John Danby (ice hockey)

John Danby
Born (1948-07-20) July 20, 1948
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for New England Whalers (WHA)
WHA draft Undrafted
Playing career 1969–1979

John Danby (born July 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach.

Career

After winning consecutive national championships with Boston University in the early-1970s, Danby joined the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.[1] He played throughout the 1970s before retiring and returning to his alma mater to serve as an assistant coach for two seasons.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1966-67 Dixie Beehives MJBHL
1969–70 Boston University ECAC 27 25 21 46 12
1970–71 Boston University ECAC 31 28 36 64 10
1971–72 Boston University ECAC 26 26 24 50 14
1972–73 New England Whalers WHA 77 14 23 37 10 8 0 0 0 0
1973–74 New England Whalers WHA 72 2 2 4 6 7 1 0 1 0
1974–75 Cape Codders NAHL 69 24 43 67 27 4 1 2 3 0
1974–75 New England Whalers WHA 4 0 1 1 0
1975–76 Cape Codders NAHL 33 9 19 28 6
1975–76 New England Whalers WHA 1 0 0 0 0
1975–76 Broome Dusters NAHL 34 9 23 32 19
1976–77 Maine Nordiques NAHL 36 10 22 32 2 11 5 4 9 2
1978–79 New Hampshire/Cape Cod Freedoms NEHL 23 11 18 29 6
WHA totals 150 16 25 41 16 19 1 1 2 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1970–71 [2]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1971–72 [2]
AHCA East All-American 1971–72 [3]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1972
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1972 [4]

References

  1. ^ John Danby WHA Statistics | Hockey-Reference.com
  2. ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.