| Danny Taylor | |||
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| Born | (1986-04-28)April 28, 1986 (age 39) York,England, United Kingdom | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| KHL team | Free Agent | ||
| Played for | Los Angeles Kings Hamburg Freezers Calgary Flames Färjestad BK Dinamo Minsk Medveščak Zagreb HC Sparta Praha Sibir Novosibirsk Ottawa Senators | ||
| National team |  Belarus | ||
| NHL draft | 221st overall,2004 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2022 | ||
Daniel Taylor (born April 28, 1986) is a Canadian-Belarusian retired professionalice hockeygoaltender. He was drafted in the seventh round (221st overall) of the2004 NHL Entry Draft by theLos Angeles Kings and has appeared in four NHL games with the Kings,Calgary Flames, andOttawa Senators.
Internationally Taylor played for theBelarusian national team at the2021 World Championships.
The son of a British mother and Canadian father working for theBritish Army, Taylor moved with his family to theOttawa suburb ofOrleans, Ontario when he was two years old.[1][2] He spent three seasons in theOntario Hockey League playing for theGuelph Storm andKingston Frontenacs before moving onto professional hockey. Taylor spent the majority of the 2007–08 season with theManchester Monarchs of theAHL. He played in 23 games, posting a 13–5–2 record. He also had a 2.40 GAA, 0.921 save percentage and recorded four shut-outs. He earned a recall to the Kings, and made his NHL debut on March 29, 2008, in relief of starting goaltenderErik Ersberg. Taylor played the third period, giving up two goals in what was a 7–2 loss to theDallas Stars.[3] Taylor returned to the Monarchs for the 2008–09 season and played 15 games, recording a 7–4–2 record. That year he had a 2.66 GAA and a 0.909 save percentage.
For the 2009–10 season Taylor was signed to a professional try-out agreement by theSyracuse Crunch of the AHL. He played in nine games that year for the Crunch, posting a 2–4–0 record before he was released from the agreement.[4] He also had a 3.63 GAA and 0.896 save percentage.
The next year, Taylor signed with theSpringfield Falcons. Taylor stayed with the team for the 2010–11 season and played in four games, having a 2–2–0 record. He had a 2.35 GAA and a 0.929 save percentage. He played the remainder of the season in Germany with theHamburg Freezers. Taylor returned to the Falcons for the 2011–12 season. In ten games with Springfield he posted a 5–3–0 record with a 2.58 GAA and a .914 save percentage, but there was a crowded crease in Springfield with Taylor,Manny Legace, andAllen York, and Taylor was bounced out. But it did not take long for him to get signed as he was picked up by theAbbotsford Heat of the AHL.[5]
On August 10, 2012, Taylor was extended by the Heat to a one-year contract for the2012–13 season.[6] He was among the AHL's goaltending leaders midway through the season with a second-best GAA of 1.77 and was fourth in save percentage at .930 when an injury toCalgary Flames' goaltenderMiikka Kiprusoff led the Flames to sign Taylor to an NHL contract on February 6 and recall him to Calgary.[7] He spent several days with the Flames, but was returned to Abbotsford without seeing action. However, he was again recalled to Calgary on February 16, replacingLeland Irving as the backup goaltender toJoey MacDonald.[8]
Five years after his first NHL game, Taylor finally made his second appearance (and first NHL start) on February 18, 2013, against thePhoenix Coyotes.[9] He made 37 saves, but the Flames lost the game 4–0.[10] In his second start, on March 3, Taylor earned his first NHL victory with a 4–2 win over theVancouver Canucks.[11]
A free agent following the season, Taylor chose to go to Sweden. He signed a contract to play withFärjestad BK in the SHL for the 2013–14 season[12] and helped the team reach the finals. He then spent the 2014–15 season withHC Dinamo Minsk of theKontinental Hockey League (KHL), before joining fellow KHL sideMedvescak Zagreb. In the course of the2015–16 campaign, he was transferred to Czech outfitHC Sparta Praha.
On July 6, 2016, the Zagreb team announced that Taylor would return for the2016–17 season.[13] On October 20, 2016, he transferred to fellow KHL sideHC Sibir Novosibirsk.[14]
On July 1, 2017, Taylor returned to Canada as a free agent, in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with theOttawa Senators.[15] Taylor spent most of the season with Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville, but was called up three games before the end of the season and played in the final game of the season against theBoston Bruins.
On April 27, 2018, Taylor returned to Russia and signed with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL for whom he played before coming to the NHL.[16] He moved toHC Dinamo Minsk after a brief tryout in 2019.[17]
On January 26, 2021, theBelarus Ice Hockey Federation announced that Taylor as well as fellow Dynamo Minsk playersShane Prince andFrancis Paré had accepted an offer to play for theBelarus men's national ice hockey team.[18]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1462 | 66 | 0 | 2.71 | .900 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 9 | 0 | 3.40 | .857 | ||
| 2004–05 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 31 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1821 | 80 | 2 | 2.64 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.07 | .900 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 57 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3319 | 172 | 3 | 3.11 | .911 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | .918 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 969 | 70 | 0 | 4.33 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1.61 | .905 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 15 | 0 | 2.51 | .917 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1275 | 51 | 4 | 2.40 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 8 | 0 | 2.63 | .917 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 815 | 38 | 1 | 2.80 | .906 | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 23 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1257 | 83 | 0 | 3.96 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 744 | 33 | 0 | 2.66 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 37 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2181 | 126 | 1 | 3.47 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 397 | 24 | 0 | 3.63 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 9 | 0 | 2.35 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1678 | 81 | 1 | 2.90 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 512 | 22 | 0 | 2.58 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 33 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1815 | 67 | 5 | 2.21 | .927 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 16 | 0 | 2.26 | .917 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 40 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2108 | 72 | 3 | 2.05 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 958 | 37 | 0 | 2.32 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1146 | 53 | 1 | 2.77 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 38 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2079 | 79 | 3 | 2.28 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 374 | 16 | 0 | 2.57 | .904 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 4.44 | .833 | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 968 | 36 | 1 | 2.23 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 29 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1540 | 45 | 5 | 1.75 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 32 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1772 | 93 | 1 | 3.15 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.14 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 33 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1767 | 83 | 3 | 2.82 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 935 | 62 | 0 | 3.98 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 494 | 28 | 1 | 3.40 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 985 | 46 | 1 | 2.80 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2.58 | .889 | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 12 | 0 | 3.63 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 168 | 60 | 74 | 10 | 8,929 | 386 | 14 | 2.59 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||