(1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 34) Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position
Center
Shot
Right
Played for
New York Rangers KalPa Arizona Coyotes Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes
National team
United States
NHL draft
51st overall, 2008 New York Rangers
Playing career
2010–2023
Derek Kenneth Stepan (/stɛˈpɑːn/steh-PAHN;[1] born June 18, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes. Stepan was drafted by the Rangers in the second round, 51st overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
After being drafted, Stepan attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Badgers hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). On July 1, 2010, he signed his first professional contract with the Rangers, forgoing his junior and senior years at Wisconsin.[2] On October 9, 2010, he became the first player in Rangers history, and the fourth in NHL history, to score a hat trick in his NHL debut.
^2014–15 National Hockey League (NHL) Player Pronunciations.
^"Stepan making jump to pro game". New York Rangers. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
Derek Kenneth Stepan (/stɛˈpɑːn/ steh-PAHN; born June 18, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 13 seasons in the National...
Ryan McDonagh was named the Rangers' 27th captain in team history, with DerekStepan, Dan Girardi, Marc Staal and Martin St. Louis serving as alternates....
in the first period of game three, Montreal's Brandon Prust leveled DerekStepan but the referees missed the interference call; the league would later...
Canadian ice hockey player 1990 – Sandra Izbașa, Romanian gymnast 1990 – DerekStepan, American ice hockey player 1990 – Christian Taylor, American triple...
(13) and Dwight King (7) 01:46 2–1 NYR NYR Martin St. Louis (7) – pp DerekStepan (9) and Chris Kreider (7) 11:24 3–1 NYR LAK Willie Mitchell (1) – pp...
begin his rookie year playing on the Rangers' second line alongside DerekStepan and captain Ryan Callahan with occasional time on the top line with Brad...
Wisconsin and joining childhood friend and former Wisconsin teammate DerekStepan in New York. After beginning the 2010–11 season with the Rangers' American...
Don Maloney – 21 Brian Leetch – 21 Bill Fairbairn – 17 Jan Erixon – 17 DerekStepan – 16 Mike Rogers – 15 Mark Messier – 28: Sort by SHA Walt Tkaczuk –18...
Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on December 26, 2020, that sent DerekStepan to Ottawa in exchange for this pick. Ottawa previously acquired this...
off a late comeback by the Capitals to win 4–3. Then in game seven, DerekStepan scored at 11:24 into overtime on a set play off the faceoff to give the...
Capitals 2-0 series edge". NHL.com. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013. "Stepan's late goal leads Rangers past Capitals". NHL.com. May 7, 2013. Retrieved...
had decided to give Hayes a chance on the first line with Kreider and DerekStepan. His scoring declined during the season, and after a goalless 16 games...
finished the season with a team-leading 23 goals and 65 points and tied DerekStepan with 42 assists. At the Coyotes' end-of-season banquet, he received the...
registering nine points in 12 games. After trading first-line centre DerekStepan, the Rangers avoided arbitration with Zibanejad, signing him to a five-year...
Deist, Derek (April 13, 2017). "Sharks rally to win Game 1 in overtime". NHL.com. NHL Enterprise, L.P. Retrieved April 14, 2017. Van Deist, Derek (April...
"DerekStepan re-signs with Rangers on $39 million deal". NY Daily News. Retrieved February 9, 2017. Gretz, Adam (July 27, 2015). "Rangers sign Derek Stepan...
goals), surpassing Alex Smart, Réal Cloutier, Fabian Brunnström and DerekStepan (three goals). Most goals by an American-born rookie (40), surpassing...
such as Henrik Lundqvist, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Marc Staal, DerekStepan, Chris Kreider, and Carl Hagelin. The team greatly improved after the...
New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent DerekStepan and Antti Raanta to Arizona in exchange for Anthony DeAngelo and this...
including Dean Lombardi, John Tortorella, David Backes, Zach Parise, and DerekStepan as Kessel jabbing following his snub. Kessel stated that his comments...
but the Capitals would lose the game and the series in overtime via a DerekStepan goal. In the 2015–16 season, the Capitals finished in first place in...