Dale Mitchell (ice hockey)

Dale Mitchell
Born	(1989-04-09)April 9, 1989 Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
team Former teams	Odense Bulldogs AHL Toronto Marlies Syracuse Crunch ECHL Reading Royals San Francisco Bulls EBEL Dornbirner EC
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	74th overall, 2007 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2008–present

Dale Mitchell (born April 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs.

Playing career

Mitchell was chosen 74th overall in the third round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.

He attended Streetsville Secondary School in Mississauga, where he played for the Streetsville Tigers. Mitchell, with his mentor and linemate Cam Lindsay, were able to bring Streetsville their only hockey gold medal to date. Mitchell scored hat tricks in come from behind wins in both the semi-final over the Iona Dolphins and final, including the tying and winning goals late in the third period, in a 4-3 win over the Cawthra Park Panthers. The 04/05 hockey team and the play-off run is still regarded as one of the greatest in the school's history. He was named the teams MVP at season's end.

Mitchell signed an entry level contract with the Maple Leafs on May 4, 2008, and was subsequently sent down to the Marlies during their 2007–08 AHL playoff run. Mitchell spends his summers training with the Prairie Dogs in the MAHL.

Mitchell returned to the OHL in the 2008–09 season with the Windsor Spitfires.

After attending the Maple Leafs' 2009 pre-season training camp, Mitchell was assigned to the Marlies on September 19, 2009. Shortly after 9 games to start the 2009–10 AHL season with the Marlies, he was demoted back to junior, relinking with the Spitfires. As a member of the Spitfires, Mitchell won back to back Memorial Cups

On August 5, 2012, Mitchell signed to a one-year contract with EC Dornbirner of the Austrian Hockey League. He finished the season third in team scoring, with 39 points (13 goals, 26 assists) in 52 games.

Since the summer of 2008 Mitchell spends his summers playing for the Prairie Dogs in the Streetsville Hockey League (SHL). Dale has helped the Prairie Dogs win three league titles (2010, 2011 and 2015).

On September 24, 2013, Mitchell returned to North America, signing with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL. On January 27, 2014, however, the San Francisco Bulls announced they were ceasing operations effective immediately, leaving Mitchell and all players on an ECHL contract with San Francisco as free agents. He then signed with Dornbirner EC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in Austria.

For the 2014/15 season, Mitchell signed with the Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen in Denmark.

Career Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Oshawa Generals	OHL		65	20	23	43	63		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Oshawa Generals	OHL		67	43	37	80	81		9	1	4	5	12
2007–08	Oshawa Generals	OHL		63	24	36	60	79		15	10	6	16	23
2007–08	Toronto Marlies	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	1	1	2
2008–09	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		66	33	35	68	87		20	14	15	29	24
2009–10	Toronto Marlies	AHL		9	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		32	16	27	43	44		19	7	10	17	16
2010–11	Toronto Marlies	AHL		49	5	8	13	29		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Reading Royals	ECHL		5	2	2	4	14		2	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Reading Royals	ECHL		35	16	15	31	47		5	1	2	3	2
2011–12	Toronto Marlies	AHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Dornbirner EC	EBEL		52	13	26	39	75		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	San Francisco Bulls	ECHL		25	11	12	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				62	7	9	16	35		2	0	1	1	2

International

Year	Team	Comp		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Canada Ontario	U-17 WHC		5	1	1	2	8

External links

• Dale Mitchell's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Dale Mitchell's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database