Danny Kristo
| Danny Kristo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 18, 1990 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Brynäs IF Hamilton Bulldogs Hartford Wolf Pack Chicago Wolves WBS Penguins Charlotte Checkers Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
56th overall, 2008 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Daniel Kristo (born June 18, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Kristo was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 56th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played college hockey with the University of North Dakota in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his senior year, Kristo's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-WCHA First Team.[1]
On July 2, 2013, Kristo was traded, by the Canadiens, to the New York Rangers for right winger Christian Thomas.[2] On August 19, 2014, the Rangers announced that they had re-signed Kristo, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year $826,875 contract.
On July 2, 2015, Kristo left the Rangers as a free agent, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Kristo was assigned to play with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In playing the entirety of the year with the Wolves, Kristo appeared in 71 games in compiling 25 goals and 48 points. On August 2, 2016, Kristo re-signed with the St. Louis Blues on a one-year, two-way contract.
In the 2016–17 season, his second year with the Wolves, Kristo had 2 assists in 8 games before he was dealt by the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defensman Reid McNeill on November 19, 2016.[4] Remaining in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kristo added 6 goals and 11 points in 32 games before on February 23, 2017, he was dealt again by the Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a second round draft pick in exchange for Ron Hainsey.[5] He played out the season with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, contributing with 10 points in 14 games.
With dwindling NHL prospects going forward, Kristo opted to sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based Dinamo Riga of the KHL on June 30, 2017.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | USA U-18 | NTDP | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | USA U-18 | NTDP | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 50 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 65 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 71 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 271 | 82 | 81 | 163 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| Representing | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Canada | |
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
| 2008 Camrose | |
| Representing | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| 2008 Russia | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States | WJC18 |  |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | United States | WJC |  |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WC | |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2009–10 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2012–13 | [7] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
References
- ↑ "Men's WCHA awards announced". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ↑ "Rangers trade Thomas to Canadiens for Kristo". National Hockey League. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ↑ St. Louis Blues (2015-07-02). "Blues agree terms with Danny Kristo". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Blues, Penguins swap minor leaguers". CBS Sports. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Morton, Kyle (23 February 2017). "Trade: Hurricanes Send Hainsey to Penguins for Kristo, 2nd". Canes Country. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ "Dinamo reach agreement with American Danny Kristo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ↑ "Conference Honors, 2012-13". CollegeHockeyInc.com. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database