Derek Graham
22 Derek Graham
  • Birth Date:
    5/26/88
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    166
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Schoolcraft, Mich.
  • High School:
    St. Clair Shores South Lake
  • Position:
    Center
  • Team:
    Mahoning Valley (NAHL)
  • S/C:
    R

Bio

Sophomore (2009-10 Season): Game-By-Game Statistics . . . An offensively-skilled player . . . Shifty skater . . . Displayed glimpses of offensive potential a season ago and is being counted upon to continue development in productivity . . . Has ability to become a bonafide scoring threat as he matures . . . Plays well in traffic . . . Added strength in the offseason . . . Will vie for playing time in power-play opportunities . . . Career Statistics.

Freshman (2008-09 Season): Compiled eight points on three goals with five assists in 31 contests . . . Finished 14th among squad's leading points producers and had second most points for team rookie scorers . . . Recorded season-best four points (3-1=4) in eight January outings . . . Produced six third-period points (2-4=6) . . . Netted his initial collegiate goal on a power play to go with an assist against St. Lawrence (1/2) in Vermont's Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup matchup . . . First point in the college ranks occurred on an assist in a non-league series finale tilt at Robert Morris (10/18) . . . Assisted on a FSU regulation goal and turned in a season-best plus two efficiency rating in a 2-2 overtime tie at Michigan State (2/6) before tallying the deciding score in a 2-1 league shootout decision over the Spartans . . . Credited with a helper in road league outings at Nebraska-Omaha (11/15) and Northern Michigan (11/28) . . . Converted a power-play lamplighter versus Colgate (1/3) in Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup consolation game . . . Generated a marker in a home league triumph over Nebraska-Omaha (1/30) . . . Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School/Juniors: A 2007-08 North American Hockey League (NAHL) All-North Division Team selection . . . Registered a team-high 71 points on 30 goals with 41 assists in 57 2007-08 contests for the Mahoning Valley (Boardman, Ohio) Phantoms . . . Played a key role in leading the Phantoms to berth in the 2007-08 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament . . . Coached by Bob Mainhardt . . . Produced nine power-play markers, one short-handed tally, and three game-winning lamplighters in 2007-08 with Mahoning Valley . . . His 71-points total ranked tied for seventh highest among the 2007-08 NAHL regular-season scoring leaders . . . Finished his two seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) at Mahoning Valley as the Phantoms' all-time leader in both points (129) and assists (81) . . . Wore jersey #94 . . . Tabbed as the NAHL's North Division Player of the Week (12/11) during the 2007-08 campaign . . . Generated 18 goals with 40 assists for 58 points over 52 outings in his initial season (2006-07) with Mahoning Valley en route to achieving NAHL All-Rookie Team accolades . . . Was a 2006-07 Phantoms' teammate of current Ferris State forward Mike Fillinger . . . Amassed 109 points on 42 lamplighters and 67 helpers in 80 games with the 2005-06 Midget Major AAA State Champion and Midwest Elite Hockey League (MWEHL) member Detroit (Mich.) Belle Tire . . . Helped guide Belle Tire to a 57-20-3 overall ledger for the 2005-06 campaign . . . Played in the USA Select 17 camp . . . A 2006 graduate of St. Clair Shores (Mich.) South Lake High School . . . Participated three years in golf and two in soccer.

Personal: Born 5/26/88 in Kalamazoo, Mich. . . . Son of Dan and Judy Graham . . . Father works as a disability examiner and mother is a secretary . . . Has a younger sister and brother . . . Nickname is "Grammy" . . . FSU Letters: One . . . Shoots: Right . . . Majoring in accountancy.