Derek Joslin

Derek Joslin (born March 17, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for EC VSV of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

He has played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, with his NHL debut coming during the 2008-09 campaign, Carolina Hurricanes and the Vancouver Canucks. The Sharks drafted him in the 149th overall in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Joslin played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Ottawa 67's. During his time in the OHL he was an All-Star and represented Canada in the Subway Super Series. After finishing his OHL career he played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Worcester Sharks, where he was also an All-Star.

Early life Joslin was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He began playing hockey at the age of 4 for the Oak Ridges Kings. His coach was his father, Jeff, who himself played defence at the junior level for the Peterborough Petes. As a youth, Joslin played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Vaughan. Joslin's first job growing-up was as a caddie at Beacon Hall Golf Club. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs after finishing sixth in the Eastern Conference. Joslin helped the 67's advance to the OHL Finals where they lost to the London Knights. During the OHL playoffs and Memorial Cup Joslin played sparingly due to a broken Scaphoid bone. He registered 3 assists in 21 total playoff games, while Ottawa won just 1 game in the Memorial Cup. During the off-season Joslin was drafted in the 5th round, 149th overall, of the 2005 NHL entry draft by the San Jose Sharks. The win helped the Canadian Hockey League go undefeated winning the series 6–0 over the Russians. During the OHL playoffs he was a point a game player scoring 1 goal and 5 assists as the 67's lost their first round match up to Peterborough 4 games to 2. After the 67's were eliminated he made his professional debut playing two games for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Cleveland Barons. Shortly after signing he was named to the OHL All-Star game. In the game, he notched an assisted while registering a +5 rating. Following an injury to San Jose defenceman Douglas Murray, Joslin made his National Hockey League debut January 3, 2009, in a game against the New York Islanders. He continued to split time between the NHL and the AHL, and was named to the AHL All-Star Game. Following some injuries to Hurricanes' defenceman, Joslin received increased ice time including time on the power play. After joining Carolina Joslin scored 5 points in 17 games.

During the off season Joslin became a restricted free agent. The Hurricanes sent him a qualifying offer, but could not come to terms and Joslin filed for salary arbitration. During the first season of his new contract Joslin fell behind other defenceman on the depth chart and was regular healthy scratch, only playing in 14 of the first 41 games. He finished the season playing in an NHL career high 44 games scoring 2 goals and 4 points. Upon being bought out Joslin became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Vancouver Canucks. Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout he was assigned to the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, at the beginning of the season. Joslin played 53 games for Chicago before he was assigned to the Worcester Sharks while defenceman Danny Groulx was assigned to the Wolves as part of an AHL trade. After playing 13 games with the Sharks, Joslin was called up by the Canucks due to injuries to other defencemen.

Joslin was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on July 5, 2013. However, the Canucks failed to give him a qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent. On July 28, 2013, Joslin left North America and signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with AIK IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Following his year in Sweden, Joslin took his game to Germany, where he signed with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 2014–15 season. He then had his contract renewed by the Nürnberg team for the 2015–16 campaign. After two years with the team, he moved on to his second DEL side in reigning champions, EHC München.

In his three year tenure with München, Joslin helped the club reach the finals in each season, culminating in two DEL championships, before leaving as a free agent following the 2018–19 season.

On May 9, 2019, Joslin moved to the neighbouring Austrian EBEL, signing a one-year contract to remain within the Red Bull-sponsored umbrella with EC Red Bull Salzburg.

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