Daniel Cleary

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

Daniel Cleary Facts

Drafted: 1997 round 1 #13 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

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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

Daniel Cleary Statistics

									Post
1993-1994	Kingston Voyageurs	MetJAHL	41	18	28	46	33	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
1994-1995	Belleville Bulls	OHL	62	26	55	81	62	-	Playoffs	16	7	10	17	23	-
1995-1996	Belleville Bulls	OHL	64	53	62	115	74	-	Playoffs	14	10	17	27	40	-
1996-1997	Belleville Bulls "C"	OHL	64	32	48	80	88	-	Playoffs	6	3	4	7	6	-
1997-1998	Belleville Bulls	OHL	30	16	31	47	14	9	Playoffs	10	6	17	23	10	10
1997-1998	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	6	0	0	0	0	-2
1997-1998	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	4	2	1	3	6	1
1998-1999	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	35	4	5	9	24	-1
1998-1999	Portland Pirates	AHL	30	9	17	26	74	-3
1998-1999	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	9	0	1	1	7	-5	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-2
1999-2000	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	17	3	2	5	8	-1	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	1
1999-2000	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	58	22	52	74	108	-9	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	18	-1
2000-2001	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	81	14	21	35	37	5	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	8	-2
2001-2002	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	65	10	19	29	51	-1
2001-2002	Canada	WC	7	2	1	3	2	2
2002-2003	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	57	4	13	17	31	5
2003-2004	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	68	6	11	17	42	-8
2004-2005	Mora IK Lockout	Elitserien	47	11	26	37	136	-18
2005-2006	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	77	3	12	15	40	5	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	2
2006-2007	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	71	20	20	40	24	6	Playoffs	18	4	8	12	30	2
2007-2008	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	63	20	22	42	33	21	Playoffs	22	2	1	3	4	1
2008-2009	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	74	14	26	40	46	0	Playoffs	23	9	6	15	12	17
2009-2010	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	64	15	19	34	29	-3	Playoffs	12	2	0	2	4	3
2010-2011	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	68	26	20	46	20	-1	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	6	2
2011-2012	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	75	12	21	33	30	2	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2012-2013	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	48	9	6	15	40	-6	Playoffs	14	4	6	10	2	-1
2013-2014	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	52	4	4	8	31	-11
2014-2015	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	17	1	1	2	6	-4
2015-2016	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	35	3	12	15	8	9	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	6	-2
2016-2017	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	0

Daniel Cleary Tournament Statistics

									Post
1994-1995	Team Newfoundland	CWG	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Canada U18	Pacific Cup	5	4	4	8	6	-

Daniel Cleary Career Totals by League


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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daniel Cleary Career Totals by Team


Belleville Bulls	4	220	127	196	323	1.47	238	9*	4	46	26	48	74	1.61	79	10*
Canada	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	2	2	0
Canada U18 (Cup)	1	5	4	4	8	1.60	6	-	0
Chicago Blackhawks	2	41	4	5	9	0.22	24	-3	0
Detroit Red Wings	10	609	124	151	275	0.45	299	9	8	111	23	26	49	0.44	66	25
Edmonton Oilers	4	220	31	55	86	0.39	127	8	2	10	1	2	3	0.30	10	-1
Grand Rapids Griffins	2	35	3	12	15	0.43	8	9	1	9	0	0	0	0.00	6	-2
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	2	67	22	53	75	1.12	115	-14	2	8	2	3	5	0.63	18	-3
Indianapolis Ice	1	4	2	1	3	0.75	6	1	0
Kingston Voyageurs	1	41	18	28	46	1.12	33	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-
Mora IK	1	47	11	26	37	0.79	136	-18	0
Phoenix Coyotes	1	68	6	11	17	0.25	42	-8	0
Portland Pirates	1	30	9	17	26	0.87	74	-3	0
Team Newfoundland (CWG)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daniel Cleary Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	CHL All-Rookie Team OHL First All-Rookie Team
1995-1996	CHL Second All-Star Team OHL First All-Star Team
1996-1997	OHL First All-Star Team
1997-1998	OHL Playoffs Most Assists (17) OHL Playoffs Most Points (23)
1999-2000	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 5) AHL Second All-Star Team
2007-2008	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2016-2017	AHL Calder Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/14/2017	Confirmed	Grand Rapids Griffins	Retired
09/23/2016	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Grand Rapids Griffins
09/04/2015	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings
07/10/2014	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings
09/12/2013	Extension	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit Red Wings

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

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)