Daniel Joseph Poliziani (January 8, 1935 – November 30, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
Daniel Poliziani | |||
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Born |
New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada | January 8, 1935||
Died |
November 30, 2019 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. | (aged 84)||
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 edit
Poliziani 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 edit
Poliziani 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 edit
Poliziani died in November 2019 at the age of 84.[2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "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