Daniel Cleary
| Daniel Cleary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 18, 1978 Carbonear, NL, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1997 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
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Daniel (Danny) Cleary (born 18 December, 1978 in Carbonear, Newfoundland) is a professional ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. On June 4th, 2008, Cleary became the first player from Newfoundland and Labrador to get his name on the Stanley Cup when the Red Wings won hockey's top prize. He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 13th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks. A common mistake made by announcers during NHL games is saying Cleary is from Carbonear, Newfoundland. Cleary was born in Carbonear, but he was raised in a nearby town called Harbour Grace, in a section of the town called Riverhead.
Playing career
Cleary had a phenomenal junior career with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL which begun by scoring a hat trick in his very first game as an underage 16 year old. Although his performance tailed off in his draft year, Chicago still selected him midway through the first round. Just one year removed from junior, Cleary was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers as part of a package that landed Boris Mironov in Chicago.
Cleary played parts of four seasons in Edmonton. Cleary's $1 million contract was bought out by the Oilers in the summer of 2003. Shortly thereafter, he was signed to a much cheaper contract by the Phoenix Coyotes. He played in Sweden during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Following the lockout, Phoenix did not offer Cleary a qualifying contract. Cleary was invited to the Detroit Red Wings training camp, and he made the team.
During the 2006–07 NHL playoff quarterfinals against Calgary, Cleary successfully converted a penalty shot while shorthanded; this was the first time it had been done in Detroit during the playoffs. Cleary also stamped his name on the 2007 Western Conference Final against Anaheim by scoring a pair of goals and an assist in Game 4.
In 06–07 Cleary scored a career high 20 goals in 71 games. He repeated this accomplishment the next season, scoring 20 goals in 63 games.
On February 9, 2008, Cleary suffered a broken jaw which forced him to miss 19 games.
On March 11, 2008, Cleary signed a 5 year contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings for US $14 million.[1]
On June 4, 2008, Cleary became the first Newfoundlander and Labradorian to win the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2 in the Stanley Cup finals.
Personal
He, and his wife Jelena, have a daughter, Elle.[2]
Awards
- OHL First All-Star Team 1996, 1997
- AHL Second All-Star Team 2000
- Carhartt “Hardest Working” Player of the Month January 2008
- 2007-08 - Stanley Cup
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Kingston | OJHL | 41 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 62 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 1995–96 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 64 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 74 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 40 | ||
| 1996–97 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 64 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 30 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 30 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 58 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 108 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 65 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 68 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Mora IK | SEL | 47 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 138 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | ||
| 2007–08 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 540 | 84 | 125 | 209 | 290 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 50 | ||||
| OHL Totals | 220 | 127 | 196 | 323 | 238 | 46 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 79 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Detroit Red Wings. http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=356582.
- ^ life, Personal. "www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/SPORTS05/80312003/1053".
External links
- 1978 births
- Belleville Bulls alumni
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Ice hockey personnel from Newfoundland and Labrador
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Mora IK players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Carbonear
- Living people
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Portland Pirates players
- Stanley Cup champions