Daniel Held (November 13, 1961 – January 5, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played the majority of his playing career in Germany. He also played two seasons with the Maine Mariners in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 5th round (105th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He died after an illness, in January 2015.[1]
| Dan Held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 13, 1961 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 4, 2015 (aged 53) Bietigheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
AHL Maine Mariners 1st Bundesliga Berliner SC ERC Schwenningen ECD Iserlohn Eintracht Frankfurt ESV Kaufbeuren 2nd Bundesliga Heilbronner EC SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Deutsche Eishockey Liga Eisbären Berlin Augsburger Panther | ||
| National team |
 West Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
105th overall, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1980–2000 | ||
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 42 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Langley Thunder | BCJHL | 32 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 71 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 99 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1980–81 | Berliner SC Preussen | Germany | 40 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 16 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 68 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 72 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 1983–84 | Schwenninger ERC | Germany | 38 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Schwenninger ERC | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | ECD Iserlohn | Germany | 19 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | ECD Iserlohn | Germany | 39 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | ECD Iserlohn | Germany | 25 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 36 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 36 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | 33 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | ESV Kaufbeuren | Germany | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Schwenninger ERC | Germany | 41 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Eisbären Berlin | Germany | 43 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 39 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Heilbronner EC | Germany2 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany3 | 42 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany2 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany3 | 55 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Germany totals | 394 | 212 | 191 | 403 | 662 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 55 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Nachruf an einen lieben Trainer und Freund". sc-bietigheim.de. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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