Daniel Poliziani

This article is about the ice hockey coach. For his father, the retired NHL player, see Daniel Poliziani (b. 1935).

Daniel Poliziani

Current position
Title	Associate coach
Team	York University
Biographical details
Born	(1959-03-05) March 5, 1959 (age 66) Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Yale University
Playing career
1978-82	Yale Bulldogs
1982	New Haven Nighthawks
1982-1983	Saginaw Gears
1983-1984	Fort Wayne Komets
1983-1984	Kalamazoo Wings
1983-1984	Dundas-Hamilton Tigers
Position(s)	Centre
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984-95	Yale Bulldogs (Assistant)
1993-94	Yale Bulldogs (Interim Head Coach)
1998-99	North York Rangers
2002-14	Appleby Bluedogs
2014-20	Stanstead Spartans
2021-Present	York University Lions (Associate Coach)
Head coaching record
Overall	171-148-27
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Second-team All-Ivy (1978-79) 2× First-team All-Ivy (1980-81, 1981-82) Ivy Player of the Year (1981-82)

Daniel James Poliziani (born March 5, 1959) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is currently an associate coach for the York University Lions Men's Ice Hockey team. ^[1]

Poliziani played as a Centre with the Yale Bulldogs, New Haven Nighthawks, Saginaw Gears, Fort Wayne Komets, Kalamazoo Wings, and Dundas-Hamilton Tigers. Poliziani was an assistant coach with the Yale Bulldogs from 1984–95 and was the interim head coach of the Bulldogs during the 1993–94 season, while regular head coach Tim Taylor coached the United States Olympic Team. ^[2] Additionally, Poliziani was head coach with both the North York Rangers from 1998–99 and Appleby Bluedogs from 2002-14. ^[3]

Playing career statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978-79	Yale Bulldogs	ECAC Hockey		27	10	25	35	10
1979-80	Yale Bulldogs	ECAC Hockey		23	10	10	20	20
1980-81	Yale Bulldogs	ECAC Hockey		26	17	21	38	14
1981-82	Yale Bulldogs	ECAC Hockey		25	22	16	38	18
1981-82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		3	0	1	1	0
1982-83	Saginaw Gears	IHL		54	28	49	77	54
1983-84	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		11	4	6	10	2
1983-84	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		25	9	6	15	2
1983-84	Dundas-Hamilton Tigers	IHL		—	—	—	—	—
Totals				194	100	134	234	120

Head coaching record

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	Result	Playoffs
1993–94	Yale Bulldogs	ECAC Hockey		27	5	21	1	11th ECAC	DNQ
1998–99	North York Rangers	OPJHL		51	15	32	4	9th OPJHL-C	DNQ
2010-11	Appleby Bluedogs	CISAA		17	6	2	9	2nd CISAA	Lost in Semi-finals
2011-12	Appleby Bluedogs	CISAA		15	3	10	2	5th CISAA	DNQ
2012-13	Appleby Bluedogs	CISAA		15	6	7	2	4th CISAA	Lost in Semi-finals
2013-14	Appleby Bluedogs	CISAA		15	0	13	2	6th CISAA	DNQ
2014-15	Stanstead Spartans	MPHL		50	32	13	5	1st Bowers Division	Lost in Semi-finals
2015-16	Stanstead Spartans	MPHL		53	31	20	2	1st Bowers Division	Lost in Semi-finals
2016-17	Stanstead Spartans	MPHL		51	34	17	0	1st Bowers Division	Lost in Finals
2017-18	Stanstead Spartans	MPHL		52	39	13	0	1st Bowers Division	Lost in Finals
Totals				346	171	148	27

References

1. "Dan Poliziani - Men's Hockey Coach". York University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
2. Smith, George (November 12, 1993). "Yale Coach Poliziani Moves To Forefront". Hartford Courant . Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
3. "Danny Poliziani". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database