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
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