2021-22 Hockey Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 13
Derek Daschke
- Position:
 - Defenseman
 
- Height:
 - 6-2
 
- Weight:
 - 195
 
- Class:
 - Senior
 
- Hometown:
 - Troy, Mich.
 
CAREER ACCOLADES
- Appeared in all 133 games during his four seasons at Miami
 - Recorded 85 points (24-61-85), which ranks in the program’s top 10 all-time for most career points by a defenseman, most career goals by a defenseman, and most career assists by a defenseman
 - Received two NCHC Defenseman of Week Awards and one NCHC Rookie of Week Award during his career
 - Four-time NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
 
2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS
- Served as team captain during 2021-22 season
 - Played all 36 games
 - Led team in scoring with 28 points (4-24-28)
 - Member of the NCHC Academic All-Conference team and named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
 - Honored as program’s Berry Family Outstanding Senior
 - Matched his career high with three assists in season-opening win at Ferris State, earning NCHC Defenseman of Week (10/4) for his efforts
 - Blocked a team-high 72 shots, including four different games with at least five blocks
 - Scored game-winning goal at No. 9 Omaha (11/5)
 
2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS
- Played in all 25 games
 - Member of the NCHC Academic All-Conference team and named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
 - Honored with program’s Mitch Korn Outstanding Defensive Player Award
 - Led Miami defensemen in points with 12 (4-8-12)
 - Had two multi-point games vs. Minnesota Duluth (12/6 and 1/30)
 - Scored game-tying goal in win over Western Michigan (1/2)
 - Credited with a career-high seven shots on goal twice in less than a week (12/6 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 12/10 vs. Denver)
 - Blocked a total of 33 shots
 
2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS
- Played in all 34 games
 - Member of the NCHC Academic All-Conference team and named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
 - Led all Miami defensemen with 23 points (10-13-23)
 - Produced eighth-best single-season goal total of any defenseman in Miami history
 - Went +1 or better 13 times
 - Blocked 56 shots
 - Had six multi-point games, including a three-assist outing in a win over Ferris State (10/18)
 - Named NCHC Defenseman of the Week (10/21)
 - Netted a shorthanded goal at Colorado College (1/10)
 - Honored with program’s Mitch Korn Outstanding Defensive Player Award
 
2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS
- Played in all 38 games
 - Member of the NCHC Academic All-Conference team and named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
 - Named NCHC Rookie of the Week once (11/19)
 - Finished the year third on team in scoring with 22 points (6-16-22)
 - Recorded six multi-point games, including tallying a goal and assist in his college hockey debut vs. Alabama Huntsville (10/6)
 - Finished second among rookies with 46 blocked shots
 - Honored as program’s Dr. Phillip Shriver Rookie of the Year
 
PRIOR TO MIAMI
- Former USHL veteran who served as captain of Chicago Steel in 2017-18
 - Went +10 with 29 points (8-21-29) in 56 regular season games in 2017-18, added three assists in playoffs
 - Traded to Steel in 2016-17, where he helped guide them to a Clark Cup title
 - Also skated with Cedar Rapids and Muskegon teams in USHL
 - Played in CCM All-American Prospects Game in 2015 and USHL Top Prospects Game in 2016
 - Member of Team USA at Five Nations Tournament in 2014
 - Played youth hockey with Oakland Jr. Grizzlies, winning a state title in 2011-12
 - Also captured a pair of state titles for Little Caesars in 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons
 
PERSONAL
- Son of Sheila and Nicholas Daschke
 - Has a January birthday
 - Majoring in supply chain and operations management
 
Highlights: Miami Hockey vs Arizona State 11-1
Saturday, November 01
Miami Hockey Head Coach Anthony Noreen & Matteo Drobac  11-1 Postgame
Saturday, November 01
Miami Volleyball Head Coach Dan Gwitt 10-31 Post Game
Saturday, November 01
Miami Hockey Head Coach Anthony Noreen & Doug Grimes 10/31 Postgame
Friday, October 31














































