Darren Van Oene

Darren Van Oene (born January 18, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Picked 33rd overall from the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, he never played in the National Hockey League, spending his entire career in the minor leagues.

Darren Van Oene
Born	(1978-01-18) January 18, 1978 (age 47) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Rochester Americans Providence Bruins Manchester Monarchs Worcester IceCats
NHL draft	33rd overall, 1996 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1998–2005

Van Oene debuted with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1998–1999 season. He played with the Americans for four seasons before the Boston Bruins signed him as a free agent on July 29, 2002, and assigned him to their AHL team, the Providence Bruins.^[1] After playing two seasons and part of a third with Providence, Van Oene finished the 2004–05 season by moving between the AHL's Manchester Monarchs and Worcester IceCats, and also spent time in the United Hockey League with the Elmira Jackals.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		2	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		59	5	13	18	108		18	1	1	2	34
1995–96	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		47	10	18	28	126		18	1	6	7	78
1996–97	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		56	21	27	48	139		6	2	3	5	19
1997–98	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL		51	23	24	47	161		18	6	8	14	51
1998–99	Rochester Americans	AHL		73	11	20	31	143		12	2	4	6	8
1999–00	Rochester Americans	AHL		80	20	18	38	153		21	1	3	4	24
2000–01	Rochester Americans	AHL		64	10	12	22	147		4	1	0	1	4
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	8	6	14	73		2	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Providence Bruins	AHL		78	11	17	28	109		4	0	0	0	21
2003–04	Providence Bruins	AHL		72	9	16	25	111		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Elmira Jackals	UHL		44	9	15	24	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Providence Bruins	AHL		4	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		4	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Worcester IceCats	AHL		14	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				441	69	89	158	759		45	4	7	11	61