- Daniel Paille
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- For the politician, see Daniel Paillé.
Daniel Paille Born April 15, 1984
Welland, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsBoston Bruins
Buffalo SabresNHL Draft 20th overall, 2002
Buffalo SabresPlaying 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.
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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 and Andre Deveaux. He admired Steve Yzerman when he was growing up.
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.[1]
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.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Welland Tigers Bantam AAA 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 NHL totals 312 51 58 109 94 39 3 5 8 6 References
- ^ Vogl, John. "Sabres move forward without Paille". Buffalo News. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/833930.html. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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Preceded by
Keith BallardBuffalo Sabres first round draft pick
2002Succeeded by
Thomas VanekCategories:- 1984 births
- Boston Bruins players
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Guelph Storm alumni
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Welland, Ontario
- Rochester Americans players
- Stanley Cup champions
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