Jarrett Rufus Deuling (born March 4, 1974 in

Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in near ...

) is a Canadian retired professional

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player. He played in 15 games for 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 ( ...

during the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2001, was mainly spent in the minor

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Playing career

Deuling played junior hockey with the

Kamloops Blazers The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference, is based out of Kamloops, British Columbia, and play home games at Sandman Centre. The Blazers ...

of the

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for four seasons. After being drafted by the

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, Jarrett reported to New York's AHL franchise, the

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. He played a full season with Worcester before starting off next year with the Islanders. He played in only 14 games and was quickly sent back down to the IceCats. He finished off the season in the AHL, and again, started the next season with the Islanders. This time Deuling played in only one game for New York before being sent down to the Islanders new AHL affiliate, the

Kentucky Thoroughblades The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. The Thoroughblades were based in Lexington, Kentucky, playing home games at Rupp Arena. The Thoroughblades were an ...

. He played a full season in Kentucky before moving on to the International Hockey League, where he played for the

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. Deuling played a full season in Milwaukee before returning to the Thoroughblades, now a farm team of the San Jose Sharks, where he finished off his career with three seasons before retiring. Deuling is the cousin of Rob and

Scott Niedermayer Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and current special assignment coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He played 18 seasons and over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Dev ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1974 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from British Columbia Kamloops Blazers players Kentucky Thoroughblades players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia Worcester IceCats players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1970s-stub