| Daniel Paille | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Paille with theBoston Bruins in 2012 | |||
| Born | (1984-04-15)April 15, 1984 (age 40) Welland,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins Ilves Tampere New York Rangers Brynäs IF | ||
| NHL draft | 20th overall,2002 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2017 Coaching career | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 2019–2024 | Canisius (assistant) | ||
| 2024–Present | Niagara Ice Dogs (assistant) | ||
Daniel Joseph Paille (born April 15, 1984) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeyleft winger. He was originally drafted 20th overall by theBuffalo Sabres in the2002 NHL Entry Draft and also played in theNational Hockey League with theBoston Bruins andNew York Rangers.
Paille played junior hockey for theOntario Hockey League (OHL)'sGuelph Storm. He was also a member ofTeam Canada for the2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and served as Canada'scaptain for the same tournament in2004, winning silver medals in both.
Paille scored his first career NHL goal on January 14, 2006, against theLos Angeles Kings. In the summer of 2007, he signed a one-year, $535,000 one-way contract to remain inBuffalo, then again re-signed with the Sabres the next summer, on July 16, 2008, on a two-year, $2.2 million contract that paid $900,000 in his first year and $1.3 million in his second.
On October 20, 2009, Paille was traded to theBoston Bruins in exchange for a third-round and a conditional fourth-round draft pick. His move toBoston marked the first-ever trade of a player under contract between the two division rivals in their common 39 years in the NHL.[1]
Paille won theStanley Cup with the Bruins on June 15, 2011, over theVancouver Canucks in a 4–0 Game 7 victory. He was a major contributor on the penalty kill, as he and linemateGregory Campbell were instrumental in holding the high-powered Vancouver power play unit to just two goals scored in the seven-gameFinals series.
After completing his third season with Boston in2011–12, Paille was re-signed by the Bruins to a three-year contract on June 1, 2012.[2]
Paille signed withIlves inFinland on December 2, 2012, during the2012–13 NHL lockout; he rejoined the Bruins when play resumed in mid-January 2013. On June 15, during the2013 playoffs, Paille scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 2 of theFinals onCorey Crawford, giving the Bruins a 2–1 victory over theChicago Blackhawks. Two days later, on June 17, he scored the first goal in Game 3 of the Finals, which turned out to be the game-winner in the Bruins' 2–0 win over Chicago. Despite taking a 2–1 series lead, the Bruins would ultimately lose the series to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Blackhawks, 4–2.
On April 13, 2015, the Bruins, after missing theplayoffs for the first time in nine years, informed Paille that they would not be offering him a contract extension, which made him an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2015.
On September 13, 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks invited Paille to attend their training camp on a Professional Tryout agreement.[3] He was subsequently released by the Blackhawks on September 28.[4] The following day Paille signed a professional tryout with theRockford IceHogs, Chicago'sAmerican Hockey League affiliate.[5] Paille appeared in 31 games with the IceHogs, before he was signed to one-year contract for the remainder of the season to add depth to theNew York Rangers on January 21, 2016.[6] On April 20, 2016, Paille was recalled by the New York Rangers from the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[7]
At season's end, Paille opted to continue his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract in Sweden withBrynäs IF of theSHL on May 19, 2016.[8]
During his second season with Brynäs in2017–18, Paille posted 5 points in 14 appearances to begin the campaign before his career was effectively ended through injury, after receiving a blindside hit fromThomas Larkin in aChampions Hockey League game against German club,Adler Mannheim, on November 8, 2017. After suffering three earlier concussions from his tenure in the NHL, Paille was ruled out from the remainder of the season and returned to North America.[9]
Paille was raised inWelland,Ontario. He attended Saint François Elementary School and École Secondaire Confédération.[citation needed] Paille played his minor hockey with his hometown Welland Tigers of theOntario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA)'s South Central AAA league. His teammates growing up in Welland included several future NHLers, includingNathan Horton,Daniel Girardi,Andre Deveaux andMatt Ellis. He admiredSteve Yzerman when he was growing up. In 2009, Paille married his longtime girlfriend, Dana Goretsas.[10]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Welland Tigers AAA | SCT U15 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Welland Cougars | GHL | 42 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 64 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 62 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 2002–03 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 54 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 59 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 63 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 79 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 45 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 29 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-l | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 72 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 45 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 582 | 85 | 87 | 172 | 135 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
| Spengler Cup | ||
 | 2015 Davos | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WJC |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WJC | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2002 | Succeeded by |