Sean Day

Sean Day
Born (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998
Leuven, Belgium
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
OHL team Mississauga Steelheads
NHL Draft Eligible 2016
Playing career 2013–present

Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgium-born Canadian major junior ice hockey player for the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). A defenceman, Day was selected by the Steelheads fourth overall in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[1]

Day was born in Leuven, Belgium, but grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Keith Day, Sean's father, was an executive with a global chemical company, which has taken him all over the world. His family relocated periodically before he was transferred to the Detroit area. Thus Day only holds Canadian citizenship.[2] Due to his family moving around the world, Day first skated on a mall rink in Singapore.[2]

Day's application for Exceptional Player Status was granted by Hockey Canada on March 21, 2013, making him eligible to be drafted in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[3] Day is only the fourth player to be granted the exemption, allowing him to start his major junior hockey career as a 15-year-old. The other players to have previously received the exemption are John Tavares in 2005, Aaron Ekblad in 2011, and Connor McDavid in 2012.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 60 6 10 16 34 4 0 1 1 4
2014–15 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 61 10 26 36 62 — — — — —
2015–16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 57 6 16 22 27 7 1 2 3 4
OHL totals 178225274123 111348

Awards and honours

Honours Year
OHL Exceptional Player Status 2012–13 [5]

References

  1. ↑ Sean Day, 15-year-old defenseman, taken fourth in Ontario Hockey League draft - NHL.com - News
  2. 1 2 Feschuk, Dave (2013-11-15). "OHLer Sean Day intent on earning his exceptional status". Toronto Star (Toronto). Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  3. ↑ Sean Day the latest to be granted exceptional status - The Hockey News
  4. ↑ Sean Day, 15, granted exceptional status by OHL and will enter draft | Toronto Star
  5. ↑ OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Sean Day | Ontario Hockey Federation

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