Deryk Engelland (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently serving as alternate captain with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames. He was selected 194th overall by the New Jersey Devils at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Engelland made his NHL debut with the Penguins in 2009, after six years in the minor leagues.\n', '

Engelland played five seasons of junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Moose Jaw Warriors. He appeared in two games in 1998–99 before establishing a place as a regular defenceman for the team in the following four seasons where he peaked at 17 points in 2001–02 and 199 penalty minutes in 2002–03. The New Jersey Devils selected Engelland in the sixth round, 194th overall at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, but never played with the team. He turned professional in 2003–04 and split that season between the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).\n', '

Returning to Las Vegas, Engelland played the entire 2004–05 season in the ECHL where he scored 5 goals, added 16 assists and recorded 138 penalty minutes. He then spent the following several seasons shuffling between the ECHL and AHL. 2005–06 was split between the South Carolina Stingrays and Hershey Bears, and the following year between Hershey and the Reading Royals. His play with Hershey in the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs caught the attention of the NHL\'s Pittsburgh Penguins who signed him to a contract. Engelland joined the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2007–08 AHL season where he played all 80 regular season games then added 23 more in the playoffs as the team reached the Calder Cup final. He again played all 80 games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2008–09. After starting the 2009–10 season with the AHL club, Engelland reached a consecutive games played streak of 171 that was broken following a game played November 6, 2009, when he earned his first recall to Pittsburgh. \n', '

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