Dan Frawley (ice hockey)

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Dan Frawley
Born (1962-06-02) June 2, 1962 (age 62)
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft 204th overall, 1980
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19811998

William Daniel Frawley (born June 2, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his junior hockey years, Frawley played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHA and the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL, before being drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks, 204th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Frawley spent most of the next two years playing in the AHL. While playing with the Cornwall Royals, the team won the 1981 memorial cup against the Kitchener Rangers. [1]

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NHL career

He played with the Blackhawks during the 1984–85 season (his NHL rookie season). On the 7 October 1985, the Pittsburgh Penguins picked Frawley in the waiver draft. Frawley spent the subsequent four years (the rest of his NHL career) with the Penguins. He served as captain from October until December 1987, when Mario Lemieux took over after a torn ligament kept Frawley out of the lineup. He returned after surgery in early 1988. [2]

Return to the minors

In 1989 Frawley returned to the AHL, retiring in 1993. However, he came out of retirement in 1995 and played two more years, with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, winning the 1996 Calder Cup. He retired from professional hockey a second time in 1998, after the 1997–98 season.

Amerks Hall Of Fame

In 2003, Frawley was selected to the Rochester Americans Hall Of Fame. His contributions as a longtime player, and his work ethic earned him this honor.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 632126476780112
1980–81 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 2810142476185121737
1980–81 Cornwall Royals MC 514521
1981–82 Cornwall RoyalsOHL642750772395381119
1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL 80302757107
1983–84 Springfield IndiansAHL69223456137401112
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 30000
1984–85 Chicago Black HawksNHL304376410000
1984–85 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 26111223125
1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL69101121174
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL78141428218
1987–88 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL476814152
1988–89 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4634766
1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL241216283514641031
1989–90 Muskegon LumberjacksIHL82314778165159122151
1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL7415314615214471134
1991–92 Rochester AmericansAHL7828235120816751235
1992–93 Rochester AmericansAHL751727442161717870
1995–96 Rochester AmericansAHL771216281941956118
1996–97 Rochester AmericansAHL77112233115102248
1997–98 Rochester AmericansAHL7512203217540002
AHL totals605147199346128484192847166
NHL totals27337407767410000

Post-retirement

An Ojibwe from Nipissing First Nation, Frawley now resides in eastern Ontario, in Brinston, near Iroquois, with his wife, Wanda, and 4 sons. [1]

Keeping active in the First Nations community, Frawley and other Indigenous former NHL players, such as Ted Nolan, John Chabot, and Denny Lambert took part in a charity match in Wiikwemkoong First Nation against the local police force January 28, 2017. [3] Frawley and many other former native NHL players are very active in their native communities, engaging native youth as motivational speakers teaching about the importance of education, goal setting, substance abuse, and life skills that the future native leaders will need. They often host hockey clinics to encourage both young male and female athletes to enhance their physical skills as well as to develop an understanding of teamwork and cooperation with others. [4] Since 2007, Frawley has been coaching minor hockey in the small native community of Chisasibi, using hockey as a means to teach young native athletes about the importance of education and physical activity. [1] Initially, he was a hockey instructor for the Chisasibi Junior hunters minor midget team, and is now a youth hockey coordinator in Chisasibi. [1] [5]

Dan currently works for the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 nurun.com. "Frawley giving back to the game". Brockville Recorder. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  2. "1980 NHL Entry Draft -- Dan Frawley". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. Productions, Patrick Gilbert. "NHL Indigenous alumni to take on Wiky and UCCM Police Services at centre ice Jan. 28". anishinabeknews.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  4. Couchie, Les (October 12, 2006). "Team Aboriginal NHL Alumni ready to hit the ice". Marketwired. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. www.selectrum.com, Selectrum Communications -. "HitTheIce.tv". www.hittheice.tv. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
Preceded by Pittsburgh Penguins captain
1987
Succeeded by