Daniel Paille
- For the politician, see Daniel Paillé.
| Daniel Paille | |
|---|---|
 Paillé playing for the Finnish league team, Ilves, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. | |
| Born | April 15, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres |
| NHL Draft | 20th overall, 2002 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Daniel Paille (born April 15, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life
Paille was raised in Welland, Ontario. He went to Saint François Elementary School and École Secondaire Confédération.[citation needed] Paille played his minor hockey with his hometown Welland Tigers of the OMHA's South Central AAA league. His teammates growing up in Welland included several future NHL'ers including Nathan Horton, Daniel Girardi, Andre Deveaux, and Matt Ellis. He admired Steve Yzerman when he was growing up. In 2009 Paille married his longtime girlfriend Dana St. Denis.[1]
Playing career
Paille played junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Guelph Storm. He was also the member of Team Canada for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and the Team Canada captain for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning silver medals in both tournaments.
Paille scored his first NHL goal on January 14, 2006, against the Los Angeles Kings. In the summer of 2007, Paille signed a one-year, $535,000 one-way contract to remain in Buffalo, then re-signed with Sabres for two years, which was announced on July 16, 2008, for $2.2 million: $900,000 in the first year, and in the second, $1,300,000.
Paille was traded to the Boston Bruins on October 20, 2009 for a third-round and a conditional fourth-round draft selection. Paille's move to Boston marked the first ever trade of a player under contract between the two division rivals in their common 39 years in the NHL.[2]
Paille won the Stanley Cup along with the rest of the Boston Bruins on June 15, 2011 against the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 game. He was a major contributor on the penalty kill, as he and linemate Gregory Campbell played a huge role in keeping the high-powered Vancouver powerplay to only 2 goals in the seven game series.
After completing his third season with Boston in 2011–12, Paille was re-signed by the Bruins to a three-year contract on June 1, 2012.[3]
Paille signed with Ilves, Tampere on December 2, 2012, for play in Europe during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
On June 15, 2013, Paille scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, giving the Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
On June 17, 2013, Paille scored the first goal in Game 3 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, which turned out to be the game-winning goal in the Bruins 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Welland Tigers | OMHA | 52 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | 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-liiga | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL totals | 427 | 70 | 71 | 141 | 117 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "What's Bruin?: Daniel Paille". WHDH.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ↑ Vogl, John. "Sabres move forward without Paille". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "Bruins sign forwards Paille, Bourque to multi-year deals". The Sports Network. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
External links
- Daniel Paille's player profile at NHL.com
- Daniel Paille's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Keith Ballard |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas Vanek |