Dody Wood

Darin Michael "Dody" Wood (born March 18, 1972) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the third round, 45th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He dressed for 106 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on December 7, 1997. He was later assigned to the Albany River Rats for the remainder of the 97-98 season. In September 2000, he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.

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Dody Wood
Born (1972-05-08) May 8, 1972
Chetwynd, British Columbia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Kansas City Blades
Albany River Rats
NHL Draft 45th overall, 1991
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1992–2004

Wood also played with the IHL's Kansas City Blades, where he was voted most popular player two times as well as winning community service awards. He wore number 16 in his first stint with the team (1992–1995), and 13 when he returned (1998) because someone else already had 16, but returned to 16 later on. He also suited up for a few games with the Memphis RiverKings of the CHL as well as the Dayton Bombers in the 2003-2004 season.

In his time with San Jose, Wood went toe-to-toe with popular enforcer Tie Domi. The fight occurred in Domi's final season with the Winnipeg Jets. Wood was considered a strong opponent against Domi. In fact, the brawl between the two was one of the few fights Domi had lost.[1] Wood was considered an enforcer as well. He participated in several fights throughout his professional career, these include fights with: Jim Paek (1993), Donald Brashear (1997), and Scott Walker (1997).[2]

Wood continued his hockey career after the NHL by playing for a senior league, the Horse Lake Thunder of the North Peace Hockey League[3] and eventually playing for the Allan Cup.[4] The league included many players that played with Wood in his NHL career including "Vancouver Canuck and Montreal Canadien Gino Odjick, former Calgary Flames fighter Sasha [The Masha] Lakovic and his brother Greg Lakovic, and Theo Fleury's cousin Todd Holt".[3] Here, Dody Wood was referred to as the "former San Jose tough guy".[3] Several articles note the irony of "Odjick, Lakovic and Wood banding together in a league with the word peace in its title"[3]

Personal

Wood learned to skate at the age of five, after his parents enrolled him in the Little Giant Figure Skating Club. A year later, Wood was enrolled into Chetwynd's Minor Hockey Association.

Wood has three children: a son Bayley (1997) from his previous marriage as well as twin daughters Zarah and Zinia (2007) from his second marriage.

Currently, Wood is "coaching the CDMHA's Midget Giants 2012-2013". Wood states he is volunteering for the "very association that taught him the 'love of the game'".[5]

Because Wood is from Chetwynd, British Columbia, he is of Saulteau[6] First Nations ancestry.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Fort St. John Huskies PCJHL 445173124270 —————
1989–90 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL ————— 50002
1990–91 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69283765272 601132
1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 37131932232 —————
1991–92 Swift Current Broncos WHL 302214 721337
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 1311271 —————
1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 36325216 601115
1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 4851520320 —————
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 911229 —————
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 4451318255 217101787
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 32369138 —————
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 44325193 —————
1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 636935 —————
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 800040 —————
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 3441317185 1320255
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 201131 —————
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 60111627286 301125
1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 77132841341 —————
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 4591423211 —————
2001–02 Ayr Scottish Eagles BISL 42161531171 734711
2002–03 Nottingham Panthers BISL 272810105 1623598
2003–04 Dayton Bombers ECHL 1311287 —————
2003–04 Memphis RiverKings CHL 1011232 —————
2003–04 Garaga de Saint-Georges QSMHL 18448116 —————
NHL totals 106 8 10 18 471 — — — — —
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References
  1. "A Synopsis of the Career of Tie Domi - Fried Chicken's Hockey Fight Site - Powered by FusionBB". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. SingerNet. "Dody Wood". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. http://search.proquest.com/docview/330251005 Natives give Fleury another shot at glory:: [All But Toronto Edition] Spector, Mark. National Post [Don Mills, Ont]06 Jan 2005: B9 Front.
  4. "Allan Cup". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  5. "Chetwynd & District Minor Hockey Association (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". www.cdmha.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  6. "Saulteau First Nations". Saulteau First Nations. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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