Derek Stepan, American ice hockey player
Derek Kenneth Stepan ( steh-PAHN; born June 18, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He has played for three other teams in the NHL: the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers, the latter whom drafted Stepan in the second round, 51st overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
After being drafted, Stepan attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played for the Badgers hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). On July 1, 2010, he signed his first professional contract with the Rangers, forgoing his junior and senior years at Wisconsin. On October 9, 2010, he became the first player in Rangers history, and the fourth in NHL history, to score a hat trick in his NHL debut.