Sean Day

Sean Day
Day with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2016
Born (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998
Leuven, Belgium
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
NHL Draft 81st overall, 2016
New York Rangers
Playing career 2018–present

Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgian-born Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Day was selected by the Mississauga Steelheads fourth overall in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[1] Day was drafted 81st overall in the third round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Rangers.

Early life

Day was born in Leuven, Belgium, but grew up in Rochester, Michigan. Keith Day, Sean's father, was an executive with a global chemical company, which has taken him all over the world. His family relocated periodically before he was transferred to the Detroit area. Day holds dual Canadian and American citizenship.[2] Due to his family moving around the world, Day first skated on a mall rink in Singapore.[2]

Playing career

Day's application for Exceptional Player Status was granted by Hockey Canada on March 21, 2013, making him eligible to be drafted in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[3] Day is only the fourth player to be granted the exemption, allowing him to start his major junior hockey career as a 15-year-old. The other players to have previously received the exemption are John Tavares in 2005, Aaron Ekblad in 2011, and Connor McDavid in 2012.[4]

In the 2016–17 season, on October 19, 2016, Day was acquired by Memorial Cup hosts, the Windsor Spitfires from the Steelheads in exchange for draft picks.[5] Gearing towards the playoffs with the Spitfires, on March 8, 2017, Day agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.[6] He would win the Memorial Cup with the Spitfires later that season.

In the 2017–18 season, on January 1, 2018, Day along with Gabriel Vilardi were traded by the Spitfires to the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for Cody Morgan and six draft picks.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 60 6 10 16 34 4 0 1 1 4
2014–15 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 61 10 26 36 62 — — — — —
2015–16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 57 6 16 22 27 7 1 2 3 4
2016–17 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 5 3 2 5 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Windsor Spitfires OHL 58 12 20 32 20 7 0 5 5 0
2017–18 Windsor Spitfires OHL 27 4 17 21 8 — — — — —
2017–18 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 23 1 25 26 4 16 4 10 14 0
OHL totals 29142116158159 34518238

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 0 3 3 2
2015 Canada Red U17 4th 5 1 3 4 4
Junior totals 10 1 6 7 6

Awards and honours

Honours Year
OHL Exceptional Player Status 2012–13 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sean Day, 15-year-old defenseman, taken fourth in Ontario Hockey League draft". National Hockey League. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Feschuk, Dave (2013-11-15). "OHLer Sean Day intent on earning his exceptional status". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Sean Day the latest to be granted exceptional status". The Hockey News. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Sean Day, 15, granted exceptional status by OHL and will enter draft". Toronto Star. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Exceptional status pick Sean Day traded to Memorial Cup hosts". The Hockey News. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Day becoming complete player in Windsor". New York Rangers. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Vilardi and Day traded to Kingston". Windsor Spitfires. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Sean Day | Ontario Hockey Federation
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