Don Dietrich

Donald Armond Dietrich (April 5, 1961 – February 16, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils between 1983 and 1986. He was selected 183rd overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Hawks for 17 games in 1983–84, recording five assists, but spent most of his time in the Chicago organization in the minor leagues. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 1985 along with Rich Preston for Bob MacMillan. He appeared in 11 games with the Devils in 1985–86 before spending four years playing in West Germany. He retired in 1991.

Dietrich was born in Deloraine, Manitoba. Dietrich died in 2021 at the age of 59, he had Parkinson's disease and cancer in his later years.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 69 6 37 43 29 21 3 2 5 10 1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 1 1 2 1979–80 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 63 15 45 60 56 11 4 5 9 15 1980–81 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 72 16 64 80 84 5 2 6 8 0 1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 62 1 5 6 14 2 0 0 0 0 1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL 76 6 26 32 26 — — — — — 1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 0 5 5 0 — — — — — 1983–84 Springfield Indians AHL 50 14 21 35 14 — — — — — 1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 75 6 21 27 36 11 3 4 7 4 1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 68 9 11 20 33 3 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Schwenninger ERC GER 35 14 29 43 34 3 1 1 2 0 1986–87 EHC Kloten NLA 2 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 2 1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1987–88 Schwenninger ERC GER 22 5 18 23 10 5 0 1 1 0 1988–89 Schwenninger ERC GER 35 12 23 35 24 3 1 0 1 6 1988–89 ETC Timmendorfer Strand GER-4 36 24 22 46 14 — — — — — 1989–90 SC Lyss NLB 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Roanoke Valley Rebels ECHL 2 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1994–95 Deloraine Royals SWHL — — — — — — — — — — AHL totals 350 36 88 124 123 16 3 4 7 4 NHL totals 28 0 7 7 10 — — — — —