Derek Topatigh

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Derek Topatigh celebrates after goal against Harvard

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Derek Topatigh versus Quinnipiac in 2019

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Photo by: Princeton Athletic Communications

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ont.
High School:
Mentor College

Awards
ECAC All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Tucker Ironman Award (Team Award -- Commitment to conditioning and physical endurance; 2018-19)
The Blackwell Trophy (Team Award -- Outstanding Contribution; 2019-20)
Richard F. Vaughn Cup (Team Award -- Perseverance And Dedication; 2019-20)

2019-20: Team captain ... ECAC All-Academic Team ... Played in all 31 games ... Led defensemen and was fifth overall on team with 14 points ... Finished with five goals and 14 assists ... All five goals were on the power play ... Took 60 shots ... Led team with 47 blocked shots ... Had an assist at St. Cloud State (11/2) ... Scored against RPI (11/15) ... Had a goal against New Hampshire in Belfast at the Friendship Four (11/30) ... Scored a PPG and added an assist against Harvard (1/4) ... Dished out an assist at Clarkson (1/10) ... Had two goals at Brown (2/7) ... Had an assist at Dartmouth (3/6) in Game One of the ECAC Playoffs ... Picked up two assists, including a helper on the OT game-winner in Game Two against the Big Green (3/7).

2018-19: ECAC Al-Academic Team ... Appeared in 30 games and had six goals and four assists ... Took 57 shots and blocked 54 ... Scored twice in a 7-1 win at Dartmouth on Nov. 2 ... Tallied a short-handed goal in a 4-4 draw at Harvard on Nov. 3 ... Scored in a 4-3 overtime win versus No. 12 Union on Nov. 9 ... Earned an assist at Colgate on Nov. 16 and at No. 8 Quinnipiac on Dec. 1 ... Had an assist in a 4-4 draw with No. 9 Penn State at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 15 ... Scored in a 7-3 win over Maine on Dec. 29 ... Tallied a goal in a 4-2 win versus Harvard on Jan. 11 ... Added an assist in a 5-3 win over St. Lawrence on Feb. 23.

2017-18: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Played in all 36 games and had two goals and eight assists ... Blocked 58 shots and took 69 ... Tallied two assists in the season opener, a 4-2 win over Holy Cross ... Added an assist in a 5-4 win over Yale on Nov. 17 ... Had an assist in a loss to Quinnipiac on Nov. 28 ... Had two helpers, including on the game winner in a 7-2 game at Brown on Feb. 9 ... Added an assist in a 7-2 win over Rensselaer on Feb. 16 ... Scored the game-winner in an 8-2 win over Brown in Game 1 of the ECAC first round series and scored again in Game 2 ... Tallied an assist in a 5-3 win at No. 16 Union in Game 1 of the ECAC Quarterfinals.

2016-17: ECAC All-Academic Team ... Skated in 32 games and scored twice and added seven assists … Took 42 shots on goal and blocked 36 … Had an assist in the season opener at Michigan State on Oct. 28 … Earned an assist in a 2-2 draw with Dartmouth on Nov. 12 … Added an assist in a 3-1 win over No. 10 Bemidji on Nov. 26 … Had an assist in a 6-1 win over No. 19 Minnesota State on Dec. 16 ... Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Clarkson on Feb. 11 … Chipped in a helper in a 7-2 win over Brown and then set up the game-winning goal the next night against Yale … Had an assist in Game 1 of the ECAC first-round series with Colgate … Scored in a 2-1 Game 3 to advance the Tigers to the quarterfinals.

Before Princeton: A two-year member of the Orangeville Flyers (OJHL) ... Played in 113 games and has 67 points as a blueliner ... Scored 16 goals and assisted on 51 goals ... Named first-team All-Prospect in 2014-15 ... An Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Top Prospect Defenseman ... Played for Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge-19 tournament and had a goal and an assist in five games ... Was with the Mississauga Rebels organization from 2010-14 ... 2015 graduate of Mentor College where he played rugby and was named the team MVP as a junior.

Personal: Full name is Derek Topatigh ... Parents are Sergio Topatigh and Karen Trudell ... Sergio (Waterloo '87) is a chartered accountant and Karen (Brock '88) is a chartered accountant ... Has an older brother Jacob (Western Ontario '17) and a twin brother Shawn (Brock '19).