Kimbi Daniels

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Kimbi Daniels
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Born (1972-01-19) January 19, 1972 (age 53)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 44th overall, 1990
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19912009

Kimball J. Daniels (born January 19, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Playing career

Daniels's career started with the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL, where he racked up at least 50 points in each of his three seasons. On October 2, 1990, against the Medicine Hat Tigers, Daniels scored all 7 goals in a 7-4 win that still stands as a WHL record for goals in a game by one player. He then had two brief stints with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, before an injury to his knee and leg forced him to return to the WHL, where he would have 21-point seasons for the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Tri-City Americans. After stints in the IHL and AHL, Daniels started to see improvement in the ECHL, a league that was less than ten years old when he started play in the 95–96 season with the Jacksonville Lizard Kings. He topped 30 points that year, and he would get close to that mark over the next three years with the Charlotte Checkers and the Wheeling Nailers.

After some time in the IHL and AHL, Daniels's return to the ECHL with the New Orleans Brass and the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks would once again give him a slight improvement in stats. He was then shipped to the Anchorage Aces of the WCHL, where his stats took a huge spike with three seasons of 89 points, 62 points, and 63 points respectively. The WCHL then folded operations, which forced the Aces to merge into the ECHL and become the Alaska Aces. Despite Daniels drop in stats as a result of the change, the Aces won the Kelly Cup championship for the 05–06 season. Daniels led the Aces team in scoring with 81 points and volleyed between the top three scoring spots for the entire ECHL league in 06–07. He also notched his 400th point as an Ace.

On September 16, 2008, Daniels moved from the Alaska Aces to the Phoenix RoadRunners.

Personal life

Daniels was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. He has three children, Kaden, Claire and Kellen. He resides in Anchorage, AK with his wife Colleen and kids.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Kildonan North Stars MJHL 185111628
1988–89 Swift Current Broncos WHL 683031614812661212
1989–90 Swift Current BroncosWHL6943519484413410
1990–91 Swift Current BroncosWHL6964641286834266
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20110
1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL1971421133155101527
1991–92 Philadelphia FlyersNHL251124
1992–93 Tri-City Americans WHL9912211230118
1993–94 Detroit Falcons CoHL 2311283942
1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 2561925108
1994–95 Minnesota Moose IHL101452
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 721325
1995–96 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL 26122234129
1995–96 Charlotte Checkers ECHL18161430616861424
1996–97 Charlotte CheckersECHL32122436116
1996–97 Wheeling Nailers ECHL17524291031456
1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL61342
1996–97 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL300001688164
1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL132121420
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL281792669
1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL32121527130
1998–99 New Orleans Brass ECHL2911283961
1999–00 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL3411122338
1999–00 Quebec Citadelles AHL25641044
2000–01 Anchorage Aces WCHL 6636538918230110
2001–02 Anchorage AcesWCHL64293362161402228
2002–03 Anchorage AcesWCHL7223406391
2003–04 Alaska Aces ECHL7019426111372248
2004–05 Alaska AcesECHL40810187311461020
2005–06 Alaska AcesECHL3314193330225152030
2006–07 Alaska AcesECHL70186381128153101316
2007–08 Alaska AcesECHL71254166134927916
2008–09 Phoenix RoadRunners ECHL6020365642
NHL totals271234