Darren Joseph Eliot (born November 26, 1961) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and a former professional

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. He played 88 games in the

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for the

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, and

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between 1984 and 1989. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the

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. He currently serves as Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the

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Playing career

College

Eliot was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1983 with a degree in agricultural economics, having been elected to the

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during his senior year. He earned membership into the Red Key Society for students exemplifying excellence in academics and athletics. With the

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team, he was a two-time All-Ivy selection and was named an All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

NHL career

Eliot was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the

in the

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. Eliot played in the

with the Kings,

, and

. Eliot played in 89 games and accumulated a record of 25–41–12.

International career

Eliot represented Team Canada at the

Post-playing career

Detroit Red Wings

On September 12, 2014, it was announced that Eliot was named the new Director of Minor Hockey Operations for Little Caesars Amateur Hockey. In his new role, Eliot will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Little Caesars AAA hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL), along with serving as the organization's representative to USA Hockey, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) and the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL).

Vegas Golden Knights

On February 13, 2019, it was announced that Eliot was named Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the

. He will also oversee the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights program as the club's executive director.

Broadcasting career

Eliot worked as an in-studio analyst for

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's coverage of the

. He also contributes as an online columnist for ''

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''. Previously, he worked as a national color analyst for Versus as well as locally for the Atlanta Thrashers telecasts on Fox Sports South and SportSouth. He also does occasional work for the

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. Eliot served as the Ice Level Reporter for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals on

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

*
Darren Eliot @ hockeygoalies.org

* ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/darren_eliot/archive/ Archive of writing for Sports Illustrated and biography 1961 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Adirondack Red Wings players Atlanta Thrashers announcers Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players New Haven Nighthawks players Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Rochester Americans players Sportspeople from Milton, Ontario {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub