Darcy Verot

Darcy Verot (born July 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 37 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2014, was spent in the minor leagues and in Europe.

Career
Verot started his professional career in 1997 in the Western Professional Hockey League). He ended his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, retiring in 2014. Signed as a free agent in 2000 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Verot made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals, playing 37 games during the 2003–04 NHL season before the NHL lockout in 2004–05. Verot led all players in penalty minutes for the last half of the season.

In 2002, Verot played with the Calgary Flames organization before signing a two-way contract in 2005 with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played two seasons with the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In 2007, after a serious shoulder injury Verot signed with Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL and amassed more than 1000 penalty minutes over five years. In 2011, Verot signed with KHL's powerhouse team, CSKA Moscow.

While with Russia he was involved in multiple incidents, particularly in games against rival Avangard Omsk. Notably he fought star Jaromír Jágr (who was briefly his teammate in Washington) on a couple of occasions, losing each time. When Verot tried out for Czech Extraliga club Oceláři Třinec in 2011, Jágr, who owns another club in the league, expressed outrage.

Personal life
Verot is married to Nicole Pizzolatto of Lake Charles, Louisiana and the couple have five children together.