Darren Eliot Biography
Darren Eliot (born November 26, 1961) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently serves as Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Darren Eliot Age
Eliot was born on November 26, 1961, in Milton, Ontario, Canada. He is 57 years old as of 2018.
Darren Eliot Playing career
College
Eliot was born in Milton, Ontario. He graduated from Cornell University in 1983 with a degree in agricultural economics, having been elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his Senior year. He earned membership into the Red Key Society for students exemplifying excellence in academics and athletics.
With the Cornell Big Red men’s ice hockey team, he was a two-time All-Ivy selection and was named an All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.
Darren Eliot NHL career
Eliot was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Eliot played in the National Hockey League with the Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Buffalo Sabres. Eliot played in 89 games and accumulated a record of 25–41–12.
International career
Eliot represented Team Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Darren Eliot Post-playing career
Detroit Red Wings
On September 12, 2014, it was announced that Eliot was named the new Director of Minor Hockey Operations for Little Caesars Amateur Hockey. In his new role, Eliot will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Little Caesars AAA hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL), along with serving as the organization’s representative to USA Hockey, the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) and the High-Performance Hockey League (HPHL).
Vegas Golden Knights
On February 13, 2019, it was announced that Eliot was named Vice President of Hockey Programming and Facility Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights. He will also oversee the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights program as the club’s executive director.
Darren Eliot Broadcasting career
Eliot worked as an in-studio analyst for Fox Sports Detroit’s coverage of the Detroit Red Wings. He also contributes as an online columnist for Sports Illustrated. Previously, he worked as a national color analyst for Versus as well as locally for the Atlanta Thrashers telecasts on Fox Sports South and SportSouth.
He also does occasional work for the Big Ten Network. Eliot served as the Ice Level Reporter for the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals on NBC Sports Radio.
Darren Eliot Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings TV analyst Darren Eliot leaves; who’s replacing him?
If you caught much of the Detroit Red Wings game on Fox Sports Detroit on Tuesday night, you may have noticed the game was an ode to Darren Eliot.
The former Wings goalie had been one of the pregame/between the benches/between period/postgame and occasional game analysts for the last few seasons. But the Wings’ 3-2 win in Nashville was Eliot’s last game with FSD.
As the TV crew alluded to during and after the game, Eliot, who was also the director of the Little Caesars youth hockey program, has taken a job with the Vegas Golden Knights as vice president of hockey programming and facility operations.
Murphy was a member of the FSD crew for the Wings years ago but was fired by the network in March 2013. Murphy told the Free Press he was informed he was let go because of ratings. The four-time Stanley Cup champion, who was a blueliner for the Wings’ 1997 and 1998 title teams, has worked with the NHL Network. A message for FSD has not yet been returned.
Darren Eliot Leaving Fox Sports Detroit
Darren Eliot leaving Red Wings TV broadcast team
Darren Eliot is leaving Fox Sports Detroit to become vice-president of hockey programming and facility operations for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Eliot will be directing facility operations for City National Arena, the Golden Knights’ practice rink, along with overseeing the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights hockey program. Eliot has been with FSD since 2011 as pre- and post-game and between periods analyst, and sometimes substituting for Mickey Redmond as game analyst.
Since 2014, Eliot has been overseeing the Little Caesars youth hockey program and has been active with the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association. With Eliot’s departure, former Wings players Chris Osgood and Larry Murphy will handle the majority of the remaining 25 games.
Murphy, the Hall of Fame defenseman who won two Stanley Cups with the Wings, used to be with FSD but was let go by the network in March 2013. Osgood has been a backup, of sorts, for Eliot and Redmond. Eliot played 88 games in the NHL over five seasons, including a season with the Wings in 1987-88. Eliot’s son, Mitch, recently signed an entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks organization.
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