Dan McGillis

Dan McGillis
Dan McGillis
	Dan McGillis with the Lowell Devils in 2006
Born	July 1, 1972 (age 52); Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Oilers; Philadelphia Flyers; San Jose Sharks; Boston Bruins; New Jersey Devils; Adler Mannheim
National team	Canada
NHL draft	238th overall, 1992; Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1996–2010

Daniel Stewart McGillis (born July 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. He spent the final three seasons of his career playing for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

McGillis was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 10th round, 238th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted McGillis chose to play in the college ranks and played with Northeastern University for 4 years. While in college he earned Hockey East first All-Star team honors twice (1995, 1996) and an NCAA East First All-American team nomination in 1996.

During his senior season McGillis was traded by the Red Wings to the Edmonton Oilers for Kirk Maltby. After college McGillis joined the Oilers for the 1996–97 season and played 73 games, scoring 22 points. The following season he scored 25 points in 67 games with the Oilers before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. He appeared in 13 games with the Flyers, scoring 6 points.

McGillis scored a career high 49 points during the 2000–01 season and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenceman. McGillis played for three different teams in the 2002–03 season. He started the year with the Flyers before being traded to the San Jose Sharks.^[1] After only 37 games with the Sharks McGillis was again traded, this time to the Boston Bruins.^[2] For the 2003–04 season McGillis scored 28 points in 80 games with the Bruins.

After the 2004–05 NHL lockout McGillis signed with the New Jersey Devils.^[3] McGillis played in only 27 games with the Devils during the 2005–06 season before being demoted to the Albany River Rats, the first time in his career he was demoted to the minors, due to the Devils' salary cap issues and never played another game in the NHL.^[4] For the 2006–07 season McGillis spent the entire year with the Devils' new minor league affiliate Lowell Devils, scoring 41 points in 68 games.

On September 20, 2007, McGillis accepted an invitation from the Vancouver Canucks to attend their training camp.^[5] He was released by the team on October 1. He then signed with Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			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	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Northeastern Huskies	HE	38	4	25	29	82	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Northeastern Huskies	HE	34	9	22	31	70	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Northeastern Huskies	HE	34	12	24	36	50	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	73	6	16	22	52	12	0	5	5	24
1997–98	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	67	10	15	25	74	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	13	1	5	6	35	5	1	2	3	10
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	78	8	37	45	61	6	0	1	1	12
1999–2000	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	68	4	14	18	55	18	2	6	8	12
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	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	24	0	3	3	20	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	San Jose Sharks	NHL	37	3	13	16	30	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Boston Bruins	NHL	10	0	1	1	10	5	3	0	3	2
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	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL	40	7	18	25	57	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL	68	10	31	41	62	—	—	—	—	—
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
2009–10	Adler Mannheim	DEL	14	2	2	4	47	2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			634	56	182	238	570	64	8	14	22	76

International

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

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1992–93
All-Hockey East All-Star	1994–95
All-Hockey East All-Star	1995–96
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1995–96

References

^ "Flyers Acquire Defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson For Dan McGillis". Philadelphia Flyers. December 6, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ "Bruins acquire McGillis". Boston Bruins. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on April 17, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
^ "Devils Sign Rafalski, Malakhov & McGillis". New Jersey Devils. August 4, 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ Der, Amara (2007-09-27). "McGillis Up Close". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
^ "Defenceman Dan McGillis Joins Canucks on a Professional Tryout". Vancouver Canucks. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[126trade-1] "Flyers Acquire Defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson For Dan McGillis". Philadelphia Flyers. December 6, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[2] "Bruins acquire McGillis". Boston Bruins. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on April 17, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[3] "Devils Sign Rafalski, Malakhov & McGillis". New Jersey Devils. August 4, 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[4] Der, Amara (2007-09-27). "McGillis Up Close". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

[5] "Defenceman Dan McGillis Joins Canucks on a Professional Tryout". Vancouver Canucks. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

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