Daniel Cleary
a.k.a. "Dan, Danny Cleary"
#11 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 16/17
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Daniel Cleary Facts
- Date of Birth
- Dec 18, 1978
- Age
- 47
- Place of Birth
- Carbonear, NL, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- LW/RW
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 93 kg / 205 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Good size, good strength, good speed, good work ethic. He´s very good on the forecheck and is good in the offensive zone.
—Walt Kyle (Hamilton Bulldogs Head Coach) 1998
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Daniel Cleary Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94-95 |  Team Newfoundland | CWG | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 95-96 | Canada U18 | Pacific Cup | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
Daniel Cleary Career Totals
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 4 | 132 | 34 | 82 | 116 | 0.88 | 197 | -8 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.29 | 24 | -5 |
| CWG | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
 Elitserien (SHL) | 1 | 47 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 0.79 | 136 | -18 | 0 | |||||||
| IHL | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| MetJAHL | 1 | 41 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 1.12 | 33 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - |
| NHL | 17 | 938 | 165 | 222 | 387 | 0.41 | 492 | 6 | 10 | 121 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 0.43 | 76 | 24 |
| OHL | 4 | 220 | 127 | 196 | 323 | 1.47 | 238 | 9* | 4 | 46 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 1.61 | 79 | 10* |
 Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.60 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WC | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Daniel Cleary Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1994-1995 | |
| 1995-1996 | |
| 1996-1997 | |
| 1997-1998 | |
| 1999-2000 | |
| 2007-2008 | |
| 2016-2017 |
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06/14/2017
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Grand Rapids Griffins
Retired
Retired09/23/2016
09/04/2015
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07/10/2014
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09/12/2013
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Daniel Cleary Biography and Trivia
Drafted 1994, 1 #11 by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls
Cult/Star player for Mora IK
Cult/Star player for Team Newfoundland
- 2008-03-11 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2006-07-10 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2005-10-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2004-09-06 • Signed to a lockout contract by Mora
- 2003-07-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2001-07-31 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers
- 1999-03-20 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers w/ Chad Kilger, Ethan Moreau & Christian Laflamme for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond & Jonas Elofsson
Other memorable dates
- 2009-03-12 • Played in his 600th career NHL game (vs Calgary)