Scott Daniels (ice hockey)

Scott Daniels
Born	(1969-09-19) September 19, 1969 Mistawasis First Nation, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player (retired)
Years active	1986–1999
Known for	NHL player for Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils

Scott Daniels (born September 19, 1969) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey athlete.

Junior career

Originating from the Mistawasis First Nation, Daniels earned the nickname "Chief" from his teammates in recognition of his pure Cree ancestry. His hockey journey commenced at age 17 in the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he played left wing for the Kamloops Blazers starting in 1986. He subsequently competed for the New Westminster Bruins and Regina Pats through to 1990.

NHL career

Selected 136th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, Daniels spent three seasons in the AHL before making his NHL debut with Hartford on October 8, 1992. Renowned as a power forward blending offensive skills with physicality, he made an immediate impression by accumulating nineteen penalty minutes in his first appearance. Over four seasons, he played 66 games with Hartford prior to joining the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1996–97 campaign. While with Philadelphia, Daniels participated in 56 games as part of the "Dan Line" alongside Dan Kordic and Daniel Lacroix, tasked with safeguarding elite forwards John LeClair and Eric Lindros. The New Jersey Devils acquired him through the 1997 NHL Waiver Draft, where he remained for two seasons before retiring in 1999.

Throughout his NHL tenure, Daniels appeared in 149 contests, tallying 8 goals, 12 assists, and accumulating 667 penalty minutes.

Personal life

Daniels currently lives in Massachusetts with his family. His daughter Sydney played collegiate hockey at Harvard and was selected fifth overall in the 2016 National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) draft.

Regular season and playoffs

1992–93 Springfield Indians AHL 60||11||12||23||181 12||2||7||9||12 1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 52||9||11||20||185 6||0||1||1||53 1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 12||0||2||2||55 —||—||—||—||— 1994–95 Springfield Indians AHL 48||9||5||14||277 —||—||—||—||— 1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 53||3||4||7||254 —||—||—||—||— 1995–96Springfield Falcons AHL 6||4||1||5||17 —||—||—||—||— 1996–97Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56||5||3||8||237 —||—||—||—||— 1997–98New Jersey Devils NHL 26||0||3||3||102 1||0||0||0||0 1998–99 New Jersey Devils NHL 1||0||0||0||0 —||—||—||—||— 1998–99Albany River Rats AHL 13||1||5||6|||97 —|||—|||—|||—

External links

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		43	6	4	10	68		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		19	4	7	11	30		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	New Westminster Bruins	WHL		37	6	11	17	157		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Regina Pats	WHL		19	2	3	5	83		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Regina Pats	WHL		64	21	26	47	241		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Regina Pats	WHL		52	28	31	59	171		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Springfield Indians	AHL		40	2	4	6	121		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Louisville Icehawks	ECHL		9	5	3	8	34		1	0	2	2	0
1991–92	Springfield Indians	AHL		54	7	15	22	213		10	0	0	0	32
1992–93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		1	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—