PLAYER PROFILE: Up close and personal with… Derek Meech
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 02/09/2011 (4228 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The rookies will gather in Penticton, B.C., on Sept. 11 and the main camp opens Sept. 17.
The Winnipeg Jets are gearing up for their return to the NHL and opening night vs. the Montreal Canadiens Oct. 9 at the MTS Centre. This week, we wrap up our up-close look at some of the players who are expected to be in the team’s lineup when it hits the ice against the legendary Habs.
47 DEREK MEECH
DEFENCE
NUMBER: 47
HEIGHT: 5-foot-11
WEIGHT: 200 pounds
SHOOTS: Left
BORN: April 21, 1984 (age 27)
BIRTHPLACE: Winnipeg
DRAFTED: Detroit, 2002 NHL entry draft
ROUND: Seventh (229th overall)
- Named the Red Wings rookie of the year in 2008 by the Detroit Broadcasters Association.
- Despite not playing the minimum 40 games (he appeared 32) and not in the playoffs, Meech had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, due to a petition to the NHL by the Wings.
- Paired with Dion Phaneuf during his days manning the blue-line with the Red Deer Rebels; won a Memorial Cup with the Rebels in 2000-01.
- Member of Canadian world junior squad in 2004 that lost 4-3 to the U.S. in the final in Finland.
- Favourite player growing up was Wings defenceman Nik Lidstrom
- As a kid, once scored eight touchdowns in a football game.
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Jets as a free agent on July 1, 2011.
