| Don Dietrich | |
| Position: | Defence |
| Played For: | Chicago Black Hawks New Jersey Devils |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death Place: | Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1981 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
| Draft: | 183rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1980 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Black Hawks |
Donald Armond Dietrich (April 5, 1961 – February 16, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils between 1983 and 1986,. He was selected 183rd overall by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Hawks for 17 games in 1983–84, recording five assists, but spent most of his time in the Chicago organization in the minor leagues. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 1985 along with Rich Preston for Bob MacMillan. He appeared in 11 games with the Devils in 1985–86 before spending four years playing in West Germany. He retired in 1991.[1] [2]
Dietrich was born in Deloraine, Manitoba. Dietrich died in 2021 at the age of 59, he had Parkinson's disease and cancer in his later years.[3] [4] [5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1978–79 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 69 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | Brandon Wheat Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 63 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1980–81 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 72 | 16 | 64 | 80 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 62 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 76 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 50 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 68 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Schwenninger ERC | GER | 35 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Schwenninger ERC | GER | 22 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Schwenninger ERC | GER | 35 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | ETC Timmendorfer Strand | GER-4 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | SC Lyss | NLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Deloraine Royals | SWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 350 | 36 | 88 | 124 | 123 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||