Dan McGillis
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Daniel Stewart McGillis (born July 1, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman who most recently played for Adler Mannheim
of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers
, Philadelphia Flyers
, San Jose Sharks
, Boston Bruins
, and New Jersey Devils
.
in the 10th round, 238th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
. After being drafted McGillis chose to play in the college ranks and played with Northeastern University for 4 years. While in college he earned Hockey East first All-Star team honors twice (1995, 1996) and an NCAA East First All-American team nomination in 1996.
During his senior season McGillis was traded by the Red Wings to the Edmonton Oilers
for Kirk Maltby
. After college McGillis joined the Oilers for the season and played 73 games, scoring 22 points. The following season he scored 25 points in 67 games with the Oilers before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
. He appeared in 13 games with the Flyers, scoring 6 points.
McGillis scored a career high 49 points during the season and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenceman. McGillis played for three different teams in the season. He started the year with the Flyers before being traded to the San Jose Sharks
. After only 37 games with the Sharks McGillis was again traded, this time to the Boston Bruins
. For the season McGillis scored 28 points in 80 games with the Bruins.
After the 2004–05 NHL lockout McGillis signed with the New Jersey Devils
. McGillis played in only 27 games with the Devils during the season before being demoted to the Albany River Rats
, the first time in his career he was demoted to the minors, due to the Devils' salary cap issues and never played another game in the NHL. For the 2006–07 season McGillis spent the entire year with the Devils' new minor league affiliate Lowell Devils
, scoring 41 points in 68 games.
On September 20, 2007, McGillis accepted an invitation from the Vancouver Canucks
to attend their training camp. He was released by the team on October 1. He then signed with Adler Mannheim
of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who most recently played for Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, and New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
McGillis was drafted by the Detroit Red WingsDetroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in the 10th round, 238th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
. After being drafted McGillis chose to play in the college ranks and played with Northeastern University for 4 years. While in college he earned Hockey East first All-Star team honors twice (1995, 1996) and an NCAA East First All-American team nomination in 1996.
During his senior season McGillis was traded by the Red Wings to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
for Kirk Maltby
Kirk Maltby
Kirk Maltby is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings.-Playing career:...
. After college McGillis joined the Oilers for the season and played 73 games, scoring 22 points. The following season he scored 25 points in 67 games with the Oilers before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He appeared in 13 games with the Flyers, scoring 6 points.
McGillis scored a career high 49 points during the season and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenceman. McGillis played for three different teams in the season. He started the year with the Flyers before being traded to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. After only 37 games with the Sharks McGillis was again traded, this time to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
. For the season McGillis scored 28 points in 80 games with the Bruins.
After the 2004–05 NHL lockout McGillis signed with the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. McGillis played in only 27 games with the Devils during the season before being demoted to the Albany River Rats
Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :...
, the first time in his career he was demoted to the minors, due to the Devils' salary cap issues and never played another game in the NHL. For the 2006–07 season McGillis spent the entire year with the Devils' new minor league affiliate Lowell Devils
Lowell Devils
The Lowell Devils, formerly known as the Lowell Lock Monsters from 1998 to 2006, were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2006, they were purchased by the New Jersey Devils franchise and renamed to the Lowell...
, scoring 41 points in 68 games.
On September 20, 2007, McGillis accepted an invitation from the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
to attend their training camp. He was released by the team on October 1. He then signed with Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim
Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg...
of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Hawkesbury Hawks Hawkesbury Hawks The Hawkesbury Hawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Junior A Hockey League.-History:... |
CJHL | 55 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 56 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 36 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey The Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Northeastern University. The Huskies are a member of Hockey East... |
HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
35 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Northeastern Huskies | HE | 38 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Northeastern Huskies | HE | 34 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Northeastern Huskies | HE | 34 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
73 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 68 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 37 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
40 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
Lowell Devils Lowell Devils The Lowell Devils, formerly known as the Lowell Lock Monsters from 1998 to 2006, were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2006, they were purchased by the New Jersey Devils franchise and renamed to the Lowell... |
AHL | 68 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2007–08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 14th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 15 Teams played after the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg received the license and were admitted to play in the DEL. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 56 regular season games... |
Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim Adler Mannheim are an ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. The team is from Mannheim, a city in the north of Baden-Wurttemberg... |
DEL | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season The 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 15th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . 16 Teams played after the 2. Bundesliga Champion, the Kassel Huskies received the license to play in the DEL... |
Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season -Regular season:GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = LossColor code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoffSource:... |
Adler Mannheim | DEL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 634 | 56 | 182 | 238 | 570 | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 76 | ||||
| CJHL totals | 147 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| HE totals | 141 | 30 | 83 | 113 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 108 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 102 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 243 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Canada | WC 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||