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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ken Daneyko
Selected in first round
No.
18 overall by New Jersey
Born April 17, 1964
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Seattle (WHL)
Birthplace:
Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1979-80 |
Yorkton | SJHL |
60 | 2 |
24 | 26 |
102 | | |
Great Falls | WHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
1 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
4 | | |
Spokane | WHL |
62 | 6 |
13 | 19 |
140 | | 1981-82 |
Spokane | WHL |
26 | 1 |
11 | 12 |
147 | | |
Seattle | OHL |
38 | 1 |
22 | 23 |
151 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
SJHL Rookie of Year: 1979-80 (Yorkton)
Miscellaneous: Was
on Great Falls (WHL) team that relocated to Spokane prior to
1980-81 season. ... Was on Spokane (WHL) team that folded on Dec. 3, 1981.
He was selected by Seattle in a dispersal draft of former Spokane players.
... Grew up in Edmonton, where his father was a supervisor for CP Air. ... Named Edmonton's top bantam-age defenseman at age 14.
... An outstanding baseball player, he was once invited to try out for
Cincinnati Reds at their annual rookie camp. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (New Jersey at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 3 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup:
1995, 2000, 2003. Status: Retired July 11, 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-2003 |
New Jersey | 1,283 |
36 | 142 |
178 | 2,519 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-2003 |
New Jersey | 175 |
5 | 17 |
22 | 296 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Masterton Trophy: 1999-00 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 2001 (New Jersey)
New Jersey Unsung Hero: 1986-87
New Jersey Good Guy Award
(Media Vote): 1989-90
New Jersey Records: Most career seasons (18), most career games
(1,283), most career penalty minutes (2,519), most consecutive games played
(388 from Nov. 4, 1989, to March 29, 1994), most career minor penalties
(717), most career misconduct penalties (47), most penalty minutes by
a defenseman in one season (283 in 1988-89), most seasons in playoffs (14), most
career playoff games (175), most career playoff penalty minutes (296), most
points by defenseman in one playoff game (4 vs. Washington on April 22, 1988),
most assists by a defenseman in one playoff game (4 vs. Washington on April
22, 1988), most penalty minutes by a defenseman in one playoff year (83 in
1987-88), most penalty minutes by a defenseman in one playoff series (33 vs.
Buffalo in 1994)
New Jersey Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (183), 1987-88 (239),
1988-89 (283), 1989-90 (216), 1990-91 (249), 1992-93 (236)
Broadcasting Career: Worked as ESPN guest studio analyst during 1996
Stanley Cup playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Drafted by former Colorado Rockies team that had already
committed to moving to New Jersey for 1982-83 season. The team, however, had
no official name at the time Daneyko was drafted. ... Had assist in his
first NHL game. ... Paired on defense with Phil Russell for New Jersey in
1983-84. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 NHL season with broken right fibula,
an injury suffered when checked by Ed Hospodar during New Jersey's Nov. 2, 1983, game at Hartford.
Although he came back from the injury to play in the WHL, he never made it
back to New Jersey during the course of the season. ...
Suspended for New Jersey's 1985-86 season-opener and fined $500 by NHL in
October 1985 for playing exhibition hockey in West Germany
(Mannheim) during the summer of 1985. Daneyko, who was on vacation in
Germany, was trying to help out the Mannheim team, but playing in
European exhibition or regular-season games without NHL or New Jersey
permission was a violation of league rules. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with strained right wrist, an injury suffered in fight with Mitch
Wilson during New Jersey's Feb. 21, 1987, game at Pittsburgh. ... Paired on
defense with Craig Wolanin for New Jersey in 1987-88. ... Suffered broken
nose when hit in face by Ray Neufeld's shot during New Jersey's Feb. 24,
1988, game vs. Winnipeg, but did not miss any games. ... Set New Jersey
single-season record (since broken) with 239 penalty minutes in 1987-88. ... Paired on defense with Craig Wolanin and Joe Cirella for New Jersey in
1988-89. ... Set New Jersey single-season record (since broken) with 283
penalty minutes in 1988-89. ...Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained
left thumb and wrist, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Oct. 26, 1989,
game vs. Hartford. ... Became New Jersey's all-time penalty-minutes
leader and first New Jersey player to record 1,000 career penalty minutes
during 1989-90 season. ... Paired on defense
with Bruce Driver for New Jersey in 1991-92 and 1992-93. ... Broke New
Jersey record (previously held by Kirk Muller) by playing in his 322nd
consecutive game on Nov. 3, 1993, at Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1993-94
season with shoulder injury, suffered during New Jersey's March 29, 1994,
game vs. Montreal. The injury ended his New Jersey record consecutive games
streak at 388, and he did not return to action until New Jersey's final game
of regular season on April 14, 1994, vs. Ottawa. His 388-game streak had
also been the longest of any active NHL player at the time in ended. ...
Missed nearly half of 1995 season with right knee injury, suffered during
New Jersey's March 8, 1995, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to
action until New Jersey's April 28, 1995, game vs. Florida. ... Was only New
Jersey player who had played in every one of the Devils' playoff games from
team's first playoff appearance in 1988 through the first Stanley Cup
championship in 1995. ... Became first player in New Jersey history to
record 2,000 career penalty minutes by achieving feat during Dec. 16,
1995, game vs. Buffalo. ... Paired on defense with Scott Niedermayer and
Kevin Dean for New Jersey in 1995-96 season. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with the flu, contracted in March 1996. ... Missed parts of 1996-97
season with hip injury, suffered in New Jersey's Oct. 14, 1996,
practice, and with the flu, contracted in January 1997. ... Became New
Jersey's all-time leader in games played (passing John MacLean) when he
played in his 935th game for Devils on Dec. 8, 1998. ... Missed part of
1999-00 season with knee injury, suffered in New Jersey's Oct. 13, 1999,
game vs. Anaheim. ... Played his 1,000th career NHL game for New Jersey
on Oct. 29, 1999, at Carolina. He was first New Jersey player to appear in
1,000 games with the Devils. ... Missed part of 2001-02 season with
shoulder injury, suffered in New Jersey's Dec. 10, 2001, game at
Columbus. ... Played in all 162 of New Jersey Devils' career playoff games
through 2001-02 season. ... Missed part of 2003 playoffs with rib injury,
suffered in Game 3 of New Jersey's first-round series vs. Boston on April
13, 2003. When he missed Game 4 on April 15, 2003, it ended his streak of
165 consecutive playoff games for New Jersey which included every postseason
game in Devils history. ... Retired in 2003 having been part of the New
Jersey franchise for 20 years -- the longest same-team streak of any active
player in North American pro sports. ... Retired with No. 4 all-time ranking
for total games played by an NHL player who spent entire career with one
team. Only Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman and Stan Mikita played more games
with their lone NHL teams. ... Had 210 different Devils teammates
during his NHL career.
Season in Rehab:
Daneyko missed just over half the 1997-98 season after he voluntarily
entered the NHL/NHLPA in-patient substance abuse and behavioral health program on Nov.
6, 1997. Signs of Daneyko's troubles were in evidence as early as the
1996-97 season when he mysteriously missed two games in November 1996
despite a history of rarely missing games. Teammates knew something was
wrong with Daneyko, and were not completely surprised when he left the team
to enter rehab. Prior to his decision to seek help on Nov. 1, Daneyko had
played in all of New Jersey's first 11 games of the 1997-98 season. While he
was absent from the team, he was entitled to receive full pay and benefits.
After checking into the program in November, 1997, Daneyko did not resume
skating until Dec. 26, 1997, and did not rejoin teammates in practice until
Feb. 3, 1998. He finally returned to action for New Jersey's Feb. 25, 1998,
game at Florida. It was the Devils' first game after the extended 1998
Olympic break. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Seattle,
Kamloops (WHL); Maine (AHL)
World Championships: 1986 (bronze
medal), 1989 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Windsor Hall of Fame: Inducted 2001
New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1996 (as member of 1995 New Jersey Devils team)
Coaching Career: Named Metro
Fighting Moose (Monsey, N.Y.) (CEHL) special assignment coach on July 16,
2003, prior to team's inaugural 2003-04 season, and held position into 2003-04
season.
Miscellaneous: Played for Kamloops (WHL) as an overage junior in
1984-85. ... Wrote column
for Newark Star-Ledger during 1995 Stanley Cup Finals. ... Owned
Italian restaurant called Mezzanote in West Caldwell, N.J., during playing days. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days,
including work with Children's Miracle Network and March of Dimes.
Personal: Full name is Kenneth
Stephen Daneyko. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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