Daniel Welch (ice hockey)

Daniel Welch (born February 23, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Daniel Welch
Born	(1981-02-23) February 23, 1981 Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Reading Royals Texas Wildcatters Idaho Steelheads CHL Colorado Eagles Texas Brahmas Ligue Magnus Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz EIHL Coventry Blaze Nottingham Panthers Edinburgh Capitals Belfast Giants
NHL Draft	245th overall, 2000 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2002–2011

Playing career

Welch was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 8th round (245th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the team in 2003 but spent his time playing in the American Hockey League for the Manchester Monarchs and in the ECHL for the Reading Royals. The Kings released him in 2005 and he moved to the United Kingdom and signed for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League, but he departed after just seven games and signed for the Coventry Blaze of the same league.

In 2006, Welch moved to France and signed for Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz in the Ligue Magnus. In 2007 he had a brief spell in Switzerland's National League B with HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters, where he played four games, before returning to North America with the ECHL's Texas Wildcatters. In 2008 he had a spell in Denmark with TOTEMPO HvIK before returning once more to the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads.

He then had brief spells in the Central Hockey League in 2009 with the Colorado Eagles and the Texas Brahmas before returning to the UK with the Edinburgh Capitals. On August 4, 2010, the Belfast Giants announced that they had signed Welch as a free agent.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Hastings High School	HSMN
1997–98	Rochester Jr. Americans	GHL		4	0	1	1	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hastings High School	HSMN
1999–2000	University of Minnesota	WCHA		36	6	8	14	31		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Omaha Lancers	USHL		52	30	27	57	103		12	9	13	22	20
2001–02	Omaha Lancers	USHL		7	4	2	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	University of Minnesota	WCHA		19	4	7	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	University of Minnesota	WCHA		18	5	5	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		42	3	9	12	22		3	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		31	6	6	12	18		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		59	3	10	13	49		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Reading Royals	ECHL		11	8	7	15	8		1	0	1	1	2
2005–06	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		7	1	2	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		40	22	21	43	26		6	2	6	8	16
2006–07	Pingouins de Morzine–Avoriaz	FRA		26	14	26	40	66		12	2	13	15	28
2007–08	HC Neuchâtel Young Sprinters	SUI.2		4	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Texas Wildcatters	ECHL		64	21	41	62	91		9	1	3	4	10
2008–09	Totempo HvIK	DEN		38	12	22	34	84		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL		28	5	7	12	33		4	1	0	1	0
2009–10	Colorado Eagles	CHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Texas Brahmas	CHL		7	2	3	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Edinburgh Capitals	EIHL		44	16	24	40	69		2	0	0	0	4
2010–11	Belfast Giants	EIHL		54	20	47	67	84		3	1	1	2	0
AHL totals				132	12	25	37	89		5	0	0	0	0
EIHL totals				145	59	94	153	189		11	3	7	10	20

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	United States	WJC18		6	0	3	3	6
Junior totals				6	0	3	3	6

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database