Drew Doughty

Two-time Stanley Cup champion and Norris Trophy winner with the Los Angeles Kings.

Drew Doughty (born December 8, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 NHL entry draft from the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he was twice voted the league's top offensive defenceman. He is considered to be one of the NHL's top defencemen of the 2010s.

Quick Facts

Born: 8 December 1989
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
Position: Defence
Shoots: Right
League: NHL
Team: Los Angeles Kings
Draft: 2nd overall

Lore & Background

Doughty was born in London, Ontario, the son of Paul and Connie Doughty. He was introduced to hockey when he was given a mini stick for his first birthday, was skating by the age of two and was playing before he was four. Doughty also played soccer in his youth as a goalkeeper – his father had a history with the game and his sister Chelsea is named after the English team of the same name. He was considered for a provincial under-14 team, but gave up the sport at 16 to focus on hockey.

Reader's Guide

Doughty made his NHL debut in 2008 as an 18-year-old and was named to the All-Rookie Team. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Kings in 2012 and 2014, two-time Olympic gold medallist with the Canadian national team in 2010 and 2014, 2009 World Championship silver medallist, 2008 World Junior Championship gold medalist, and a Norris Trophy finalist in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018, winning the trophy in 2016.

Did You Know?

He won both an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup in 2014, becoming one of eight players in league history to do so in the same year.
Doughty was the top-scoring defenceman in the 2012 playoffs with 16 points.