Daniel Joseph Poliziani (January 8, 1935 – November 30, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
| Daniel Poliziani | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 8, 1935 New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 30, 2019 (aged 84) Canandaigua, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1955–1965 | ||
Early life
editPoliziani was born to Italian immigrants in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, in 1935. He began playing hockey in the early-1940s when his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, following his father's death.[1]
Career
editPoliziani played four National Hockey League games (one regular season and three playoff contests) for the Boston Bruins during the 1958–59 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1965, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.
Personal life
editPoliziani died in November 2019 at the age of 84.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1952–53 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 35 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 34 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 42 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 58 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 65 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1958–59 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Providence Reds | AHL | 59 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 60 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 63 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Providence Reds | AHL | 57 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | Providence Reds | AHL | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1963–64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 530 | 170 | 226 | 396 | 469 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ White, John (2017-07-14). "Cape Breton Sports Scrapbook: New Waterford's first NHLer was Dan Poliziani". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "SIHR login".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database