Dan Keczmer | |||
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Born | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. | May 25, 1968||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Minnesota North Stars Hartford Whalers Calgary Flames Dallas Stars Nashville Predators | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | 201st overall, 1986 Minnesota North Stars | ||
Playing career | 1990–2000 |
Daniel Leonard Keczmer (born May 25, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for five teams between 1990 and 2000. Internationally he played for the American national team at two World Championships.
As a youth, he played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit. [1]
Keczmer played four seasons with Lake Superior State University and was a member of the Lake Superior State Lakers 1988 NCAA Championship men's ice hockey team.[ citation needed ]
He was drafted in the tenth round, 201st overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Keczmer made his professional debut with the IHL's Kalamazoo Wings in the 1990–91 season. He also appeared in nine NHL games with the North Stars that same season.[ citation needed ]
Keczmer was one of many North Stars who joined the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft. Before the Sharks' inaugural season began, however, Keczmer was traded to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Dean Evason. Keczmer would play with the Whalers, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, and Nashville Predators before retiring following the 1999–2000 season.[ citation needed ]
In his NHL career, Keczmer appeared in 235 games. He scored eight goals and added 38 assists. He also appeared in 12 Stanley Cup playoff games, recording one assist.[ citation needed ]
He now resides in Brentwood, Tennessee with his family.[ citation needed ]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | Little Caesars U18 AAA | U18 AAA | 65 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Lake Superior State University | CCHA | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Lake Superior State University | CCHA | 41 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Lake Superior State University | CCHA | 46 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Lake Superior State University | CCHA | 43 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 60 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1991–92 | United States National Team | Intl | 51 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 37 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 57 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 22 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 42 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
NHL totals | 235 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 212 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1990 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1999 | United States | WC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Award | Year | |
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CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1989 | [2] |
All-CCHA Second Team | 1989–90 | [3] |
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