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Canada Dan Quinn
#9 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 96/97
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1965
Position
C
Age
59
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 1 #13 overall by Calgary Flames

Brother: Kevin Quinn
Nephews: Ryan Quinn, Connor Quinn

Dan Quinn was selected 13th overall in 1983 after scoring 147 points with the Belleville Bulls. He scored 52 points in 54 games as a rookie for the Flames the following year. He recorded 4 straight seasons with 70+ points from 1986-89, including a career-high of 94 points. Quinn retired in 1997 with 266 goals and 685 points.

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Dan Quinn Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 London Diamonds WOHL 42* 28* 38* 66* 78* -* |
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* -* | Playoffs 4 2 6 8 2 -
1983-84 Belleville Bulls OHL 24* 23* 36* 59* 12* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 54* 19* 33* 52* 20* -3* | Playoffs 8 3 5 8 4 -
1984-85 Calgary Flames NHL 74* 20* 38* 58* 22* 9* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1985-86 Calgary Flames NHL 78* 30* 42* 72* 44* -12* | Playoffs 18 8 7 15 10 -
1986-87 Calgary Flames NHL 16* 3* 6* 9* 14* -6* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 64* 28* 43* 71* 40* 14* |
Canada WC 10* 2* 2* 4* 12* -* |
1987-88 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 70* 40* 39* 79* 50* -8* |
1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 34* 60* 94* 102* -37* | Playoffs 11 6 3 9 10 -6
1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41* 9* 20* 29* 22* -15* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 37* 16* 18* 34* 27* -2* |
1990-91 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 64* 18* 31* 49* 46* -28* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 14* 4* 7* 11* 20* -5* | Playoffs 13 4 7 11 32 -2
1991-92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67* 11* 26* 37* 26* -13* |
1992-93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 11* 0* 4* 4* 6* -4* |
1993-94 SC Bern NLA 25* 13* 21* 34* 50* -* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 4 -
Ottawa Senators NHL 13* 7* 0* 7* 6* 0* |
1994-95 EV Zug NLA 7* 7* 6* 13* 26* -* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 44* 14* 17* 31* 32* -3* |
1995-96 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 28* 6* 18* 24* 24* -8* |
Detroit Vipers IHL 4* 0* 5* 5* 2* -3* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 35* 7* 14* 21* 22* 2* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 6 -3
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16* 0* 3* 3* 10* -6* |

Dan Quinn Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1976-77 West Ottawa Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1980-81 London Diamonds Sutherland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Dan Quinn Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CJHL (CCHL) 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 4* 0* 5* 5* 1.25* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 805* 266* 419* 685* 0.85* 533* -125* | 6 65 22 * 26 * 48 * 0.74 * 62 * -11 *
NLA (NL) 2 32* 20* 27* 47* 1.47* 76* -* | 1 5 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.20 * 4 * - *
OHL 3 161* 101* 156* 257* 1.60* 80* -* | 1 4 2 * 6 * 8 * 2.00 * 2 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Sutherland Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 2* 2* 4* 0.40* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WOHL 1 42* 28* 38* 66* 1.57* 78* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dan Quinn Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1981, 1 #1 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls

Cult/Star player for EV Zug

Cult/Star player for SC Bern

Dan is a part-time caddie for Ernie Els on the PGA Tour.

Quinn joined Bern during the 1993-94 season and signed a two year extension but left immediately after he got an offer from the Ottawa Senators to return to the NHL. During the 1994-95 lockout, Zug coach Jim Koleff (prior his coach in Bern) brought him back to Switzerland for injured Tom Fergus. He made his debut for Zug in a 5-2 win in Bern against his former team, scoring a goal.
He made him self legendary when he scored the equalizer in his last game for Zug at 59:59 in a 6-6 tie in Rapperswil when Zug came back from a three goal deficit in the last 30 seconds. In the same game, Doug Gilmour made his debut for the home team.