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Dan Newman (ice hockey)

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Dan Newman
Born (1952-01-26) January 26, 1952 (age 72)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1972–1980

Daniel Kenneth Newman (born January 26, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 126 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for three teams between 1976 and 1980. He had natural offensive talent and was capable of mixing it up when the game turned rough.

Playing career

Newman played two seasons with St. Clair College then split the 1972–73 season between the American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). He then played three years with the Port Huron Flags/Wings and scored 39 goals in 1975–76 for the New York Rangers affiliate. Newman played 100 games for the Rangers over two seasons.

Newman was claimed in the 1978 NHL Waiver Draft by the powerhouse Montreal Canadiens and he played 16 games for them in 1978–79. He also dressed for one playoff game, but did not play; consequently his name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he did not qualify. He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 1979–80 along with Dave Lumley in exchange for the draft pick the Habs used to take Ric Nattress. Newman retired in 1980 after playing ten games in Edmonton and the rest in the minors. He currently is playing with the Detroit Red Wings Alumni.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 St. Clair County Community College NCAA III 22 13 17 30 42
1971–72 St. Clair County Community College NCAA III 20 28 13 41
1972–73 Port Huron Wings IHL 61 8 14 22 27 3 0 0 0 0
1972–73 Virginia Wings AHL 5 1 0 1 0
1973–74 Port Huron Wings IHL 66 14 16 30 129
1974–75 Port Huron Wings IHL 72 8 22 30 72 5 1 2 3 0
1975–76 Port Huron Wings IHL 75 39 45 84 114 15 6 9 15 35
1976–77 New York Rangers NHL 41 9 8 17 37
1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 33 12 17 29 57
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 59 5 13 18 22 3 0 0 0 4
1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 8 2 4 6 7
1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 0 2 2 4
1978–79 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 54 24 22 46 54 9 3 1 4 2
1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 3 1 4 0
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 14 5 9 14 4
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 55 11 17 28 50
IHL totals 274 69 97 166 342 23 7 11 18 35
NHL totals 126 17 24 41 63 3 0 0 0 4