 0 3.34 .903 10 4 6 614 45 0 4.40 .877 1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 23 8 6 2 969 59 0 3.65 .871 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 67 7 0 6.27 .837 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 89 25 41 12 4931 377 1 4.59 .851 1 0 0 40 7 0 10.50 .759

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1984 Canada OLY 2 0 0 0 40 2 0 3.00 — Senior totals 2 0 0 0 40 2 0 3.00 —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1982–83 AHCA East All-American 1982–83