Darroll Powe

Darroll Bradley Powe (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, and New York Rangers.

Playing career Powe attended Princeton University and, while earning his degree in sociology, played on its hockey team for four years. He was an alternate captain in his junior year, and captain in his senior year.

The Philadelphia Flyers signed the undrafted Powe as a free agent on May 9, 2008, after Powe had played on the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, in 2006–07 and 2007–08. Powe made his NHL debut on October 24, 2008, against the New Jersey Devils. After being sent back down to the Phantoms, Powe returned to the Flyers lineup for good in December and played the remainder of the 2008–09 season with the Flyers. A restricted free agent following the 2009–10 season, Powe signed a one-year contract on July 22, 2010.

Powe is generally regarded to be a role player and has excellent penalty killing skills. Another of his strengths is his forechecking prowess.

On June 27, 2011, the Flyers traded Powe to the Minnesota Wild for a third-round pick in the 2013 NHL entry draft. After the trade, on July 5, 2011, Powe signed a contract with the Wild worth $3.2 million during three years.

On February 4, 2013, Powe was traded by the Wild, along with forward Nick Palmieri, to the New York Rangers in exchange for veteran forward Mike Rupp.

On August 13, 2014, Powe signed a one-year contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and served as an alternate captain that season. He retired following the season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Princeton Tigers ECAC 29 4 5 9 28 — — — — — 2004–05 Princeton Tigers ECAC 30 5 2 7 41 — — — — — 2005–06 Princeton Tigers ECAC 27 6 10 16 48 — — — — — 2006–07 Princeton Tigers ECAC 34 13 15 28 63 — — — — — 2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 11 2 2 4 20 — — — — — 2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 76 9 14 23 133 10 1 0 1 6 2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 8 4 3 7 20 — — — — — 2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 6 5 11 35 6 1 2 3 7 2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 63 9 6 15 54 23 0 1 1 6 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81 7 10 17 41 11 0 1 1 4 2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 6 7 13 57 — — — — — 2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 8 0 0 0 9 — — — — — 2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 34 0 0 0 18 3 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 73 13 11 24 106 — — — — — 2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 5 9 14 49 — — — — — NHL totals 329 28 28 56 214 43 1 4 5 17

Personal life Powe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan but lived his adolescence in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Earl of March Secondary School.