Trevor Daley

Trevor Daley
Daley with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017
Born (1983-10-09) October 9, 1983 (age 41)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dallas Stars
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
National team  Canada
NHL draft 43rd overall, 2002
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2003–2022

Trevor Daley (born October 9, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently serving as a Special Assistant to the President of Hockey Operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He played sixteen seasons in the NHL for the Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup twice, both with the Penguins, in 2016 and 2017.[2]

Playing career

Daley with the Dallas Stars in April 2014 during the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs

Daley was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 43rd overall, in the second round from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.

In his final year with the Greyhounds and as captain, Daley found himself the victim of a racial slur by then Coach and General Manager, former NHL goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck.[3] Daley quit the team and upon the resignation of Vanbiesbrouck returned to the team three days later to finish out the 2002–03 season.[4]

Daley made his NHL debut with the Stars in the 2003–04 season and established himself as a regular in the 2005–06 season when he played in a career-high 81 games and was named to the Canadian squad for the 2006 World Championships.[5]

He played his 500th career NHL game on October 8, 2011, all with the Dallas Stars.[6]

Daley in October 2014

On July 10, 2015, Daley and teammate Ryan Garbutt were traded to the Blackhawks in exchange for Patrick Sharp and Stephen Johns.[7]

On December 14, 2015, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Rob Scuderi.[8] Daley scored his first goal with the Penguins on December 18, 2015 against the Boston Bruins.[9] Daley was injured on May 20, 2016 and missed the remainder of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, after suffering a broken left ankle in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[10] Daley won his first Stanley Cup when the Penguins defeated the Sharks in six games in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.

On February 23, 2017, Daley underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following an injury during a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on February 21. Daley was expected to miss six weeks of play.[11] He returned to the ice to play against the New Jersey Devils on April 6. He won his second straight Stanley Cup on June 11, 2017 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators.[2]

On July 1, 2017, Daley signed a three-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings worth $9.534 million.[12] On December 23, 2018, Daley played in his 1,000th career NHL game, becoming the 330th player in league history to reach the milestone.[13]

On June 8, 2020, Daley became an inaugural executive board member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey.[14]

After not playing ice hockey for more than a year and having accepted several executive roles in the sport, Daley signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on January 6, 2022.[15]

Post-playing career

On October 26, 2020, Daley announced his retirement from professional hockey, and joined the Penguins' front office as a hockey operations advisor.[16] He assisted in player evaluations at both the NHL and minor league level as well as on-ice player development, and on August 4, 2023 was promoted by Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Kyle Dubas as a Special Assistant. His role includes an increased focus on player personnel and development, as well as minor league operations. [17]

In 2021, Daley was a member of an ownership group that purchased the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Vaughan Vipers OPJHL 44 10 36 46 79 — — — — —
1999–00 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 54 16 30 46 77 15 3 7 10 12
2000–01 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 58 14 27 41 105 — — — — —
2001–02 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 47 9 39 48 38 6 2 2 4 4
2002–03 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 57 20 33 53 128 1 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 40 8 6 14 76 — — — — —
2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 27 1 5 6 14 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 78 7 27 34 109 4 0 1 1 2
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 81 3 11 14 87 3 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 74 4 8 12 63 7 1 0 1 4
2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 82 5 19 24 85 18 1 0 1 20
2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 75 7 18 25 73 — — — — —
2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 77 6 16 22 25 — — — — —
2010–11 Dallas Stars NHL 82 8 19 27 34 — — — — —
2011–12 Dallas Stars NHL 79 4 21 25 42 — — — — —
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL 44 4 9 13 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 67 9 16 25 38 6 2 3 5 16
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 68 16 22 38 34 — — — — —
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 29 0 6 6 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 53 6 16 22 26 15 1 5 6 10
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56 5 14 19 37 21 1 4 5 24
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 9 7 16 36 — — — — —
2018–19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 2 6 8 12 — — — — —
2019–20 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 0 7 7 20 — — — — —
2021–22 Florida Everblades ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 1,058 89 220 309 648 71 6 12 18 74

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Canada Ontario U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 3 8 0
2000 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 0 1 1 0
2006 Canada WC 4th 7 0 1 1 10
Junior totals 9 5 4 9 0
Senior totals 7 0 1 1 10

Awards and honours

Awards Year
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2016, 2017 [19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trevor Daley Named Penguins' Hockey Operations Advisor". NHL.com. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Vanbiesbrouck resigns from OHL team after racial slur". cbc.ca. March 19, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Daley returns after racial slur". nytimes.com. March 13, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Stars' Daley keeps his balance". dallasnews.com. August 30, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Trevor Daley". www.legendsofhockey.net. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Lazerus, Mark (July 10, 2015). "Blackhawks trade Patrick Sharp to Dallas Stars". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Penguins notebook: Scuderi traded to Blackhawks for Daley". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "3 Impressions: Bruins 6, Pens 2". NHL.com.
  10. ^ "Penguins' Daley out for remainder of playoffs". NHL.com.
  11. ^ Mackey, Jason. "Trevor Daley out six weeks after knee surgery". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  12. ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 1, 2017). "Red Wings sign free agent defenseman Trevor Daley". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  13. ^ Wakiji, Dana (December 23, 2018). "Wings' Daley set to play in his 1,000th NHL game". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "Hockey Diversity Alliance formed by seven current, former NHL players". NHL.com. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "EVERBLADES SIGN NHL VETERAN TREVOR DALEY". floridaeverblades.com. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Daley retires as player, joins Penguins as hockey operations adviser". NHL.com. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Penguins Announce Hockey Operations Promotions | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "New Thunderbirds ownership group has NHL connection". Soo Today. April 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6". National Hockey League. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.