Dustin Wood Explained

Dustin Wood
Birth Date:May 21, 1981
Birth Place:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:207
Position:Defenceman
Shoots:Left
Played For:AHL
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Springfield Falcons
Utah Grizzlies
Houston Aeros
Syracuse Crunch
Manitoba Moose
DEL
ERC Ingolstadt
Kassel Huskies
ALH
Anyang Halla
EIHL
Coventry Blaze
KHC
Arystan Temirtau
Arlan Kokshetau
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2002
Career End:2017

Dustin Wood (born May 21, 1981, in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

He spent his amateur career in the Ontario Hockey League with the Peterborough Petes. Wood made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season with the Trenton Titans of the East Coast Hockey League. After a five-year career in the American Hockey League, Wood signed with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL for the 2007-08 season.

After helping Ingolstadt reach the playoffs, Wood then signed with fellow DEL team, the Kassel Huskies for the 2008–09 season.In October 2009, Wood signed with Anyang Halla (Asia League) for a 3-month deal to fill Jon Awe's spot. On December 16, 2009 the club extended Wood's contract for the rest of the season.[1] In May 2010, Anyang Halla re-signed Wood to a one-year deal.[2]

October 2, 2011 He was announced as signing for the Coventry Blaze of the British EIHL, to replace John Gordon who was released from the squad.

In August 2013, he returned to Japan and signed for another stint with Anyang Halla on a one-year contract. In August 2014, Wood left the Asia League and signed with Arystan Temirtau, a team in the Kazakhstan top tier league for the 2013–14 season. He had previously played for the team during the 2012–13 season.[3]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1998–99Peterborough PetesOHL621891450000
1999–00Peterborough PetesOHL66213152950110
2000–01Peterborough PetesOHL645202541703311
2001–02Peterborough PetesOHL681338515762134
2002–03Trenton TitansECHL63423272830112
2002–03Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL60002
2003–04Adirondack IceHawksUHL10000
2003–04Springfield FalconsAHL7526822
2004–05Utah GrizzliesAHL80281039
2005–06Houston AerosAHL6416748
2005–06Syracuse CrunchAHL140331460008
2006–07Manitoba MooseAHL624121636130110
2007–08ERC IngolstadtDEL5349137332130
2008–09Kassel HuskiesDEL52371078
2009–10Anyang HallaAL336142036907714
2010–11Anyang HallaAL36 391245 4 011 6
2011–12Coventry BlazeEIHL51 12172920 2 000 2
2012–13Arystan TemirtauKHC54 5141920 13 112 6
2013–14Anyang HallaAL42 5202528
2014–15Arystan TemirtauKHC19 36910
2014–15Arlan KokshetauKHC16 0448 14 156 12
AHL totals30193544161190118

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Halla Extend Wood's Contract. Anyang Halla. 16 December 2009. 16 October 2010. 28 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928083632/http://www.anyanghalla.com/eng/news/e_news_view.asp?aid=10666&page=11&ct=8. dead.
  2. Web site: Wood re-signs with Halla . . 2010-05-28 . 2010-05-29 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225643/http://www.anyanghalla.com/news/news_view.asp?aid=11097&page=1&ct=8 . dead .
  3. Web site: Wood agrees to terms in return with Arystan. August 26, 2014. 2014-08-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827064923/http://hc-arystan.kz/news/2014-08-20-664. August 27, 2014.