Dan Quinn (ice hockey)

Daniel Peter Quinn (born June 1, 1965) is a Canadian professional golfer and former professional ice hockey player. Quinn played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Quinn was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Brockville, Ontario.

Dan Quinn
Born	June 1, 1965 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota North Stars Ottawa Senators Los Angeles Kings
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	13th overall, 1983 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1983–1996

Ice hockey career

Quinn was drafted 13th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, while he was playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Quinn made his debut with Calgary halfway through the next season, scoring 52 points in 54 games. When he was called up he had been leading the OHL in scoring with 59 points.

On November 12, 1986, Quinn was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Mike Bullard. In Pittsburgh, Quinn had the most success, scoring a career high 40 goals in 1987–88, and a career-high 94 points the next season. He also was the co-winner of the Pittsburgh's Player's Players Award for the 1986–87 season.

In 1990, Quinn was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 1990; that started a period where Quinn played for seven teams in five years. In 1992, Quinn was alleged to have raped a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room. He was released by the Minnesota North Stars, the team he was playing for at the time. Quinn maintained that he and the woman had sex, but that it was consensual. The police did not press charges, and Quinn was back in the NHL the next season.[1]

Quinn retired in November 1996, after being released by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Golf

Quinn embarked on a career in golf after his NHL career, and was one of the top players on the Celebrity Tour. In 2000, he caddied for John Daly at the U.S. Open. Quinn also caddies part-time for Ernie Els.[2][3]

At the end of April 2014, Quinn became caddie for golfer Joost Luiten from the Netherlands, ranked number 43 at the Official World Golf Ranking.

Quinn has competed at the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. He won the tournament in 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2012, and has a total of eighteen top-10 finishes.[4] The tournament, televised by NBC in July, is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.[5]

Quinn has also played in four Web.com Tour events, but never made the 36-hole cut.

Personal

Quinn currently resides in Florida with his wife and their two daughters and a son.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	London Diamonds	WOHL		42	28	38	66	78		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Rockland Remparts	CJHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Belleville Bulls	OHL		67	19	32	51	41		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Belleville Bulls	OHL		70	59	88	147	27		4	2	6	8	2
1983–84	Belleville Bulls	OHL		24	23	36	59	12		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Calgary Flames	NHL		54	19	33	52	20		8	3	5	8	4
1984–85	Calgary Flames	NHL		74	20	38	58	22		3	0	0	0	0
1985–86	Calgary Flames	NHL		78	30	42	72	44		18	8	7	15	10
1986–87	Calgary Flames	NHL		16	3	6	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		64	28	43	71	40		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	40	39	79	50		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		79	34	60	94	102		11	6	3	9	10
1989–90	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		41	9	20	29	22		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		37	16	18	34	27		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		64	18	31	49	46		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	St. Louis Blues	NHL		14	4	7	11	20		13	4	7	11	32
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		67	11	26	37	26		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		11	0	4	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	SC Bern	NDA		25	13	18	31	56		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		13	7	0	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	EV Zug	NDA		7	7	6	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		44	14	17	31	32		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		28	6	18	24	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Detroit Vipers	IHL		4	0	5	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		35	7	14	21	22		12	1	4	5	6
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		16	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				805	266	419	685	533		65	22	26	48	62

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Canada	WC		10	2	2	4	12

References

1. "Quinn rape charge dropped". New York Times. November 25, 1992. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
2. Ferguson, Doug (March 20, 2012). "Els sticking with caddie plan". USA Today. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
3. Harig, Bob (July 25, 2012). "Ernie Els wins with unusual caddie platoon". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
4. "American Century Celebrity Golf Championship Tournament at Edgewood, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada". Tahoecelebritygolf.com. June 23, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Home". Edgewood Tahoe. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey Draft Central