Derek Nesbitt
Canadian ice hockey player
Derek Nesbitt (born April 16, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.
Playing career
Nesbitt, who was not selected in the NHL Draft, played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012-13 season after being acquired from the Peoria Rivermen in a trade on April 10, 2013.
On July 12, 2013, Nesbitt agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Oklahoma City Barons as a free agent. Nesbitt started the 2013-14 season with the Barons, scoring 10 goals and 19 points in 38 games before he was traded to the San Antonio Rampage on January 17, 2014. His second stint with the Rampage lasted just 5 games before he was again traded for future considerations to the Chicago Wolves on February 8, 2014.
As a free agent, Nesbitt chose to continue his career in Europe by signing a one-year deal with HC Bolzano, the reigning champions of the EBEL, on August 20, 2014. After spending a season in Austria, he came back to North America, rejoining the Gwinnett Gladiators, who would later be renamed the Atlanta Gladiators, for a fourth stint on a one-year contract signed August 1, 2015.
After six seasons as a key player and team captain with the Atlanta Gladiators, Nesbitt announced his retirement from professional hockey on 2022-07-11, concluding a 16-year playing career.
On November 8, 2022, Nesbitt was appointed as the Assistant Coach of the Gladiators.
On June 6, 2023, the Atlanta Gladiators named Nesbitt as the sixth head coach in the franchise's history.
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