John Slaney

John Slaney
Slaney in 2014
Born (1972-02-07) February 7, 1972 (age 52)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Colorado Avalanche
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes
Nashville Predators
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 9th overall, 1990
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1992–2011

John G. Slaney (born February 7, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] He was formerly the assistant coach of the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Slaney in 2001.

He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 9th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

In the final game of the 1991 IIHF Junior World Championships, Slaney scored a tie-breaking third period goal for Canada versus the USSR, giving Canada the win in the game and the tournament. The goal made him one of the most prominent names among Newfoundland sportspeople.

On December 30, 2005, Slaney became the all-time leading scorer among defencemen in AHL history with 454 points, a record he held until he was overtaken by Bryan Helmer in 2011. Slaney then won the Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL in 2005.

Records

  • Until overtaken in 2011, was the all-time leading scorer among defencemen in AHL history [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Cornwall Royals OHL 66 16 43 59 23 18 8 16 24 10
1989–90 Cornwall Royals OHL 64 38 59 97 60 6 0 8 8 11
1990–91 Cornwall Royals OHL 34 21 25 46 28 — — — — —
1991–92 Cornwall Royals OHL 34 19 41 60 43 6 3 8 11 0
1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 6 2 4 6 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 79 20 46 66 60 7 0 7 7 8
1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 47 7 9 16 27 11 1 1 2 2
1993–94 Portland Pirates AHL 29 14 13 27 17 — — — — —
1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 8 3 10 13 4 7 1 3 4 4
1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 16 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 5 0 4 4 2 — — — — —
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 31 6 11 17 10 — — — — —
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 35 9 25 34 8 — — — — —
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32 3 11 14 4 — — — — —
1997–98 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 5 2 2 4 10 — — — — —
1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 55 3 14 17 24 — — — — —
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 46 2 12 14 14 — — — — —
1998–99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1999–2000 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 49 30 30 60 25 — — — — —
1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 29 1 4 5 10 2 1 0 1 2
2000–01 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 40 12 38 50 4 — — — — —
2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 25 6 11 17 10 10 2 6 8 6
2001–02 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 64 20 39 59 26 5 2 1 3 0
2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 55 9 33 42 36 — — — — —
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 59 19 29 48 31 12 3 4 7 6
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 78 14 30 44 39 21 3 7 10 12
2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 79 8 42 50 60 — — — — —
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 55 9 24 33 26 — — — — —
2007–08 Kölner Haie DEL 53 6 27 33 40 9 1 5 6 8
2008–09 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52 11 16 27 44 5 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Frankfurt Lions DEL 44 4 20 24 18 4 0 1 1 2
2010–11 HC Plzeň 1929 ELH 29 3 8 11 24 4 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 631 166 353 519 340 62 11 28 39 36
NHL totals 268 22 69 91 99 14 2 1 3 4

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Saskatchewan
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 6
1992 Canada WJC 6th 7 1 3 4 6
Junior totals 14 2 5 7 12

Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL
First All-Star Team 1989–90
Max Kaminsky Trophy 1989–90
CHL Defenseman of the Year 1989–90
Second All-Star Team 1990–91
AHL
All-Star Game 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 [3]
First All-Star Team 2000–01, 2001–02
Eddie Shore Award 2000–01, 2001–02
Second All-Star Team 2003–04
Calder Cup (Philadelphia Phantoms) 2005
Hall of Fame 2014

Transactions

  • July 12, 1995 – Traded to Colorado by Washington for Philadelphia's third round choice (previously acquired, Washington selected Shawn McNeil) in 1996 NHL Entry Draft
  • December 28, 1995 – Traded to Los Angeles by Colorado for Winnipeg's sixth round choice (previously acquired, Colorado selected Brian Willsie) in 1996 NHL Entry Draft
  • August 19, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by Phoenix
  • June 26, 1998 – Claimed by Nashville from Phoenix in Expansion Draft
  • September 30, 1999 – Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh
  • January 14, 2001 – Traded to Philadelphia by Pittsburgh for Kevin Stevens
  • September 11, 2007 – Signed as a free agent by Kölner Haie
  • May 5, 2008 – Signed as a free agent by Frankfurt Lions
  • July 19, 2010 – Signed as a free agent by HC Plzeň

References

  1. ^ "Slaney Thrilled to Be Coaching in NHL with Coyotes". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ "Slaney secures milestone award for January". American Hockey League. 2007-02-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position created
 Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
1999-01
(shared with)
Stephen Leach (1999-00)
Tyler Wright (1999-00)
Sven Butenschon (2000–01) 		Succeeded by