Derek Barach (born February 27, 1995) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He plays as a centre.
Playing career Junior Derek began his ice hockey career as a young child playing for the CD Selects, a junior A team in Albany New York. He played High School Hockey for the Bethlehem Central High School Eagles, The Albany Academy Cadets, and the Salisbury School Crimson Knights. He also played junior hockey with the Neponset Valley River Rats, Lone Star Brahmas, and Green Bay Gamblers.
College Barach spent four years at college playing for the Mercyhurst Lakers, where he served two years as captain.
Professional After completion of his college degree, Barach signed his first professional contract with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League on March 10, 2019.
Barach signed a 2-year contract to Porin Ässät covering the seasons 2021–22 and 2022–23. Barach played his first Liiga game on October 10, 2021. On October 15 Barach scored his first Liiga goal with a hat trick in a game against KalPa, overall he scored 4 goals in that game. Barach played 56 matches with 32 points. In the 2022–23 season Barach played 58 matches with 28 points.
On June 28, 2023 it was announced that Barach had signed a one-year contract with the HC Vityaz of the KHL.
Barach was amongst Vityaz's offensive leader through two seasons with the club, leaving as a free agent following their withdrawal from the KHL to sign a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk for the 2025–26 season on June 11, 2025. He continued his offensive output with Metallurg, helping the club claim the Kharlamov division in posting 21 goals and 40 points through 62 regular season games.
As a free agent, Barach left Metallurg to continue in the KHL with CSKA Moscow on a two-year contract on June 1, 2026.
Personal life Barach's father, Scott, played NCAA Division III hockey with Rochester Institute of Technology.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Albany Academy Cadets NEPSAC 36 7 9 16 — — — — — — 2011–12 Albany Academy Cadets NEPSAC 31 19 34 53 — — — — — — 2012–13 Salisbury Crimson Knights NEPSAC 29 10 9 19 — — — — — — 2013–14 Salisbury Crimson Knights NEPSAC 29 23 33 56 — — — — — — 2013–14 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 55 11 7 18 32 — — — — — 2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 36 10 22 32 44 — — — — — 2016–17 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 39 9 28 37 34 — — — — — 2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 37 15 23 38 54 — — — — — 2018–19 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 38 15 22 37 28 — — — — — 2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 15 7 4 11 6 8 1 0 1 2 2019–20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 47 7 6 13 36 — — — — — 2019–20 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Texas Stars AHL 31 3 4 7 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Indy Fuel AHL 7 3 4 7 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Porin Ässät Liiga 56 18 14 32 56 — — — — — 2022–23 Porin Ässät Liiga 58 15 13 28 59 8 1 5 6 10 2023–24 HC Vityaz KHL 68 10 25 35 51 — — — — — 2024–25 HC Vityaz KHL 68 21 22 43 52 — — — — — 2025–26 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 62 21 19 40 44 15 2 4 6 14 AHL totals 93 17 14 31 62 8 1 0 1 2 Liiga totals 114 33 27 60 115 8 1 5 6 10 KHL totals 198 52 66 118 147 15 2 4 6 14
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Mercyhurst bio