Marko Daňo

Marko Daňo

Dano in November 2014.
Born	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 Eisenstadt, Austria
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Columbus Blue Jackets HK Dukla Trenčín HC Slovan Bratislava
National team	Slovakia
NHL Draft	27th overall, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2011–present

Marko Daňo (born November 30, 1994) is a Slovak ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) 27th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2014. Prior to that Daňo had played for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for two seasons. His father, Jozef Daňo, was also an ice hockey player, and played for the Slovak national team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

Playing Career

Daňo was selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round (27th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Eisenstadt, Austria, but grew up in Trenčín, Slovakia.^[1] Following the completion of his second Kontinental Hockey League season in 2013–14, with HC Slovan Bratislava, Daňo signed an entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 14, 2014.^[2] He scored his first NHL goal on October 11, 2014 in the game against New York Rangers.^[3]^[4]

At the beginning of 2014-15 Daňo played 8 games in the first team, before being sent back to AHL.^[5] In February he was recalled back to the first team, where he played for the rest of regular season.^[6]

International play

Daňo participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team, and also at the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team.^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	HK Dukla Trenčín	SVK	8	0	1	1	10	3	0	0	0	0
2011–12	HK Dukla Trenčín	SVK	32	4	6	10	12	9	0	3	3	18
2012–13	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	37	3	4	7	26	4	0	0	0	4
2013–14	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL	41	3	2	5	41	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Springfield Falcons	AHL	10	2	4	6	4	5	0	2	2	0
2014–15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	35	8	13	21	14	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Springfield Falcons	AHL	39	11	8	19	34	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals			78	6	6	12	67	4	0	0	0	4
NHL totals			35	8	13	21	14	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Slovakia	WJC18	10th	6	1	3	4	14
2012	Slovakia	WJC18-D1	12th	5	10	3	13	10
2012	Slovakia	IH18	8th	4	0	1	1	0
2012	Slovakia	WJC	6th	6	1	2	3	6
2013	Slovakia	WJC	8th	6	4	5	9	12
2013	Slovakia	WC	8th	5	1	1	2	2
2014	Slovakia	WJC	8th	5	2	1	3	4
Junior totals				32	18	15	33	46
Senior totals				5	1	1	2	2

References

↑ "Marko Daňo's NHL Draft Profile". National Hockey League. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
↑ "Blue Jackets sign First round pick Mark Dano to three-year entry level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
↑ "Atkinson's two goals lead Blue Jackets past Rangers". 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
↑ "First NHL Goal: Dano pockets two points in Blue Jackets’ win". 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
↑ "Blue Jackets recall forward Dana Tyrell from Springfield, send forward Marko Dano to AHL team". 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
↑ "Blue Jackets recall Marko Dano from Springfield Falcons (AHL)". 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
↑ "Slovakia reaches world hockey quarters". Calgary Herald. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kerby Rychel	Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2013	Succeeded by TBD