Daniel Girardi
Encyclopedia
Daniel Girardi is a Canadian ice hockey
defenceman
who currently plays for the New York Rangers
of the NHL
. He is serving as an interim alternate captain
for the Rangers while teammate Marc Staal
is injured.
Girardi played his first NHL game on January 27, 2007 and played 34 regular season games along with ten in the playoffs
. He recorded his first NHL point on an assist on February 17 and scored his first NHL goal on October 18, 2007 against the Atlanta Thrashers
.
During his junior career he was a member of the London Knights
team that won the 2005 OHL Championship
and the 2005 Memorial Cup
.
Undrafted, Girardi was signed as a free agent in July 2006 and was a top defensive prospect playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack
of the AHL
until being called up to the Rangers.
On February 16, 2008 Girardi signed a two-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $3.1 million.
On July 9, 2010 Girardi signed a four-year deal with the Rangers worth $13.3 million.
During the 2010-2011 NHL Season, Girardi led the NHL in blocked shots with 236.
. Girardi is married to Pamela Girardi, and has one son, Landon.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who currently plays for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He is serving as an interim alternate captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
for the Rangers while teammate Marc Staal
Marc Staal
Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...
is injured.
Playing career
Girardi grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Welland, Ontario with the Welland Tigers of the OMHA's Niagara District and South Central AAA Leagues. He was a member of the OMHA Minor Atom AAA Championship team in 1995 and an OMHA Finalist team in Minor Peewee in 1997. Two of his minor hockey teammates were future NHLers in Daniel Paille of the Boston Bruins and Andre Deveaux of the New York Rangers.Girardi played his first NHL game on January 27, 2007 and played 34 regular season games along with ten in the playoffs
2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the...
. He recorded his first NHL point on an assist on February 17 and scored his first NHL goal on October 18, 2007 against the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
.
During his junior career he was a member of the London Knights
London Knights
The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...
team that won the 2005 OHL Championship
J. Ross Robertson Cup
The J. Ross Robertson Cup is an ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League playoff championship. It was presented by and named for John Ross Robertson, the president of the Ontario Hockey Association who served from 1899 to 1905.Originally it was awarded to the...
and the 2005 Memorial Cup
2005 Memorial Cup
The 2005 Memorial Cup was held May 21–29, 2005 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. The Cup tournament featured the champions from the Western Hockey League, the Kelowna Rockets, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Rimouski Océanic, the Ottawa 67's representing the Ontario Hockey...
.
Undrafted, Girardi was signed as a free agent in July 2006 and was a top defensive prospect playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack
Hartford Wolf Pack
The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center....
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
until being called up to the Rangers.
On February 16, 2008 Girardi signed a two-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $3.1 million.
On July 9, 2010 Girardi signed a four-year deal with the Rangers worth $13.3 million.
During the 2010-2011 NHL Season, Girardi led the NHL in blocked shots with 236.
Personal life
Daniel's childhood idol was Mark MessierMark Messier
Mark Douglas Messier is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver...
. Girardi is married to Pamela Girardi, and has one son, Landon.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Welland Tigers Bantam AAA | OMHA OMHA OMHA may refer to:*Ontario Mental Health Act*Ontario Minor Hockey Association... |
34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Barrie Colts Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s.-Original Colts:The... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Couchiching Terriers Couchiching Terriers The Couchiching Terriers were a Junior A ice hockey team from Rama, Ontario, Canada from Lake Couchiching. They originated in neighbouring Orillia, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were 1985 Centennial Cup National Champions and three time Dudley Hewitt Cup... |
OPJHL | 27 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 31 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Guelph Storm Guelph Storm The Guelph Storm is a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre.-History:... |
OHL | 36 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 38 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | London Knights London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:... |
OHL | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Wolf Pack The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
66 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 45 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OHL totals | 231 | 21 | 96 | 117 | 137 | 71 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 34 | ||||
| AHL totals | 111 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 360 | 24 | 87 | 111 | 165 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||||