Dale Mitchell (ice hockey)
| Dale Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 9, 1989 Etobicoke, ON, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Odense Bulldogs AHL Toronto Marlies Syracuse Crunch ECHL Reading Royals San Francisco Bulls EBEL Dornbirner EC | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
74th overall, 2007 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Dale Mitchell (born April 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs.
Playing career
Mitchell was chosen 74th overall in the third round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.
He attended Streetsville Secondary School in Mississauga, where he played for the Streetsville Tigers. Mitchell, with his mentor and linemate Cam Lindsay, were able to bring Streetsville their only hockey gold medal to date. Mitchell scored hat tricks in come from behind wins in both the semi-final over the Iona Dolphins and final, including the tying and winning goals late in the third period, in a 4-3 win over the Cawthra Park Panthers. The 04/05 hockey team and the play-off run is still regarded as one of the greatest in the school's history. He was named the teams MVP at season's end.
Mitchell signed an entry level contract with the Maple Leafs on May 4, 2008, and was subsequently sent down to the Marlies during their 2007–08 AHL playoff run. Mitchell spends his summers training with the Prairie Dogs in the MAHL.[1]
Mitchell returned to the OHL in the 2008–09 season with the Windsor Spitfires.
After attending the Maple Leafs' 2009 pre-season training camp, Mitchell was assigned to the Marlies on September 19, 2009.[2] Shortly after 9 games to start the 2009–10 AHL season with the Marlies, he was demoted back to junior, relinking with the Spitfires. As a member of the Spitfires, Mitchell won back to back Memorial Cups
On August 5, 2012, Mitchell signed to a one-year contract with EC Dornbirner of the Austrian Hockey League. He finished the season third in team scoring, with 39 points (13 goals, 26 assists) in 52 games.
Since the summer of 2008 Mitchell spends his summers playing for the Prairie Dogs in the Streetsville Hockey League (SHL). Dale has helped the Prairie Dogs win three league titles (2010, 2011 and 2015).
On September 24, 2013, Mitchell returned to North America, signing with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL. On January 27, 2014, however, the San Francisco Bulls announced they were ceasing operations effective immediately, leaving Mitchell and all players on an ECHL contract with San Francisco as free agents.[3] He then signed with Dornbirner EC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in Austria.
For the 2014/15 season, Mitchell signed with the Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen in Denmark.[4] Dale Mitchell resigned with Odense Bulldogs for the 2015/16 season after an early playoff exit, him personally wanting to be a part something bigger next season.[5] After ending up as 2015/16 Metalligaen topscorer, but losing in first round game 7, Mitchell at first did not resign with the Bulldogs, instead he wanted to try other leagues. On may 27th Mitchell, surprisingly announced that he would be returning to the Odense Bulldogs for another season.[6]
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 65 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 67 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 79 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 23 | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 66 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 87 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 24 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 32 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 35 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 52 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 25 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014-15 | Odense Bulldogs | Metal Ligaen | 35 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 162 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015-16 | Odense Bulldogs | Metal Ligaen | 45 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 236 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | ||
| 2016-17 | Odense Bulldogs | Metal Ligaen | 45 | |||||||||||
| AHL totals | 62 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada Ontario | U-17 WHC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
References
- ↑ "Leafs sign Dale Mitchell". leafs.nhl.com. 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ "Maple leafs make first cuts". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ↑ "SAN FRANCISCO CEASES OPERATIONS". ECHL. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Bulldogs skriver med Dale Mitchell | Odense Bulldogs". www.bulldogs.dk. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "Solskin over Bulldogs: Udenlandske profiler fortsætter | Odense Bulldogs". www.bulldogs.dk. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ "Fredagsbombe: Dale Mitchell har forlænget | Odense Bulldogs". www.bulldogs.dk. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
External links
- Dale Mitchell's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dale Mitchell's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database