Sean Day

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Sean Day
Sean Day.jpg
Day with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2016
Born (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26)
Leuven, Belgium
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		Free agent
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft 81st overall, 2016
New York Rangers
Playing career 2018–present

Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgian-born Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Day was selected by the Mississauga Steelheads fourth overall in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. [1] Day was drafted 81st overall in the third round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. After several years playing in the minor leagues, Day made his NHL debut in 2021 with the Lightning.

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Early life

Day was born in Leuven, Belgium, but grew up in Rochester, Michigan. Keith Day, Sean's father, was an executive with a global chemical company, which has taken him all over the world. His family relocated periodically before he was transferred to the Detroit area. Day holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. [2] Due to his family moving around the world, Day first skated on a mall rink in Singapore. [2]

Playing career

Day's application for exceptional player status was granted by Hockey Canada on March 21, 2013, making him eligible to be drafted a year early in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection and to play major junior hockey as a 15-year-old. [3] Day was the fourth player to be granted the exemption, after John Tavares in 2005, Aaron Ekblad in 2011 and Connor McDavid in 2012. [4] He was drafted fourth overall in the OHL priority draft by the Mississauga Steelheads. [5]

In the 2016–17 season, on October 19, 2016, Day was acquired by Memorial Cup hosts, the Windsor Spitfires in exchange for draft picks. [6] Gearing towards the playoffs with the Spitfires, on March 8, 2017, Day agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. [7] He would win the Memorial Cup with the Spitfires later that season.

In the 2017–18 season, on January 1, 2018, Day along with Gabriel Vilardi were traded by the Spitfires to the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for Cody Morgan and six draft picks. [8]

Day began his professional career in 2018 with the Rangers AHL affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack. After a slow start in the first six games he was demoted to the Maine Mariners. [9] [10] He played well enough in 19 games with the Mariners to earn a berth in the ECHL All-Star game, but was promoted back to Hartford before the game. [10] [11] [12]

Day began the following season in the AHL with the Hartford Wolf Pack, but after posting a disappointing 4 points in 16 games, he was demoted to the Maine Mariners, [13] where he would remain until the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On May 30, 2020, Day was placed on unconditional waivers by the Rangers for the purposes of contract termination. [14] He cleared waivers the following day and the remaining year of his contract was terminated. [15] As a free agent on July 17, 2020, Day was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [16]

He made his NHL debut with the Lightning on December 28, 2021, against the Montreal Canadiens. [17]


Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 60610163440114
2014–15 Mississauga SteelheadsOHL6110263662—————
2015–16 Mississauga SteelheadsOHL57616222771234
2016–17 Mississauga SteelheadsOHL53254—————
2016–17 Windsor Spitfires OHL581220322070550
2017–18 Windsor SpitfiresOHL27417218—————
2017–18 Kingston Frontenacs OHL2312526416410140
2018–19 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 46311148—————
2018–19 Maine Mariners ECHL 19411156—————
2019–20 Hartford Wolf PackAHL1613413—————
2019–20 Maine MarinersECHL365152027—————
2020–21 Syracuse Crunch AHL293121538—————
2021–22 Syracuse CrunchAHL698324031—————
2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 20000—————
2022–23 Syracuse CrunchAHL63014144110000
2023–24 Syracuse CrunchAHL54518231681232
NHL totals20000—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada Ontario U17 50332
2014 Canada RedU1751344
Junior totals101676

Awards and honours

HonoursYear
OHL Exceptional Player Status 2012–13 [11] [4]

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  1. ↑ "Sean Day, 15-year-old defenseman, taken fourth in Ontario Hockey League draft". National Hockey League. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Feschuk, Dave (November 15, 2013). "OHLer Sean Day intent on earning his exceptional status". Toronto Star . Toronto. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sean Day the latest to be granted exceptional status". The Hockey News . March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Shane Wright". ontariohockeyleague.com. March 8, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Exceptional status pick Sean Day traded to Memorial Cup hosts". The Hockey News. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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  8. ↑ "Vilardi and Day traded to Kingston". Windsor Spitfires. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Transactions". Hartford Courant. November 6, 2018. p. C6. Retrieved April 16, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "Eansor Scores 2 to Top Wolf Pack". Hartford Courant. December 28, 2018. p. C5. Retrieved April 16, 2019– via newspapers.com.
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  15. ↑ Maron, Brandon (May 13, 2020). "Rangers' Sean Day clears waivers". theScore.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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