Born	January 1, 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 23), Taber, AB, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team	San Jose Sharks
NHL Draft	8th overall, 2005 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2007 – present

Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987 in Taber, Alberta), also known as The Gooch,^[1] is a Canadian forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round, 8th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Setoguchi played one season with the now-defunct Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He then spent three seasons with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. In the 2005–06 season, he finished seventh in the league in scoring with 83 points. In the 2006–07 season, he joined the Prince George Cougars.

Setoguchi was expected to begin the 2007–08 season in the National Hockey League with the Sharks. However, he was injured and placed on the Injured reserve. He started off the season with the Worcester Sharks, San Jose's AHL affiliate located in Worcester, Massachusetts. There he played 2 games before getting called back up to San Jose.

Setoguchi scored his first two regular-season NHL goals on October 29, 2007, in his first NHL game, playing against the Dallas Stars. He became the first Sharks rookie ever to score two goals in his first NHL game.

On December 28, 2007, Setoguchi was sent back down to Worcester.^[2]

On January 18, 2008, the Sharks recalled Setoguchi back up to San Jose. The following day, San Jose lost to the Detroit Red Wings 6–3, in which Setoguchi scored a power play goal.^[3]

On January 25, 2008, Setoguchi was sent back down to Worcester along with left wing Tomáš Plíhal, goalie Thomas Greiss, and defenceman Marc-Édouard Vlasic to get additional playing time during the NHL All-Star break, then recalled back to San Jose on January 28, 2008.

On April 15, 2008, Setoguchi appeared in his first NHL playoff game, where he assisted on the game-tying goal in the third period. The Sharks went on to score one more goal to win that game.^[4]

As of February 7, 2009, Setoguchi spends most of his ice-time with teammates Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau on San Jose's first line.^[5]

On April 25, 2009, in the 5th game of the first round of the playoffs, Setoguchi scored his first playoff goal in the second period, helping the Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Ducks.

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[edit] External links

• Devin Setoguchi's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database