Tony DeHart (born March 20, 1990) is an American former professional

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. He last played competitively with

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of the then

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. DeHart was selected by the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

in the 5th round (125th overall) of the

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Playing career

DeHart played

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in the

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with the

London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their cu ...

and

Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor (commercial), sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. ...

. During the 2011-12 season DeHart played 46 games in the

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with the

Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder were a minor league professional ice hockey team that was based in Stockton, California, and a member of the ECHL. The Stockton Arena was their home ice, with a capacity of 9,737. The team was an affiliate team of the New Yo ...

. On July 12, 2012, he was re-signed by Stockton for the 2012-13 season. On July 2, 2013, DeHart was one of the first three players signed by the expansion

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of the

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. Dehart played just 10 games with the Chill during the 2013-14 season before signing with

Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Estero, Florida, in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area. They play in the ECHL and are affiliated with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (N ...

of the

on December 2, 2013. On August 13, 2014, DeHart signed with the

Gwinnett Gladiators The Atlanta Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Gas South Arena, approximately northeast of ...

of the

. On October 15, 2014, before ever playing a Regular Season game for the team, DeHart was released by the Gladiators. On November 11, 2014, DeHart signed with the

Missouri Mavericks The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. Founded in 2009 as the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League, CHL, the team plays in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, at the Cable Dahmer Arena. H ...

of the

. The next day, before playing a game for the team, DeHart was suspended by the Mavericks. After being suspended by the Mavericks, DeHart subsequently signed with the

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club

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* 1990 births Living people Ice hockey players from Missouri American men's ice hockey defensemen Florida Everblades players London Knights players New York Islanders draft picks Oshawa Generals players Serie A (ice hockey) players St. Charles Chill players Springfield Falcons players Stockton Thunder players {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub