Dieter Kochan

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 5, 1974.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 184-185 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 35 (Tampa Bay 2000-01, NY Islanders 2003-04, Portland), 31 (Tampa Bay 2001-02, Minnesota, Houston), 34 (Bridgeport, United States).
CATCHES: Left
LAST AMATEUR TEAM: University of Northern Michigan.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Kochan played in five games for the Lightning after Kevin Weekes was traded to Carolina. His shoddy play forced the team to look at alternatives for the coming season. Barring a turnaround, Kochan may not get another chance." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 217)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Vancouver Canucks in fourth round (98th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 26, 1993.
Signed as free agent by Tampa Bay Lightning, March 27, 2000.
Signed as free agent by Minnesota Wild, August 5, 2002.
Signed as unrestricted free agent by New York Islanders, August 12, 2003.
Signed with Sibir Novosibirsk (Russian League), July 29, 2005.
Signed as free agent by Portland Pirates (AHL), December 8, 2005.
Signed as free agent by Houston Aeros (AHL), October 18, 2006.

ACCOLADES:

Named to United Hockey League All-Star second team, 1999-2000.
Member of Calder Cup champion Houston Aeros, 2002-03.
Shared (with Wade Dubielewicz) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy (AHL - fewest goals against), 2003-04.

INJURIES:

DID YOU KNOW?

Dieter scored a goal for United Hockey League Binghamton, January 5, 1999.
Dieter became first goaltender to make the jump directly from the United Hockey League to the National Hockey League, on March 28, 2000.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
90-91 Edgewood Eagles HS         
91-92 Sioux City Musketeers USHL  23   1131   7  10   0        100   5.31                    0
92-93 Kelowna Spartans BCJHL      44   2582  34   8   0        137   3.18                    1
93-94 Northern Michigan Uni. WCHA 16    984   9   7   0         57   3.48                    2   0   0     0
94-95 Northern Michigan Uni. WCHA 29   1512   8  17   3        107   4.25     891   .880     0   0   5     0    35.36  938.84
95-96 Northern Michigan Uni. WCHA 31   1627   7  21   2        123   4.54                    0   0   0     0
96-97 Northern Michigan Uni. WCHA 26   1528   8  15   2         99   3.89     884   .888     0   0   2     0    34.71  945.86
97-98 Louisville Riverfrogs ECHL  18    981   7   9   2         61   3.73     560   .891     2   0   0     0    34.25  948.16
98-99 B.C. Icemen UHL             40   2321  18  16   5        115   2.97    1240   .907     2   1   0     4    32.06  960.68
99-00 B.C. Icemen UHL             43   2544  29  11   3        110   2.59    1407   .922     4   0   1     2    33.18  977.13
      Orlando Solar Bears IHL      4    240   4   0   0          4   1.00      96   .958     1   0   0     2    24.00  998.33
      Grand Rapids Griffins IHL    2     93   1   0   1          1   0.65      33   .968     0   0   1     0    21.29 1005.18
      Springfield Falcons AHL      2    120   1   1   0          5   2.50      63   .921     1   0   0     0    31.50  973.13
      Tampa Bay Lightning NHL      5    238   1   4   0         17   4.29     111   .847     0   0   0     0    27.98  893.49
00-01 Detroit Vipers IHL          49   2606  13  28   3        154   3.55    1451   .894     0   0   5     6    33.41  949.55
      Tampa Bay Lightning NHL     10    314   0   3   0         18   3.44     138   .870     0   0   0     0    26.37  913.51
01-02 Springfield Falcons AHL     45   2518  21  20   1        112   2.67    1242   .910     2   0   1    23    29.59  959.15
      Tampa Bay Lightning NHL      5    237   0   3   1         16   4.05     129   .876     0   0   0     0    32.66  930.40
02-03 Houston Aeros AHL           25   1446  15   6   3         61   2.53     659   .907     1   0   0     2
      Minnesota Wild NHL           1     60   0   1   0          5   5.00      28   .821     0   0   0     0
03-04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45   2728  20  17   7         85   1.87    1277   .933     6   0   0     2
04-05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 39   2302  19  19   0        102   2.66    1191   .914     1   0   1    10
05-06 Novosibirsk Siber RUSSIA     8    417                     23   3.31     203   .872     0   0   0     0
      Portland Pirates AHL        15    839   9   4       1     38   2.72     453   .916     1   0   1     2
FOUR (4) NHL SEASONS              21    849   1  11   1         56   3.96     406  0.862     0   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
98-99 B.C. Icemen UHL              4    207   1   2    9   2.61                    0   0   0     2
02-03 Houston Aeros AHL            2     20   0   0    0   0.00       9  1.000     0   0   0     0
03-04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL  4    281   1   3   12   2.57     146   .918     0   0   0     0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by Tampa Bay Lightning, March 2000.
03/28/00: L (44m44, 13/17) 2-4 defeat vs. Dallas (Belfour) [Replaced by Cloutier, replaced Cloutier].
04/04/00: W (44m16s, 30/31) 5-4 victory vs. Boston (Tallas) [Replaced Bierk].
04/06/00: L (31m13s, 9/13) 1-5 defeat at Montreal (Hackett) [Replaced by Bierk].
04/08/00: L (59m33s, 24/28) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced by Cloutier, replaced Cloutier].
04/09/00: L (59m, 18/22) 2-5 defeat at Ottawa (Hurme).
10/27/00: - (33m55s, 16/18) 0-6 defeat vs. Ottawa (Hurme) [Replaced Weekes].
10/31/00: - (0m48s, 0/0) 5-6 OT defeat at Carolina (Moss) [Replaced Weekes, replaced by Weekes].
11/01/00: - (15m27s, 8/8) 1-6 defeat at NY Rangers (Richter) [Replaced Weekes].
11/03/00: - (1m35s, 0/0) 4-3 OT victory vs. NY Islanders (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced Weekes. replaced by Weekes].
11/11/00: - (2m15s, 0/0) 3-4 defeat vs. Calgary (Vernon) [Replaced Weekes].
12/08/00: L (57m02s, 27/29) 0-2 defeat vs. Colorado (Aebischer) [Replaced by Konstantinov].
12/11/00: T (64m41s, 31/33) 2-2 OT tie at Colorado (Aebischer) [Replaced by Cloutier, replaced Cloutier].
02/10/01: - (22m29s, 4/6) 2-6 defeat at Boston (Dafoe, Skudra) [Replaced Weekes].
02/13/01: L (58m21s, 22/26) 2-5 defeat vs. Phoenix (Esche).
02/15/01: L (60m, 11/17) 3-6 defeat vs. Boston (Skudra).
03/18/02: T (65m, 38/41) 3-3 OT tie at Philadelphia (Boucher).
03/26/02: - (14m50s, 4/7) 2-7 defeat at Toronto (Barrasso) [Replaced Khabibulin].
03/30/02: L (57m53s, 33/36) 1-3 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime).
04/03/02: L (40m00s, 16/19) 1-4 defat at Washington (Kolzig) [Replaced by Khabibulin].
04/10/02: L (58m59s, 22/26) 2-4 defeat at Carolina (Irbe).
Signed as free agent by Minnesota Wild.
01/29/03: L (60m, 23/28) 1-5 defeat at Edmonton (Salo).

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Started 2003-04 season with Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
10/10/03: T (65m, 27/30) 3-3 OT tie at Hartford (LaBarbera).
10/13/03: L (59m09s, 19/21) 1-2 defeat vs. Binghamton (Emery).
10/17/03: T (65m, 31/32) 1-1 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
10/19/03: W (60m, 21/21) 1-0 victory vs. Binghamton (Emery).
10/24/03: L (61m03s, 23/26) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Hartford (LaBarbera).
10/31/03: W (60m, 26/28) 6-2 victory at Utah (Smith).
11/08/03: T (65m, 26/27) 1-1 OT tie at Providence (Toivonen).
11/11/03: W (60m34s, 20/21) 2-1 OT victory vs. Norfolk (Passmore).
11/15/03: W (60m, 25/27) 3-2 victory vs. Philadelphia (Little).
11/23/03: W (60m, 16/17) 2-1 victory vs. Binghamton (Emery).
11/27/03: W (60m, 30/34) 5-4 victory at Binghamton (Emery, Thompson).
11/29/03: W (64m31s, 40/43) 4-3 OT victory at Lowell (Sabourin).
12/06/03: T (65m, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie vs. Hershey (Budaj).
12/10/03: W (60m, 25/25) 4-0 victory vs. Utah (Smith).
12/13/03: W (60m, 23/24) 2-1 victory vs. Manchester (Hauser).
12/17/03: L (58m50s, 25/28) 2-3 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Brochu).
12/20/03: W (60m, 31/31) 3-0 victory at Hershey (Budaj).
12/26/03: L (59m12s, 23/24) 0-2 defeat at Binghamton (Emery).
12/28/03: W (61m21s, 48/52) 5-4 OT victory at Hershey (Budaj, Lawson).
01/04/04: W (60m, 23/24) 3-1 victory vs. Hershey (Lawson).
01/11/04: L (59m43s, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at Norfolk (Anderson).
01/17/04: L (59m54s, 28/31) 2-4 defeat at Hershey (Budaj).
01/23/04: L (57m57s, 20/22) 0-2 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
01/30/04: W (60m, 33/35) 5-2 victory at Manchester (Chouinard).
01/31/04: W (64m56s, 28/30) 3-2 OT victory at Portland (Ouellet).
02/07/04: T (65m, 18/19) 1-1 OT tie vs. Albany (Ahonen).
02/11/04: L (59m47s, 32/35) 1-4 defeat vs. Springfield (LeNeveu).
02/15/04: L (58m58s, 35/36) 0-1 defeat vs. Hershey (Lawson).
02/17/04: W (60m, 21/21) 2-0 victory vs. Worcester (Moreland).
02/20/04: L (60m, 21/24) 0-3 defeat at Hartford (LaBarbera).
02/25/04: - (46m21s, 16/18) 2-5 defeat at Hartford (LaBarbera) [Replaced Dubielewicz].
02/27/04: W (60m, 25/26) 3-1 victory at Albany (Ahonen).
02/28/04: L (61m43s, 34/37) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Providence (Toivonen).
03/03/04: L (58m30s, 24/27) 1-3 defeat vs. Lowell (Storr).
03/07/04: L (59m25s, 26/30) 3-4 defeat vs. Binghamton (Thompson).
03/14/04: L (59m02s, 21/23) 1-2 defeat vs. Manchester (Hauser).
03/20/04: L (58m46s, 23/25) 1-3 defeat at Binghamton (Thompson).
03/26/04: L (59m23s, 22/24) 1-2 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
03/27/04: L (59m34s, 32/35) 1-3 defeat at Norfolk (Leighton).
03/28/04: W (60m, 19/19) 2-0 victory at Norfolk (Leighton).
03/31/04: W (64m35s, 21/23) 3-2 OT victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Chiodo).
04/02/04: T (65m, 27/29) 2-2 OT tie at Manchester (Hauser).
04/03/04: W (60m, 33/35) 3-2 victory vs. Hershey (Sauve).
04/08/04: W (60m, 37/37) 2-0 victory vs. Norfolk (Anderson).
04/11/04: T (65m, 37/39) 2-2 OT tie at Wilkes-Barre (Caron).
04/15/04: W (71m11s, 37/41) 5-4 OT victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Caron).
04/18/04: L (63m08s, 34/37) 2-3 OT defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Caron).
04/22/04: L (74m33s, 32/34) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Chiodo).
04/25/04: L (71m44s, 31/34) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Chiodo).
10/17/04: W (59m57s, 34/36) 4-2 victory vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
10/22/04: L (60m, 38/43) 1-5 defeat at Albany (Ahonen).
10/24/04: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory vs. Binghamton (Emery).
10/30/04: L (59m47s, 14/15) 0-1 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Chiodo).
11/07/04: W (60m, 26/27) 3-1 victory vs. Portland (Ouellet).
11/14/04: W (63m30s, 19/21) 3-2 OT victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Chiodo).
11/19/04: L (58m59s, 23/26) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
11/27/04: L (60m, 18/22) 2-4 defeat at Worcester (Michaud).
12/04/04: W (60m, 19/20) 2-1 victory vs. Lowell (Ward).
12/11/04: L (59m01s, 27/30) 1-3 defeat at Hershey (Lawson).
12/17/04: L (60m, 33/38) 1-5 defeat at Binghamton (Emery).
12/22/04: W (64m32s, 28/30) 3-2 SO victory vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
12/28/04: L (59m10s, 17/20) 2-3 defeat vs. Portland (Ouellet).
01/08/05: L (59m15s, 25/29) 3-4 defeat at Norfolk (Leighton).
01/15/05: - (20m, 3/3) 0-4 defeat at Hartford (Valiquette) [Replaced Dubielewicz].
01/16/05: L (60m, 28/31) 1-3 defeat at Lowell (Ward).
01/21/05: W (65m, 34/36) 3-2 SO victory (4/5) vs. Albany (Clemmensen).
01/22/05: L (58m04s, 20/23) 1-3 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Sabourin).
01/28/05: L (59m43s, 40/46) 5-7 defeat at Providence (Toivonen, Rudkowsky).
02/04/05: W (60m, 25/26) 5-1 victory at Worcester (Sanford).
02/17/05: W (60m, 45/45) 4-0 victory at Binghamton (Emery, Thompson).
02/18/05: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Fleury).
02/20/05: W (60m, 26/27) 4-1 victory vs. Worcester (Bacashihua).
02/23/05: L (59m21s, 34/38) 2-5 defeat vs. Hershey (Budaj).
02/25/05: W (60m38s, 27/28) 2-1 OT victory at Hartford (LaBarbera).
02/26/05: W (64m02s, 29/32) 4-3 victory at Albany (Clemmensen).
03/02/05: L (61m51s, 35/39) 3-4 OT defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
03/04/05: L (60m, 18/22) 0-4 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Little).
03/05/05: W (60m, 49/50) 4-1 victory vs. Norfolk (Munro, Leighton).
03/09/05: W (60m, 33/35) 3-2 victory vs. Providence (Madden).
03/11/05: L (59m19s, 26/28) 1-2 defeat at Hartford (LaBarbera).
03/12/05: W (64m06s, 30/32) 3-2 OT victory vs. Hershey (Lawson).
03/16/05: W (65m, 41/44) 4-3 SO victory (5/7) at Binghamton (Emery).
03/18/05: L (59m40s, 27/31) 3-4 defeat at Springfield (Eklund).
03/25/05: L (59m02s, 22/24) 1-2 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Sabourin).
04/01/05: W (59m44s, 30/33) 7-3 victory at Norfolk (Munro, Brodeur).
04/02/05: L (62m59s, 31/35) 3-4 OT defeat at Hershey (Budaj).
04/03/05: W (60m, 40/42) 5-2 victory vs. Binghamton (Thompson).
04/10/05: L (39m55s, 13/18) 2-6 defeat vs. Binghamton (Thompson) [Replaced by Dubielewicz].
Signed as free agent by Portland Pirates.
12/23/05: SOL (65m, 35/37) 2-3 SO defeat (2/4) vs. Manchester (Hauser).
12/27/05: OTL (22m14s, 10/12) 6-7 OT defeat at Albany (Doyle) [Replaced Marsters].
12/28/05: W (60m, 23/25) 5-2 victory at Manchester (Hauser).
12/30/05: L (59m45s, 29/33) 2-4 defeat vs. Providence (Thomas).
12/31/05: W (63m23s, 19/23) 5-4 OT victory vs. Springfield (Eklund).
01/07/06: W (60m, 29/29) 6-0 victory vs. Providence (Thomas, Brown).
01/08/06: W (60m, 53/56) 5-3 victory vs. Hartford (Gherson).
02/04/06: L (60m, 30/36) 0-6 defeat vs. Hartford (Montoya).
02/10/06: W (60m, 34/36) 8-2 victory at Toronto (Aubin, Racine, Aubin).
02/11/06: W (59m43s, 28/31) 4-3 victory at Hamilton (Danis, Michaud).
02/15/06: W (65m, 33/35) 3-2 SO victory (6/7) vs. Lowell (Kowalski).
02/17/06: W (60m, 34/36) 3-2 victory at Providence (Sigalet).
02/18/06: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory at Bridgeport (Cloutier).
02/19/06: L (58m29s, 24/28) 3-4 defeat vs. Hartford (Gherson).
02/22/06: - (23m56s, 7/7) 6-3 victory at Providence (Sigalet, Eklund) [Replaced by Marsters].
Signed as free agent by Houston Aeros, October 2006.
10/21/06: W (11m20s, 2/2) 4-3 SO victory (4/7) at Grand Rapids (Liv) [Replaced Harding].
01/14/07: L (60m, 29/35) 0-6 defeat at San Antonio (LeNeveu).
01/24/07: L (59m25s, 17/20) 2-3 defeat at Worcester (Patzold).
01/26/07: L (58m41s, 46/49) 2-3 defeat at Manchester (Brust).
02/08/07: L (32m03s, 14/15) 3-4 defeat vs. Omaha (McElhinney) [Replaced Kopriva].
02/10/07: L (59m00s, 28/32) 3-4 defeat at Peoria (Bacashihua).
02/11/07: L (59m38s, 36/40) 3-4 defeat at Milwaukee (Rinne).
02/17/07: W (60m, 34/35) 4-1 victory vs. Chicago (Brathwaite).
02/18/07: L (11m43s, 5/8) 0-8 defeat vs. Chicago (Garnett) [Replaced by Kopriva].
02/22/07: L (59m24s, 29/32) 2-3 defeat vs. Iowa (Ellis).
02/23/07: SOL (65m, 33/35) 2-3 SO defeat (3/5) vs. Iowa (Ellis).
02/25/07: L (58m16s, 23/26) 1-3 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
03/02/07: L (59m52s, 22/24) 1-3 defeat at Omaha (McElhinney).
03/04/07: L (40m, 14/18) 1-4 defeat at Peoria (Beckford-Tseu) [Replaced by Quesada].
03/07/07: - (40m, 33/34) 1-4 defeat at Chicago (Garnett) [Replaced Kopriva].
03/10/07: W (65m, 24/27) 4-3 SO victory (4/5) vs. Peoria (Beckford-Tseu).
03/16/07: L (59m02s, 30/34) 3-4 defeat at Toronto (Pogge).
03/18/07: L (59m19s, 34/36) 1-3 defeat at Rochester (Dennis).
03/20/07: W (60m, 44/45) 3-1 victory at Manitoba (MacIntyre).
03/21/07: W (60m, 22/22) 2-0 victory at Manitoba (Ellis).
03/23/07: L (58m34s, 28/34) 4-6 defeat vs. Rochester (Dennis).
03/24/07: - (31m30s, 10/16) 2-10 defeat vs. Omaha (Krahn) [Replaced Quesada].
03/30/07: W (60m, 47/50) 6-3 victory vs. Peoria (Beckford-Tseu, Schwarz).

INTERNATIONAL GAME DIRECTORY:

Played for United States in 2002 IIHF World Championships (Sweden).
04/27/02: W (60m, 17/19) 5-2 victory vs. Italy (Rosati, Brunetta).
04/30/02: L (59m13s, 22/24) 1-2 defeat vs. Canada (Giguere).
05/04/02: L (30m45s, 17/18) 4-5 defeat vs. Czech Republic (Hnilicka) [Replaced Naumenko].

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