Doherty saw a huge improvement with his offensive numbers during the 2009–10 season, as he scored 16 goals and 44 points in 63 games for Kingston, helping the club reach the playoffs.

In five playoff games, Doherty had a goal and five points, as the Frontenacs lost in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals to the Brampton Battalion.

In five playoff games, Doherty earned three assists, as Kingston lost to the Oshawa Generals in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals.

He spent the entire 2011–12 with Worcester, and on January 28, 2012, Doherty earned his first career point, an assist, in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Manchester Monarchs.

After the conclusion of his contract in the Czech Republic, Doherty opted to return to North America as a free agent, later signing for a second stint with the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL on September 25, 2019.

[3] In the 2019–20 season, Doherty made 17 appearances with the Solar Bears, contributing 5 points, before he was traded to the Fort Wayne Komets on December 1, 2019.

[4] After a short spell with Orli Znojmo in the Austrian Hockey League, Doherty spent the 2020-21 season in Poland with Cracovia Krakow.

In June 2021, UK EIHL side Nottingham Panthers announced Doherty had agreed to join the team for the 2021-22 season.

[5] In January 2022, Doherty parted company with Nottingham by mutual consent in order to join Slovak Extraliga side HK Dukla Michalovce.