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Dody Wood

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Dody Wood
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972 (age 52)
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Kansas City Blades
Albany River Rats
NHL draft 45th overall, 1991
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1992–2004

Darin Michael "Dody" Wood (born March 18, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the third round, 45th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He dressed for 106 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on December 7, 1997. He was later assigned to the Albany River Rats for the remainder of the 97-98 season. In September 2000, he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.

Wood also played with the IHL's Kansas City Blades, where he was voted most popular player two times as well as winning community service awards. He wore number 16 in his first stint with the team (1992–1995), and 13 when he returned (1998) because someone else already had 16, but returned to 16 later on. He also suited up for a few games with the Memphis RiverKings of the CHL as well as the Dayton Bombers in the 2003-2004 season.

Wood continued his hockey career after the NHL by playing for a senior league, the Horse Lake Thunder of the North Peace Hockey League[1] and eventually playing for the Allan Cup.[2] The league included many players that played with Wood in his NHL career including former Vancouver Canuck and Montreal Canadien Gino Odjick, former Calgary Flames fighter Sasha Lakovic and his brother Greg Lakovic, and Theo Fleury's cousin Todd Holt.[1] Here, Dody Wood was referred to as the "former San Jose tough guy".[1] Several articles note the irony of "Odjick, Lakovic and Wood banding together in a league with the word peace in its title".[1]

Personal

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Wood learned to skate at the age of five, after his parents enrolled him in the Little Giant Figure Skating Club. A year later, Wood was enrolled into Chetwynd's Minor Hockey Association.

Wood has three children: a son Bayley (1997) from his previous marriage as well as twin daughters Zarah and Zinia (2007) from his second marriage.

Wood coached the CDMHA's Midget Giants in the 2012-2013 season. Wood stated he was volunteering for the "very association that taught him the 'love of the game'".[3]

Wood is from Chetwynd, British Columbia, and is of Saulteau[4] First Nations ancestry.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Fort St. John Huskies PCJHL 44 51 73 124 270
1989–90 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 5 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 28 37 65 272 6 0 1 1 32
1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 37 13 19 32 232
1991–92 Swift Current Broncos WHL 3 0 2 2 14 7 2 1 3 37
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 1 1 2 71
1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 36 3 2 5 216 6 0 1 1 15
1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 48 5 15 20 320
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 9 1 1 2 29
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 44 5 13 18 255 21 7 10 17 87
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 32 3 6 9 138
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 44 3 2 5 193
1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 6 3 6 9 35
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 8 0 0 0 40
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 34 4 13 17 185 13 2 0 2 55
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 2 0 1 1 31
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 60 11 16 27 286 3 0 1 1 25
1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 77 13 28 41 341
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 45 9 14 23 211
2001–02 Ayr Scottish Eagles BISL 42 16 15 31 171 7 3 4 7 11
2002–03 Nottingham Panthers BISL 27 2 8 10 105 16 2 3 5 98
2003–04 Dayton Bombers ECHL 13 1 1 2 87
2003–04 Memphis RiverKings CHL 10 1 1 2 32
2003–04 Garaga de Saint-Georges QSMHL 18 4 4 8 116
IHL totals 318 49 94 143 1695 30 7 12 19 127
NHL totals 106 8 10 18 471 - - - - -

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Spector, Mark (6 January 2005). "Natives give Fleury another shot at glory". National Post. Don Mills, Ontario. p. B9 Front. ProQuest 330251005.
  2. ^ "Allan Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ "Chetwynd & District Minor Hockey Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". www.cdmha.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  4. ^ "Saulteau First Nations". Saulteau First Nations. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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