Dan McGillis

Daniel Stewart McGillis
Born	(1972-07-01) July 1, 1972 Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired)
Years active	1996–2010
Known for	NHL defenseman for Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils; played for Adler Mannheim in DEL

Daniel Stewart McGillis (born July 1, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. Over nine seasons in the NHL, he represented the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. He concluded his playing career with three years at Adler Mannheim in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

Selected 238th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1992 NHL Draft, McGillis opted to develop his skills at the collegiate level. He spent four seasons with Northeastern University, where he earned Hockey East first All-Star team selections twice (1995 and 1996) and was named an NCAA East First All-American in 1996.

During his final collegiate year, Detroit traded his rights to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Kirk Maltby. McGillis made his NHL debut in 1996, contributing 22 points across 73 games. The next season, he improved to 25 points in 67 contests before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, where he added six points in 13 games.

In 2000, he reached a personal best of 49 points and received the Barry Ashbee Trophy as Philadelphia's top defenseman. The 2002 campaign involved two trades: initially moving from the Flyers to the San Jose Sharks, then to the Boston Bruins. During the 2003 season with Boston, he compiled 28 points over 80 games.

Following the NHL lockout of 2004–05, McGillis signed with the New Jersey Devils. Due to salary cap restrictions, his appearances were limited to 27 games before being assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats—his first time playing in the minor leagues. In the 2006–07 season, he posted 41 points in 68 games with the Lowell Devils, New Jersey’s new AHL affiliate.

In September 2007, McGillis attended the Vancouver Canucks training camp on a professional tryout basis but was released in October. Subsequently, he signed with Adler Mannheim of the DEL, where he played three seasons prior to retiring.

Regular season and playoffs

1993–941995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01   | Philadelphia Flyers   | NHL   | 82   | 14   | 35   | 49   | 86   | 6   | 1   | 0   | 1   | 6 2001–02   | Philadelphia Flyers   | NHL   | 75   | 5   | 14   | 19   | 46   | 5   | 1   | 0   | 1   | 8                                                                                                                                      | 2002–03 NHL season      | Philadelphia Flyers      | NHL      | 24      | 0      | 3      | 3      | 20      | —      | —      | —      | —      |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2002–03

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		55	2	1	3	52		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		56	8	22	30	92		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Hawkesbury Hawks	CJHL		36	5	19	24	106		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Northeastern Huskies	HE		35	5	12	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
Northeastern Huskies	HE	38		4	25	29	82	—		—	—	—	—
1994–95	Northeastern Huskies	HE		34	9	22	31	70		—	—	—	—
Northeastern Huskies	HE	34		12	24	36	50	—		—	—	—
Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73		6	16	22	52	12		0	5	5	24
Edmonton Oilers	NHL	67		10	15	25	74	—		—	—	—
Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	13		1	5	6	35	5		1	2	3	10
Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	78		8	37	45	61	6		0	1	1
Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	68		4	14	18	55
San Jose Sharks	NHL	37		3	13	16	30	—		—	—	— - 2002–03	Boston Bruins	NHL	10	0	1	1	10	5	3	0	3	2 - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2003–04	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	5	23	28	65	7	0	0	0	2 - 2005–06	New Jersey Devils	NHL	27	0	6	6	36	—	—	—	— - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL	40	7	18	25	57	—	—	—	— - 2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL	68	10	31	41	62	—	—	—	— - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2007–08	Adler Mannheim	DEL	41	3	8	11	108	5	0	0	0	8 - 2008–09	Adler Mannheim	DEL	47	3	16	19	88	9	2	3	5	12 - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2009–10	Adler Mannheim	DEL	14	2	2	4	47	2	0	0	0	0 - bgcolor="#e0e0e0"	NHL totals			634 !56 !182 !238 !570 !64 !8 !14 !22 !76

International

Year	Team	Competition		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Canada	WC		5	0	1	1	2
Senior career totals				5	0	1	1	2

Awards and honours

Distinction	Season
Selected for the All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1992–93
Named to the All-Hockey East First Team All-Star	1994–95
Chosen for the All-Hockey East First Team All-Star	1995–96
Honored as an AHCA East First-Team All-American	1995–96