Daniel Paille

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Daniel Paille
Daniel Paille - Boston Bruins.jpg
Paille with the Boston Bruins in 2012
Born (1984-04-15) April 15, 1984 (age 40)
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins
Ilves Tampere
New York Rangers
Brynäs IF
NHL draft 20th overall, 2002
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2004–2017
Current position
TitleVolunteer Assistant coach
Team Canisius
Conference Atlantic Hockey
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2019–Present Canisius (assistant)

Daniel Joseph Paille (born April 15, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was originally drafted 20th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and also played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

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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

Buffalo Sabres

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.

Boston Bruins

On October 20, 2009, Paille was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a third-round and a conditional fourth-round draft pick. 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 would not be offering him a contract extension, which made him an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2015.

Rockford IceHogs/New York Rangers

Paille playing for Ilves during the 2012-13 NHL lockout. Daniel Paille 2012 2.jpg
Paille playing for Ilves during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

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 28. [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]

Brynäs IF

At season's end, Paille opted to continue his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract in Sweden with Brynäs IF of the SHL on May 19, 2016. [8]

During his second season with Brynäs in 2017–18, Paille posted 5 points in 14 appearances to begin the campaign before his career was effectively ended through injury, after receiving a blindside hit from Thomas Larkin in a Champions Hockey League game against German club, Adler Mannheim, on November 8, 2017. After suffering three earlier concussions from his tenure in the NHL, Paille was ruled out from the remainder of the season and returned to North America. [9]

Personal life

Paille was raised in Welland, Ontario. He attended Saint François Elementary School and École Secondaire Confédération.[ citation needed ] 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 Goretsas. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99Welland Tigers AAA SCT U15 5242418340—————
1999–2000 Welland Cougars GHL 421417371916161632—
2000–01 Guelph Storm OHL 642231535742022
2001–02 Guelph StormOHL622730575395279
2002–03 Guelph StormOHL54302757281186146
2003–04 Guelph StormOHL593743806322991814
2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 791415295492246
2005–06 Rochester AmericansAHL4514132729—————
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 141232—————
2006–07 Rochester AmericansAHL297142112—————
2006–07 Buffalo SabresNHL2938111810000
2007–08 Buffalo SabresNHL7719163514—————
2008–09 Buffalo SabresNHL7312152720—————
2009–10 Buffalo SabresNHL20110—————
2009–10 Boston Bruins NHL741091912130222
2010–11 Boston BruinsNHL43671328253364
2011–12 Boston BruinsNHL6996151571012
2012–13 Ilves SM-l 92466—————
2012–13 Boston BruinsNHL46107178224590
2013–14 Boston BruinsNHL729918671012
2014–15 Boston BruinsNHL71671312—————
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL311342—————
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL120000—————
2015–16 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL2356116—————
2016–17 Brynäs IF SHL 45121325222055100
2017–18 Brynäs IFSHL1414512—————
NHL totals5828587172135759101910
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Davos

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2001Canada Atlantic U17 6th41340
2003 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg60002
2004 CanadaWJCSilver medal icon.svg64042
Junior totals165384

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References

  1. ↑ Vogl, John. "Sabres move forward without Paille". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bruins sign forwards Paille, Bourque to multi-year deals". The Sports Network. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Paille agree to PTO with Blackhawks". CSN Chicago. September 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Doug. "Lubomir Visnovsky, Tomas Kopecky, Daniel Paille released from PTO deals by Blackhawks". CBC Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cain, Brandon (September 29, 2015). "Daniel Paille agrees to tryout with AHL Rockford IceHogs". Second City Hockey. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rangers sign LW Daniel Paille to add depth upfront". New York Post . January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "New York Rangers Recall Seven Players from Hartford Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Stanley Cup champion to Brynäs!" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Bruin Pailles career likely over after hit". NBC Sports. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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Preceded by Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
2002 		Succeeded by
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