Kirby Dach
Age 21 Jan 21, 2001
Fort Saskatchewan CAN
Center shoots right
6'4" 193 cm
197 lbs 89 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2027
Agent Gerry Johannson 
Transaction History
| Sep 7, 2022 | Montreal Canadiens | Kirby Dach | Dach agreed to terms on a four-year, $13.45 million contract with Montreal on Wednesday. |
| Jul 7, 2022 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Montreal Canadiens acquired Kirby Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks for 2022 First Round Pick (#13) and 2022 third round pick (#66) (0) Leave a Comment |
| Jul 7, 2022 | TRADE ANALYSIS Kirby Dach | The Blackhawks traded Dach to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in exchange for the 13th and 66th overall picks in this year's Entry Draft, Pierre Lebrun of The Athletic reports. (0) Leave a Comment |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (shoulder) is not expected to play in Chicago's last three games, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports Monday. |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (shoulder) will not travel during the upcoming three-game road trip, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (shoulder) may not be able to travel with the team for its upcoming three-game road trip, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports Monday. |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach suffered a right shoulder sprain during Thursday's loss to San Jose, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Apr 10, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal on four shots and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 6-4 loss the Dallas Stars. |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (illness) will play Thursday against the Florida Panthers, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (illness) will not play Monday against the Buffalo Sabres, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach is dealing with a non-COVID-19 illness and did not take part in Monday's morning skate ahead of the game against the Buffalo Sabres, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach posted an assist in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach registered a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach posted an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach produced an assist and went minus-2 in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach exited the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Friday, per Carter Baum of the Chicago Blackhawks' official site. |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal and blocked two shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach notched two assists and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals. |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal, levied three hits and added two PIM in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers. |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach registered an assist in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach recorded an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach recorded a shorthanded assist, two shots on net and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Oct 27, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a power-play goal on his only shot in a 3-2 overtime loss to Toronto on Wednesday. |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal on two shots and had four PIM in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a power-play goal on two shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils. |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) centered Philipp Kurashev and Lukas Reichel on Chicago's third line during Thursday's practice, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports. |
| May 6, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) won't play in the Chicago Blackhawks' final three games of the season. |
| May 4, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach will sit out Tuesday's game in Carolina due to right wrist scar tissue aggravation. |
| May 1, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach posted an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach produced an assist in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach tallied two assists and two shots in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Nashville Predators. |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach scored a goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars. |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach notched an assist in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach posted an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) was activated from long-term injured reserve and will play in Saturday's game versus the Nashville Predators, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports. |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Head coach Jeremy Colliton said Monday that Dach (wrist) practiced fully Monday but still doesn't have a clear timeline to return, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) told reporters "I'm a little bit ahead of schedule" Wednesday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) will join the team on its upcoming six-game road trip, though he's not expected to draw into the lineup, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach (wrist) has resumed skating, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports. |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach is expected to miss 4-5 months after successful surgery on his wrist Monday. |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach sustained a fracture in his arm during Team Canada's exhibition game versus Team Russia on Wednesday, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports. |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach won't play for team Canada in the World Junior Championship and will miss regular-season action for the Chicago Blackhawks after injuring his wrist during an exhibition Wednesday, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kirby Dach | Dach will undergo X-rays after suffering an arm injury in Wednesday's game against Russia at the World Junior Championships, Steven Ellis of The Hockey News reports. |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned C Kirby Dach to Team Canada (WJC). |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Recalled C Kirby Dach from Rockford (AHL). |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Assigned C Kirby Dach to Rockford (AHL). |
| Sep 19, 2019 | New York Islanders | Assigned C Brett Neumann to Oshawa (OHL). |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Signed C Kirby Dach to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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Kirby Dach |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Chicago Blackhawks 
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70 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -18 | 43 | 968 | 42.90 | 45.40 | 0.50 | 45.80 | -0.70 | 0.43 | 1.05 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Team Brick Alberta | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Fort Saskatchewan Ranger U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 33 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Fort Saskatchewan Ranger U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 33 | 29 | 71 | 100 | 26 | Playoffs | 15 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Fort Saskatchewan Ranger U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Team Edmonton Yellow | Alberta Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Fort Saskatchewan Ranger U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 52 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada Black U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 62 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 40 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2018-2019 | WHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 784 | 53.20 | 47.40 | -0.10 | 48.30 | -0.30 | 0.61 | 1.53 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 236 | 40.70 | 42.30 | -1.80 | 43.80 | -3.60 | 0.25 | 1.78 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 70 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 968 | 42.90 | 45.40 | 0.50 | 45.80 | -0.70 | 0.43 | 1.05 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $13,450,000 4.08% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | RFA |
| AAV | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | $3,362,500 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $2,500,000 | $4,100,000 | $2,850,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $2,500,000 | $4,100,000 | $2,850,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $2,500,000 | $4,100,000 | $2,850,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Clauses | |||||
| UFA Year | |||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.13% of cap space