John Danby (ice hockey)

John Danby (born July 20, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach.

John Danby
Born (1948-07-20) July 20, 1948
Toronto, ONT, CAN
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 19691979

After winning consecutive national championships with Boston University in the earley 1970's Danby joined the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.[1] He played throughout the decade of the 70s before retiring and returning to his alma mater to serve as an assistant coach for two seasons.

Awards and honours

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. "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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dave Hynes
ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
1972
Succeeded by
Carlo Ugolini
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