Dan Boyle (ice hockey)

Dan Boyle
Born	(1976-07-12) July 12, 1976 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1998–present

Daniel Boyle (born July 12, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing 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.

Playing career

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. Boyle underwent initial wrist surgery on September 23; 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, missing another 36 games. He did not make a full comeback until January 24, 2008, scoring two goals in his return, and soon thereafter was re-signed to a six-year, $40 million contract extension on February 25. 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. 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.

International play

Dan Boyle

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
	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. He did not appear in a game as Team Canada was kept from the podium.

Personal life

Growing up, Boyle attended French-speaking École élémentaire Ste-Anne and École Secondaire Publique De-La-Salle in Ottawa.

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.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Miami University (Ohio)	CCHA		35	8	18	26	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Miami University (Ohio)	CCHA		36	7	20	27	70		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Miami University (Ohio)	CCHA		40	11	43	54	52		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Miami University (Ohio)	CCHA		37	14	26	40	58		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		8	0	3	3	20		5	0	1	1	4
1998–99	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		53	8	34	42	87		12	3	5	8	16
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL		22	3	5	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Louisville Panthers	AHL		58	14	38	52	75		4	0	2	2	8
1999–00	Florida Panthers	NHL		13	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		6	0	5	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		69	4	18	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Florida Panthers	NHL		25	3	3	6	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		41	5	15	20	27		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		77	13	40	53	44		11	0	7	7	6
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		78	9	30	39	60		23	2	8	10	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	38		5	1	3	4	6
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	20	43	63	62		6	0	1	1	2
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		37	4	21	25	57		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	San Jose Sharks	NHL		77	16	41	57	52		6	2	2	4	8
NHL totals				600	92	257	349	390		51	5	21	26	38

International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Canada	WC		9	0	3	3	6
Int'l totals				9	0	3	3	6

Awards

• 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 and 2009.

Reference: Dan Boyle player profile at NHL.com

External links

• Dan Boyle career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dan Boyle player profile at TSN.ca
• Dan Boyle player profile at NHL.com