Dan Boyle (ice hockey)
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
San Jose Sharks Djurgårdens IF Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July 12, 1976 , Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Daniel Boyle (born July 12, 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2004.
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Undrafted out of Miami University with the Redhawks of the CCHA, Boyle was signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers on March 30, 1998.[1] He played his first two seasons in the Panthers' farm system in the American Hockey League (AHL), earning All-Rookie Team honours in 1999, as well as Second Team All-Star honours in 1999 and 2000.[1] Boyle earned a full-time roster spot with the Panthers in 2000–01, recording 4 goals and 22 points. The next season, his fourth in Florida, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (Martin Tuma) in 2003 on January 7, 2002.[1] After completing the season with 20 points in 41 games after coming over from the Panthers, he was re-signed to a one-year contract by the Lightning on August 6, 2002.[2]
Boyle quickly emerged as an offensive threat on the highly-talented Lightning, playing behind Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards. He recorded 13 goals and 53 points in his first full season with the Lightning in 2002–03 before helping the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Boyle went overseas to play for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. As NHL play resumed the next season, Boyle continued to produce with a 15-goal, 53-point season in 2005–06. He recorded his first career NHL hat trick against the New York Rangers on December 23, 2006, adding an assist for a four-point game in a 4–3 win.[3] The following season, Boyle elevated his game to career-high numbers of 20 goals, 43 assists and 63 points, good enough for Second Team All-Star honours.
He suffered a major setback, however, in September 2007, injuring himself in a freak accident after a pre-season game when a skate slipped off a hook in his locker and hit him in the left wrist, severing three tendons.[4] Boyle underwent initial wrist surgery on September 23;[5] he attempted to return on October 29, but after playing his first four games of the 2007–08 season, Boyle underwent additional surgery on the injured wrist,[6] missing another 36 games. He did not make a full comeback until January 24, 2008, scoring two goals in his return,[7] and soon thereafter was re-signed to a six-year, $40 million contract extension on February 25.[8] He completed his injury-shortened campaign with 25 points in 37 games.
Despite coming off a recent contract extension with the Lightning, on July 4, 2008, Boyle was traded along with Brad Lukowich to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, a first round draft pick in 2009 and a fourth round draft pick in 2010.[9] Boyle was pressured to waive his no trade clause by Tampa Bay's new ownership, who said they would otherwise place him on waivers where he would likely be claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers. Not wanting to play for a losing team and already knowing Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Evgeni Nabokov, Boyle agreed to be traded to the Sharks.[citation needed]
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| Silver | 2005 | Austria | |
Boyle made his international debut with Team Canada at the 2005 World Championships in Austria during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He contributed 3 assists in 9 games as part of a silver-medal winning effort by Team Canada; they were defeated 3–0 in the gold medal game by the Czech Republic. The next year, Boyle was named as a reserve in light of injuries to Scott Niedermayer and Ed Jovanovski for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[10] He did not appear in a game as Team Canada was kept from the podium.
Growing up, Boyle attended French-speaking École élémentaire Ste-Anne and École Secondaire Publique De-La-Salle in Ottawa.[citation needed]
During game one of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals with the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Calgary Flames, an electrical fire broke out in his Florida home, causing an estimated $300,000 worth of damage.[11]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 69 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -14 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 41 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -15 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 9 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 78 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 23 | 60 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2004-05 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 79 | 15 | 38 | 53 | -8 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | ||
| 2006-07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 20 | 43 | 63 | -5 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 37 | 4 | 21 | 25 | -29 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 523 | 76 | 216 | 292 | -42 | 338 | 45 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 30 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2005 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Int'l totals | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
- Named to the CCHA First All-Star Team in 1997 and 1998.
- Named to the NCAA West First All-American Team in 1997 and 1998.
- Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 1999.
- Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1999 and 2000.
- Won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.
- Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 2007.
Reference: Dan Boyle's NHL player profile
- ^ a b c "Dan Boyle's NHL Profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Lightning re-sign Boyle". CBC (2002-08-06). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Lightning 4, Rangers 3". USA Today (2006-12-23). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Lightning's Boyle hurt in freak accident". TSN (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Lightning's Boyle undergoes wrist surgery". CBC (2007-09-23). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Dan Boyle to have second surgery on left wrist". Tampa Bay Lightning (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Boyle makes strong return". ESPN (2008-01-25). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Lightning, Boyle agree to 6-year pact". TSN (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Boyle trade creates questions for both Lightning and Sharks". ESPN (2008-07-05). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Injury woes for Pronger". CANOE (2006-02-11). Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ Nancy Marrapese-Burrell (2004). "Fire destroys Boyle's house". The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
- Dan Boyle's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dan Boyle at TSN.ca
- Dan Boyle's NHL player profile
