(Phoenix, AZ). Fan favorite and definitely a GM favorite, Center Derick Brassard has resigned for two more years with the Arizona Coyotes. After his first full season at Arizona, GM Ken Knoph drafted Derick Brassard with the seventh pick in the first round in 2010. Derick became an instant starter and became the understudy of Captian Jeff Taffe at the time. Since then Brassard has been nothing but consistent scoring 40 points or more 17 of 19 seasons so far. During that time he has passed Jeff Woywitka for the teams all-time hits list during the 2026 season, passed Jeff Taffe as the teams all-time assists leader during the 2025 season and the teams all-time points leader in 2027. He is still chasing the teams all-time goals record held by Taffe, needling 55 more to tie. It's asking a lot for the 38 year old center to produce those 55 goals or more in two seasons, but if anyone could it would be Derick.
8/31/2022 - 251 words
