Dan DaSilva
Dan DaSilva | |
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| Born | April 30, 1985 Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Ice hockey player (retired), coach |
| Years active | 2002–2020 (player), 2021–present (coach) |
| Known for | Professional ice hockey winger, head coach of Saskatoon Blades |
Dan DaSilva (born April 30, 1985) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger. As of now, he holds the position of head coach for the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League.
Career
DaSilva’s major junior hockey career was with the Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL, where he earned a spot on the WHL West Second All-Star Team in 2005.
On October 11, 2005, DaSilva signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Colorado Avalanche and was assigned to their AHL team, the Lowell Lock Monsters. After spending three seasons within Avalanche affiliates, he signed with the Worcester Sharks on October 24, 2008. During the 2008–09 season, he divided his playing time between Worcester and their ECHL affiliate, the Phoenix RoadRunners.
Following the San Jose Sharks’ training camp in 2009, DaSilva stayed with Worcester and concluded the season ranking third on the team with 21 goals and a personal best of 53 points over 72 games. He also became Worcester’s all-time leader in postseason points by accumulating 18 points, including eight points in 11 playoff contests. On July 27, 2010, DaSilva re-signed with Worcester and began the 2010–11 campaign there after attending another Sharks training camp.
In 2011, DaSilva signed a contract with HC Lev Poprad, but by November they mutually agreed to terminate it. Subsequently, he joined HC La Chaux-de-Fonds in December before moving to EHC Olten in January 2012.
After concluding the European season, DaSilva returned to North America and inked a one-year contract with the ECHL's Ontario Reign on September 29, 2012. Following an impressive output of 42 points in just 34 games, he earned a contract with the AHL’s Houston Aeros on February 23, 2013.
DaSilva went back to Worcester for the 2013–14 season and notched 37 points across 61 games. He then resumed his career in Europe by signing a one-year deal with Germany’s Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on August 1, 2014. After tallying 36 points in 51 appearances, he secured a one-year contract with Austria’s EHC Black Wings Linz on May 6, 2015. DaSilva spent five seasons playing for Black Wings Linz before retiring back in North America during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
In 2021, he took on an assistant coaching role with the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades for the 2021–22 season.
Career statistics
2011–12 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds NLB 8 6 4 10 6 2011–12 EHC Olten NLB 9 5 5 10 20 4 2 2 4 8 2012-13 ECHL seasonOntario Reign (ECHL) ECHL 34 15 27 42 53 2012–13 AHL seasonHouston Aeros (1994–2013) AHL 22 8 6 14 18 5 0 0 0 2 2013-14 ECHL season Ontario Reign ECHL 14 7 19 26 20 2013-14 AHL season Worcester Sharks AHL 61 17 20 37 67 2014–15 DEL seasonAugsburger PantherDeutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) 51 17 19 36 94 2015-16 Austrian Hockey League seasonEHC Black Wings Linz Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) 39 18 28 46 61 12 5 4 9 14 2016-17 Austrian Hockey League season EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 53 31 39 70 16 5 1 1 2 4 2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 50 22 33 55 56 12 8 8 16 6 2018-19 Austrian Hockey League season EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 52 22 25 47 51 6 4 5 9 2 2019–20 Austrian Hockey League season EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 43 16 21 37 20 3 1 3 4 2| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 64 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 65 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 71 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 127 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 43 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 54 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 AHL season | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 ECHL season | Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) | ECHL | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 40 | |||||||
| 2009–10 AHL season | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 72 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 AHL season | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 68 | |||||||
2011–12 KHL season
Lev Poprad KHL 15 0 1 1 10 | ||||||||||||||
| AHL totals | 383 | 91 | 114 | 205 | 355 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| KHL totals | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| West Second All-Star Team | 2005 | |