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Canada 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
Position
RW/LW
Age
44
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Carbonear, NL, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 1 #13 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time CHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
2-time OHL First All-Star Team 2
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Daniel Cleary Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Kingston Voyageurs MetJAHL 41 18 28 46 33 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
1994-95 Belleville Bulls OHL 62 26 55 81 62 - | Playoffs 16 7 10 17 23 -
1995-96 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 53 62 115 74 - | Playoffs 14 10 17 27 40 -
1996-97 Belleville Bulls “C” OHL 64 32 48 80 88 - | Playoffs 6 3 4 7 6 -
1997-98 Belleville Bulls OHL 30 16 31 47 14 9 | Playoffs 10 6 17 23 10 10
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Indianapolis Ice IHL 4 2 1 3 6 1 |
1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35 4 5 9 24 -1 |
Portland Pirates AHL 30 9 17 26 74 -3 |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 9 0 1 1 7 -5 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
1999-00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 3 2 5 8 -1 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 1
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 58 22 52 74 108 -9 | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 18 -1
2000-01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 14 21 35 37 5 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -2
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65 10 19 29 51 -1 |
Canada WC 7 2 1 3 2 2 |
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 57 4 13 17 31 5 |
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 68 6 11 17 42 -8 |
2004-05 Mora IK Elitserien 47 11 26 37 136 -18 |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 3 12 15 40 5 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 2
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 20 20 40 24 6 | Playoffs 18 4 8 12 30 2
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 20 22 42 33 21 | Playoffs 22 2 1 3 4 1
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 14 26 40 46 0 | Playoffs 23 9 6 15 12 17
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 15 19 34 29 -3 | Playoffs 12 2 0 2 4 3
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 26 20 46 20 -1 | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 6 2
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 12 21 33 30 2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 9 6 15 40 -6 | Playoffs 14 4 6 10 2 -1
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 4 4 8 31 -11 |
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 17 1 1 2 6 -4 |
2015-16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 35 3 12 15 8 9 | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 6 -2
2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |

Daniel Cleary Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Team Newfoundland CWG - - - - - - |
1995-96 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5 4 4 8 6 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
2020-21 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
2021-22 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
2022-23 Detroit Red Wings NHL Asst. Dir. of Player Development
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Daniel Cleary Career Totals

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
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 4 4 8 1.60 6 - | 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
Elitserien (SHL) 1 47 11 26 37 0.79 136 -18 | 0
WC 1 7 2 1 3 0.43 2 2 | 0
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Daniel Cleary Connections

Player Period Teams
Henrik Zetterberg (F) 2005-2015 10 Detroit Red Wings
Niklas Kronwall (D) 2005-2015 10 Detroit Red Wings
Jimmy Howard (G) 2005-2017 10 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins
Johan Franzén (F) 2005-2015 10 Detroit Red Wings
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/14/2017
06/14/2017 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Retired
09/23/2016
09/23/2016 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
09/04/2015
09/04/2015 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
09/12/2013
09/12/2013 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings

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Daniel Cleary Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #11 overall 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

Career transactions
- 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)

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