John Slaney

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships

John Slaney
John Slaney
	Slaney in 2014
Born	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

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

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Canada	WJC		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

^ "Slaney Thrilled to Be Coaching in NHL with Coyotes". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
^ "Slaney secures milestone award for January". American Hockey League. 2007-02-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Olaf Kölzig	Washington Capitals first round draft pick 1990	Succeeded by Pat Peake
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 Jason MacDonald