Darroll Bradley Powe (born June 22, 1985) is a

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former professional

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player who played six seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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, and

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Playing career

Powe attended

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and, while earning his degree in sociology, played on its hockey team for four years. He was an

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in his junior year, and

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in his senior year. The

signed the undrafted Powe as a free agent on May 9, 2008, after Powe had played on the Flyers

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affiliate, the

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, in 2006–07 and 2007–08. Powe made his NHL debut on October 24, 2008, against the

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. After being sent back down to the Phantoms, Powe returned to the Flyers lineup for good in December and played the remainder of the 2008–09 season with the Flyers. On December 9, 2008, he scored his first career NHL goal against

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of the

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. A restricted free agent following the 2009–10 season, Powe signed a one-year contract on July 22, 2010. Powe is generally regarded to be a role player and has excellent penalty killing skills. Another of his strengths is his forechecking prowess. On June 27, 2011, the Flyers traded Powe to the

for a third-round pick in the

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. After the trade, on July 5, 2011, Powe signed a contract with the Wild worth $3.2 million during three years. On February 4, 2013, Powe was traded by the Wild, along with forward

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, to the

in exchange for veteran forward

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. On August 13, 2014, Powe signed a one-year contract with the

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and served as an alternate captain that season. He retired following the season.

Career statistics

Personal life

Powe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan but lived his adolescence in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Earl of March Secondary School.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powe, Darroll 1985 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Minnesota Wild players New York Rangers players Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey players Sportspeople from Saskatoon Undrafted National Hockey League players