Daniel Poliziani (b. 1935) explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:158
Played For:Boston Bruins
Birth Date:January 8, 1935
Birth Place:New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
Career Start:1955
Career End:1965

Daniel Joseph Poliziani (January 8, 1935 – November 30, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.

Early life

Poliziani was born to Italian immigrants in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, in 1935. He began playing hockey in the early-1940s when his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, following his father's death.[1]

Career

Poliziani played four National Hockey League games (one regular season and three playoff contests) for the Boston Bruins during the 1958–59 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1965, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

Personal life

Poliziani died in November 2019 at the age of 84.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1952–53St. Catharines TeepeesOHA54 9 13 22 183 0 2 2 2
1953–54St. Catharines TeepeesOHA20 3 6 9 10
1953–54Barrie FlyersOHA35 24 27 51 29
1954–55Barrie FlyersOHA34 18 38 56 105
1954–55Cleveland BaronsAHL2 1 0 0 0
1955–56Cleveland BaronsAHL5 2 1 3 0
1955–56Quebec AcesQSHL42 14 16 30 625 0 2 2 4
1956–57Cleveland BaronsAHL58 21 25 46 747 2 1 3 0
1957–58Cleveland BaronsAHL65 23 19 42 606 5 2 7 6
1958–59Boston BruinsNHL1 0 0 0 03 0 0 0 0
1958–59Providence RedsAHL59 18 21 39 54
1959–60Providence RedsAHL60 30 31 61 525 1 4 5 16
1960–61Providence RedsAHL63 20 43 63 65
1961–62Providence RedsAHL57 14 37 51 573 1 1 2 2
1962–63Providence RedsAHL50 13 17 30 276 1 6 7 16
1963–64Hershey BearsAHL66 14 20 34 365 2 1 3 4
1964–65Hershey BearsAHL45 14 12 26 441 0 0 0 2
AHL totals530 170 226 396 46933 12 15 27 46
NHL totals1 0 0 0 03 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: White . John . 2017-07-14 . Cape Breton Sports Scrapbook: New Waterford's first NHLer was Dan Poliziani . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317040033/http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1486251-cape-breton-sports-scrapbook-new-waterford%E2%80%99s-first-nhler-was-dan-poliziani . 2018-03-17 . 2024-07-10 . The Chronicle Herald.
  2. Web site: SIHR login.