Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987) is a

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former professional

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. He had most recently played under contract for

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern pa ...

in the

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(DEL). Setoguchi is half- Yonsei (fourth-generation)

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and a Sports California/Sharks Playoff Live TV Analyst. He was drafted by the

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in the first round, eighth overall, in the

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and has also played with the

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, and

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. In September 2015, he failed to catch on with the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

after being initially signed to a professional tryout (PTO) contract during training camp. He eventually signed with

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of the Swiss

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where he spent the 2015–16 season. In September 2016, he made the

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out of training camp and signed a one-year, two-way contract for the 2016–17 season.

Playing career

Junior

Setoguchi played one season with the now-defunct

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of the

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(AJHL). He then spent three seasons with the

Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTe ...

of the

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(WHL). In the 2005–06 season, he finished seventh in the league in scoring with 83 points. In the 2006–07 season, he joined the

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Professional

San Jose Sharks

Setoguchi was expected to begin the 2007–08 season in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks. However, he was injured and placed on

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. He started the season with the

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, San Jose's

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(AHL) affiliate located in

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. He played two games with Worcester before getting recalled to San Jose. Devin Setoguchi 141031

Setoguchi scored his first two regular-season NHL goals on October 29, 2007, in his first NHL game, playing against the

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. He became the first Sharks rookie ever to score two goals in his first NHL game. On December 28, 2007, Setoguchi was re-assigned to Worcester. On January 18, 2008, the Sharks recalled Setoguchi back to San Jose. The following day, San Jose lost to the

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6–3, in which Setoguchi scored a powerplay goal. On January 25, 2008, Setoguchi was sent back down to Worcester to get additional playing time during the

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break, then recalled back to San Jose on January 28, 2008. On April 15, 2008, Setoguchi appeared in his first

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game, where he assisted on the game-tying goal in the third period. The Sharks went on to score one more goal to win that game. During the 2008–09 season, Setoguchi spent most of his ice-time with teammates

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and

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on San Jose's first line. On April 25, 2009, in the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs, Setoguchi scored his first playoff goal in the second period, helping the Sharks to a 3–2 victory over the

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. In the 2010–11 season with the Sharks, on February 19, 2011, Setoguchi scored his first ever NHL

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in a 4–0 win against the

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. On April 19, 2011, Setoguchi scored the game winner in overtime against the

to make the first-round playoff series two games to one. On May 4, 2011, Setoguchi completed a hat-trick in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Detroit Red Wings by scoring an overtime goal to give the Sharks a three games to none lead in the series.

Minnesota Wild

During the

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, Setoguchi, along with

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and a first-round draft pick, was traded to the

in exchange for

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and second-round pick in the

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. This trade happened only one day after Setoguchi signed a three-year contract extension with the Sharks On January 17, 2012, Setoguchi played his 300th career NHL game. On November 6, 2012, Setoguchi signed with the

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of the

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during the

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. Setoguchi was the first player on an NHL contract to join the Reign's roster. Setoguchi debuted with the Reign the next day against the

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Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames

On July 5, 2013, Setoguchi was traded to the

for a second-round pick in the

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. In one season with the Jets, Setoguchi scored 27 points in 75 games. On August 23, 2014, the

announced they had signed Setoguchi to a one-year contract. On November 27, 2014, after skating 12 NHL games with no points, Setoguchi cleared waivers and was assigned to the

Adirondack Flames The Adirondack Flames were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was based in Glens Falls, New York, and played at the 4,794 seat Glens Falls Civic Center. They were the top affiliate of the Calgary Flames of ...

of the AHL. He remained with Adirondack for the remainder of the season, playing just 19 games and scoring 10 points.

HC Davos

The Flames did not offer a contract extension, and following the end of the 2014–15 season, he became an

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. On August 11, 2015, Glen Campbell of CTV Sports reported Setoguchi claims to have attended

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and that he has been "clean and sober for five months" with hopes of signing with an NHL team. On August 24, 2015, the

reportedly signed him to a professional tryout contract. He was later released by the Leafs following the conclusion of training camp on September 27, 2015. On October 6, 2015, he signed with

of the Swiss top-flight

(NLA). In the 2015–16 season, Setoguchi got his career back on track in contributing with 24 points in 30 games with Davos.

Los Angeles Kings

With the ambition to make a return to the NHL, Setoguchi returned as a free agent in the off-season to North America and agreed to a professional try-out contract with the Los Angeles Kings on September 7, 2016. After a successful training camp and pre-season, Setoguchi was signed by the Kings to a one-year, two-way contract on the eve of the 2016–17 season on October 11, 2016.

Adler Mannheim

On April 21, 2017, he signed with

(DEL) side

, being handed an optional two-year contract by the Adler organization.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

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