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.
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