Dan Spang
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| Born | August 16, 1983 Winchester, MA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL) Cleveland Barons Worcester Sharks Quad City Flames Syracuse Crunch Nürnberg Ice Tigers |
| NHL Draft | 52nd overall, 2002 San Jose Sharks |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Dan Spang (born August 1, 1983 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA) is a professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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[edit] Playing career
Spang won a Massachusetts state championship in 2000 at Winchester High School. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
During his collegiate career, he was a co-winner of Boston University’s Most Improved Player Award following the 2003–04 season.[1] Spang led Boston University defensemen in goals (nine), assists (22) and points (31) in 40 games as a senior.[2] Won a Hockey East regular season and tournament championship at Boston University in 2005–06 he was an Alternate Captain for the Worcester Sharks as a rookie in 2006–07.[3]
On July 21, 2009, he left the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and signed a contract for Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[4] He then signed with the Dallas Stars organization to play for them in the 2010–11 season. However, he was assigned to the affiliates Texas Stars of the AHL.
Although Spang signed with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on May 4, 2011,[5] he extended his contract with the Dallas Stars organization on June 16, 2011.[6]
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston University | HE | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 48 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 77 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 24 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 77 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 264 | 26 | 88 | 114 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Player Bio – Dan Spang". Forecaster.ca. 2010-10-02. http://www.forecaster.ca/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?3174. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Prospect Dan Spang Player Profile". Hockeysfuture.com. 2011-05-04. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/dan_spang. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Dan Spang – Stats". American Hockey League. 2011-05-04. http://stats.theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=1155. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Ice Tigers sign Dan Spang" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2009-07-21. http://www.icetigers.de/ICETIGERS/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:ice-tigers-verpflichten-dan-spang&catid=1:aktuelle-nachrichten&Itemid=76. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Växjö värvar AHL-back" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. 2011-05-04. http://www.vaxjolakers.se/website1/sv/nyhetsmall/nyhetsmall.php?item=cms_12-s1/837&group=cms_12_grp-s1/3. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Spang signed to two-way contract". Stars Blog. 2011-06-16. http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/06/spang-signed-to-two-way-contract.html. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
[edit] External links
- 1983 births
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
- Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
- Las Vegas Wranglers players
- Living people
- Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
- Quad City Flames players
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Texas Stars players
- Worcester Sharks players
- People from Winchester, Massachusetts
- Ice hockey people from Massachusetts
