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Canada Daniel Paille

#16 Brynäs IF / SHL - 17/18
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3. Mitchell Miller 60 39 44 83
4. Aidan Thompson 57 24 58 82
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 1984
Position
LW
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Welland, ON, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Welland MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #20 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL Second All-Rookie Team 1

Paille is a hard working winger who brings a lot of energy and grit to the ice. He can also be a physical presence, but is somewhat smallish to really excel in a banger role. Lacking in offensive vision, he found a niche as a speedy checker in the NHL.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2015)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Welland Tigers U15 AAA SCTA U15 - - - - - - |
1999-00 Welland Cougars GHL 42 14 17 31 19 - | Playoffs 16 16 16 32 - -
2000-01 Guelph Storm OHL 64 22 31 53 57 7 | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -3
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 4 1 3 4 - - |
2001-02 Guelph Storm OHL 62 27 30 57 54 -1 | Playoffs 9 5 2 7 9 -8
2002-03 Guelph Storm “A” OHL 54 30 27 57 28 7 | Playoffs 11 8 6 14 6 -2
Canada U20 WJC-20 6 0 0 0 2 0 |
2003-04 Guelph Storm “A” OHL 59 37 43 80 63 27 | Playoffs 22 9 9 18 14 9
Canada U20 “C” WJC-20 6 4 0 4 2 1 |
2004-05 Rochester Americans AHL 79 14 15 29 54 4 | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 6 1
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 1 2 3 2 5 |
Rochester Americans AHL 45 14 13 27 29 7 |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29 3 8 11 18 5 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rochester Americans AHL 29 7 14 21 12 12 |
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 19 16 35 14 9 |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 12 15 27 20 0 |
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 1 1 0 1 |
Boston Bruins NHL 74 10 9 19 12 -4 | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 2 -2
2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 43 6 7 13 28 3 | Playoffs 25 3 3 6 4 2
2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 69 9 6 15 15 -5 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -1
2012-13 Ilves SM-liiga 8 2 4 6 6 7 |
Boston Bruins NHL 46 10 7 17 8 3 | Playoffs 22 4 5 9 0 4
2013-14 Boston Bruins NHL 72 9 9 18 6 9 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -1
2014-15 Boston Bruins NHL 71 6 7 13 12 -9 |
2015-16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 31 1 3 4 2 -5 |
New York Rangers NHL 12 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 23 5 6 11 6 2 |
2016-17 Brynäs IF SHL 45 12 13 25 22 -3 | Playoffs 20 5 5 10 0 3
2017-18 Brynäs IF SHL 14 1 4 5 12 -2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Guelph Storm M-Cup 4 1 2 3 4 -2 |
Canada U18 Nations Cup 5 0 3 3 2 - |
2003-04 Guelph Storm “A” M-Cup 3 0 1 1 2 -3 |
OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2 0 2 2 0 - |
2015-16 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2017-18 Brynäs IF Champions HL 8 2 5 7 0 4 |
Team Canada International 3 0 0 0 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 Canisius College NCAA Asst. Coach Volunteer
2020-21 Canisius College NCAA Asst. Coach Volunteer
2021-22 Canisius College NCAA Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 207 41 51 92 0.44 103 20 | 1 9 2 2 4 0.44 6 1
Champions HL 1 8 2 5 7 0.88 0 4 | 0
CHL Challenge 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 0 - | 0
GHL 1 42 14 17 31 0.74 19 - | 1 16 16 16 32 2.00 - -
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 3 3 0.60 2 - | 0
International 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 8 2 4 6 0.75 6 7 | 0
M-Cup 2 7 1 3 4 0.57 6 -5 | 0
NHL 11 582 85 87 172 0.30 135 15 | 6 75 9 10 19 0.25 10 2
OHL 4 239 116 131 247 1.03 202 40 | 4 46 24 17 41 0.89 31 -4
SCTA U15 1 - - - - - - - | 0
SHL 2 59 13 17 30 0.51 34 -5 | 1 20 5 5 10 0.50 0 3
Spengler Cup 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -2 | 0
WHC-17 1 4 1 3 4 1.00 - - | 0
WJC-20 2 12 4 0 4 0.33 4 1 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Derek Roy (F) 2002-2018 9 Buffalo Sabres, Canada U20, Rochester Americans, Team Canada, Team Canada
Nathan Paetsch (D) 2002-2010 7 Buffalo Sabres, Canada U20, Rochester Americans
Gregory Campbell (F) 2002-2015 7 Boston Bruins, Canada U20, Rochester Americans
Thomas Vanek (F) 2004-2010 6 Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/28/2016
12/28/2016 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
05/19/2016
05/19/2016 Confirmed Hartford Wolf Pack Brynäs IF
01/21/2016
01/21/2016 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs New York Rangers
11/25/2015
11/25/2015 Extension Rockford IceHogs Rockford IceHogs
09/29/2015
09/29/2015 Confirmed Boston Bruins Rockford IceHogs
12/02/2012
12/02/2012 Confirmed Boston Bruins Ilves
06/01/2012
06/01/2012 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
07/01/2010
07/01/2010 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
10/21/2009
10/21/2009 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
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Drafted 2000, 1 #6 overall by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection

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