Daniel Paille

For the politician, see Daniel Paillé.

Daniel Paille
Born	April 15, 1984 (1984-04-15) Welland, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft	20th overall, 2002 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2004–present

Daniel Paille (born April 15, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Paille was raised in Welland, Ontario. He went to Saint François Elementary School and École Secondaire Confédération.^{[citation needed]}. Paille played his minor hockey with his hometown Welland Tigers of the OMHA's South Central AAA league. His teammates growing up in Welland included several future NHL'ers including Nathan Horton, Daniel Girardi and Andre Deveaux. He admired Steve Yzerman when he was growing up.

Playing career

Paille played junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Guelph Storm. He was also the member of Team Canada for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the Team Canada captain for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning silver medals in both tournaments.

Paille scored his first NHL goal on January 14, 2006, against the Los Angeles Kings. In the summer of 2007, Paille signed a one-year, $535,000 one-way contract to remain in Buffalo, then re-signed with Sabres for two years, which was announced on July 16, 2008, for $2.2 million: $900,000 in the first year, and in the second, $1,300,000.

Paille was traded to the Boston Bruins on October 20, 2009 for a third-round and a conditional fourth-round draft selection. Paille's move to Boston marked the first ever trade of a player under contract between the two division rivals in their common 39 years in the NHL.

Paille won the Stanley Cup along with the rest of the Boston Bruins on June 15, 2011 against the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 game. He was a major contributor on the penalty kill, as he and linemate Gregory Campbell played a huge role in keeping the high-powered Vancouver powerplay to only 2 goals in the seven game series.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Welland Tigers Bantam AAA	OMHA		52	42	41	83	40		-	-	-	-	-
1999–00	Welland Cougars	GHL		42	14	17	37	19		16	16	16	32	—
2000–01	Guelph Storm	OHL		64	22	31	53	57		4	2	0	2	2
2001–02	Guelph Storm	OHL		62	27	30	57	53		9	5	2	7	9
2002–03	Guelph Storm	OHL		54	30	27	57	28		11	8	6	14	6
2003–04	Guelph Storm	OHL		59	37	43	80	63		22	9	9	18	14
2004–05	Rochester Americans	AHL		79	14	15	29	54		9	2	2	4	6
2005–06	Rochester Americans	AHL		45	14	13	27	29		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		14	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		29	7	14	21	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		29	3	8	11	18		1	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	19	16	35	14		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		73	12	15	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Boston Bruins	NHL		74	10	9	19	12		13	0	2	2	2
2010–11	Boston Bruins	NHL		43	6	7	13	28		25	3	3	6	4
NHL totals				312	51	58	109	94		39	3	5	8	6

External links

• Daniel Paille's NHL player profile
• Daniel Paille's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Keith Ballard

Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2002

Succeeded by Thomas Vanek