Daniel Corso
| Daniel Corso | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 3, 1978 Montreal, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Tampereen Ilves St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers Kassel Huskies Frankfurt Lions Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kärpät Timrå IK Dinamo Minsk | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
169th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Daniel Corso (born April 3, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Tampereen Ilves of the SM-liiga.
Playing career
Corso was drafted 169th overall by the St. Louis Blues and also played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Corso played 77 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 14 goals with 11 assists for 25 points and collecting 20 penalty minutes. He also spent two seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the Kassel Huskies and the Frankfurt Lions.
On August 14, 2008, Corso signed a one-year contract with Finnish SM-liiga team Kärpät for the 2008–09 season.[1]
During his second season with Timrå IK in 2010–11, Corso was released from his contract and transferred to Belarusian KHL club, Dinamo Minsk on December 31, 2010.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 54 | 51 | 68 | 119 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 35 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 63 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 71 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 52 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 29 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 45 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 29 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 35 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | SM-l | 41 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 77 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| Michel Briere Trophy | 1997 | |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 1997 | |
References
- ↑ "Oulun Kärpät announces Corso signing" (in Finnish). 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
External links
- Daniel Corso's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Daniel Corso profile at Eurohockey.com