Darren Van Impe
# Darren Van Impe

Darren Cyril Van Impe (born May 18, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets between 1995 and 2003.

## Playing career

Van Impe was drafted 170th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1995. He also played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, and Columbus Blue Jackets. In total, Van Impe played 411 regular season games, scoring 25 goals and 90 assists for 115 points, collecting 397 penalty minutes. He also played 33 playoff games, scoring 3 goals and 9 assists for 12 points and collecting 28 penalty minutes. He scored his first NHL goal on Easter Sunday 4/7/1996 at San Jose in a 5-3 Anaheim win. He left the NHL after the 2003 season and moved to Germany to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He first played for the Hamburg Freezers between 2003 and 2006 before moving to the DEG Metro Stars before retiring in 2008.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989–90 | Prince Albert Raiders U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 32 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 70 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991–92 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 69 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 54 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 118 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 1993–94 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 58 | 20 | 64 | 84 | 125 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 76 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 63 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 74 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 115 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 49 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 39 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 45 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 94 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 45 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008–09 | Fairview Kings | NPHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Bentley Generals | ChHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | Bentley Generals | ChHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 226 | 36 | 107 | 143 | 486 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 93 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 411 | 25 | 90 | 115 | 397 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 |

## Awards

* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1993 & 1994
