Mike Danton
Mike Danton | |||
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Born |
Brampton, Ontario , Canada | October 21, 1980||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position |
Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Poland | ||
NHL draft |
135th overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career |
2000–2004 2011–2017 |
Michael Sage Danton (né Jefferson, October 21, 1980) is a Canadian-Polish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Rivière-du-Loup 3L in the LNAH.
Danton played for the
After being released from prison, he resumed his professional ice hockey career in various European leagues and in North America.
Junior hockey career
Danton was known as Mike Jefferson during his junior hockey career. As a youth, Jefferson played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1] He began junior hockey in the 1996–97 season with the Quinte Hawks of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. He played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1997 to 2000 with the Sarnia Sting, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, and the Barrie Colts. Playing for the Colts during the 2000 Memorial Cup, Jefferson commented that Brad Richards would not last five games in the Ontario Hockey League.[2] and later refused to shake Richards' hand after he had been named tournament MVP.[3]
Professional hockey career (2000-2004)
Selected 135th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the
Arrest and imprisonment (2004–2009)
Michael Sage Danton (né Michael Jefferson) | |
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Born | Brampton, Ontario | October 21, 1980
Occupation | Professional hockey player (2000–2004, 2011–2017) |
Criminal status | Granted parole on September 11, 2009 after serving 62 months, parole ended in 2011 |
Conviction(s) | Pleaded guilty on July 16, 2004 |
Criminal charge | Conspiracy to commit murder |
Penalty | 90 months in prison
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On April 16, 2004, two days after the Blues were eliminated from the first round of the
In November 2005, the
In July 2008, in an article in the
On March 19, 2009, the United States
University hockey career (2010–2011)
Danton took university correspondence courses at
On January 27, 2010, Danton played in his first game since being released from prison, and scored a goal for the Saint Mary's Huskies, during their 4-1 loss to the
It was announced by
Return to professional hockey (2011–2017)
On July 28, 2011, Danton announced on his
On September 18, 2011, while playing his first game for Ore, Danton saved teammate and linemate Marcus Bengtsson's life using skills he learned in prison. Following a hard hit, Bengtsson's head struck the ice, and he started convulsing. Danton waited for his teammate's mouth to release before using his hand to prevent Bengtsson from choking on his own tongue. Ore won the game 4–3 against Söderhamn/Ljusne HC. Playing in 27 games, Danton scored 16 goals and 25 assists for a total of 41 points.[16]
On December 17, 2011, following Ore's failure to reach the spring series called "Allettan",
On May 20, 2012, Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League announced their signing of Danton,[18] although his place at the club was brought to an abrupt end due to the UK Border Agency twice rejecting his application for a UK entry visa.[19]
On September 29, 2012, after the departure of defenseman Dean Moore and forward
On January 9, 2013, Danton signed a contract with the
On January 24, 2014, Danton signed for
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Bramalea Blues | OPJHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Quinte Hawks
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MetJHL | 35 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 27 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 26 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | ||
1999–2000 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 58 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 203 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 107 | ||
2000–01 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 69 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 68 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Saint Mary's University | AUS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Saint Mary's University | AUS | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | IFK Ore | SWE.3 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Orli Znojmo | EBEL
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19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
2012–13 | Kramfors–Alliansen
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SWE.3 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | HC '05 Banská Bystrica | SVK | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
2013–14 | Beibarys Atyrau | KAZ | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | HSC Csíkszereda | MOL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | KH Sanok
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POL | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
2014–15 | KH Sanok | POL | 42 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 166 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | STS Sanok | POL | 42 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Rivière–du–Loup 3L
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LNAH | 24 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 87 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 182 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
POL totals | 95 | 32 | 71 | 103 | 234 | 38 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 32 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Koshan, Terry (May 29, 2000). "What was Colt thinking? We may never know". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hockey on trial as coach appeals suspension for throwing game". CBC Sports. November 10, 2000. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Duff, Bob (July 17, 2004). "Danton's troubled past catches up to him: Former Blues center convicted of trying to hire for murder". NBC Sports.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Frost Trial: No Law Against Being Repugnant The Star, November 29, 2008
- ^ Frost Cleared of Impersonating One of His Players Archived 2009-06-07 at archive.today National Post, February 14, 2009
- ^ Wetzel, Dale (September 16, 2008). "Man accused of being fake lawyer won't defend self". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Mike Danton Now in Canadian Prison Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Sporting News, March 31, 2009
- ^ "Mike Danton Paroled". 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Danton wants to play hockey at Halifax university". CBC. January 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Cochrane, Chris (January 11, 2010). "Paroled ex-NHLer headed to Saint Mary's". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Cochrane, Chris (January 12, 2010). "Troubled Danton could get new start with SMU". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Turning his life around: Mike Danton speaks to teens about the mistakes he made in his life
- ^ Alanah McGinley (2011-07-28). "Mike Danton Back in the Game". KuklasKorner. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ Jens Nielsen (2011-07-29). "Mike Danton klar för Ore!" (in Swedish). IFK Ore. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Mike Danton comes to teammate's aid". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ Mike Danton signs in Znojmo|http://czechhockeyreport.blogspot.com/2011/12/mike-danton-signs-in-znojmo.html
- ^ Former NHLer signs for Blaze|[1]
- ^ RE: Mike Danton|http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2690
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- the fifth estate – Rogue Agent
- CBC uncovers further Danton-Frost intrigue, 29-11-2005