Daniel Paille
- For the politician, see Daniel Paillé.
| Daniel Paille | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Paillé playing for the Boston Bruins. | |||
| Born |
April 15, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL Draft |
20th overall, 2002 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Spengler Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Davos | |
Daniel Joseph Paille (born April 15, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently signed to the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He was drafted 20th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Junior
Paille played junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Guelph Storm. He was also a member of Team Canada for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and served as Canada's captain for the same tournament in 2004, winning silver medals in both.
Professional
Paille scored his first career NHL goal on January 14, 2006, against the Los Angeles Kings. In the summer of 2007, he signed a one-year, $535,000 one-way contract to remain in Buffalo, then again re-signed with the Sabres the next summer, on July 16, 2008, on a two-year, $2.2 million contract that paid $900,000 in his first year and $1.3 million in his second.
On October 20, 2009, Paille was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a third-round and a conditional fourth-round draft pack. His move to Boston marked the first-ever trade of a player under contract between the two division rivals in their common 39 years in the NHL.[1]
Paille won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins on June 15, 2011, over the Vancouver Canucks in a 4–0 Game 7 victory. He was a major contributor on the penalty kill, as he and linemate Gregory Campbell were instrumental in holding the high-powered Vancouver power play unit to just two goals scored in the seven-game Finals series.
After completing his third season with Boston in 2011–12, Paille was re-signed by the Bruins to a three-year contract on June 1, 2012.[2]
Paille signed with Ilves in Finland on December 2, 2012, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout; he rejoined the Bruins when play resumed in mid-January 2013. On June 15, during the 2013 playoffs, Paille scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 2 of the Finals, giving the Bruins a 2–1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Two days later, on June 17, he scored the first goal in Game 3 of the Finals, which turned out to be the game-winner in the Bruins' 2–0 win over Chicago. Despite taking a 2–1 series lead, the Bruins would ultimately lose the series, 4–2.
On April 13, 2015, the Bruins, after missing the playoffs for the first time in nine years, informed Paille that they will not be offering him a contract extension, which will effectively make him an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2015.
On September 13, 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks invited Paille to attend their training camp on a Professional Tryout agreement.[3] He was subsequently released by the Blackhawks on September 28th.[4] The following day Paille signed a professional tryout with the Rockford IceHogs, Chicago's American Hockey League affiliate.[5] Paille appeared in 31 games with the IceHogs, before he was signed to one-year contract for the remainder of the season to add depth to the New York Rangers on January 21, 2016.[6] On April 20, 2016, Paille was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. [7]
Personal life
Paille was raised in Welland, Ontario. He attended to Saint François Elementary School and École Secondaire Confédération. Paille played his minor hockey with his hometown Welland Tigers of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA)'s South Central AAA league. His teammates growing up in Welland included several future NHLers, including Nathan Horton, Daniel Girardi, Andre Deveaux and Matt Ellis. He admired Steve Yzerman when he was growing up. In 2009, Paille married his longtime girlfriend, Dana Goritsis.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Welland Tigers | OMHA | 52 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Welland Cougars | GHL | 42 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 64 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 62 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 2002–03 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 54 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 59 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 63 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 79 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 45 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 29 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-l | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 570 | 85 | 87 | 172 | 135 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | ||||
References
- ↑ Vogl, John. "Sabres move forward without Paille". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Bruins sign forwards Paille, Bourque to multi-year deals". The Sports Network. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ↑ "Daniel Paille agree to PTO with Blackhawks". CSN Chicago. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ↑ Harrison, Doug. "Lubomir Visnovsky, Tomas Kopecky, Daniel Paille released from PTO deals by Blackhawks". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ Cain, Brandon. "Daniel Paille agrees to tryout with AHL Rockford IceHogs". Second City Hockey. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
- ↑ "Rangers sign LW Daniel Paille to add depth upfront". New York Post. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ↑ "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack".
- ↑ "What's Bruin?: Daniel Paille". WHDH.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
External links
- Daniel Paille's player profile at NHL.com
- Daniel Paille's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Keith Ballard |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas Vanek |