Ken Daneyko
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Kenneth Stephen Daneyko (born April 17, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman of Ukrainian origin who competed with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League for the entire duration (1983-2003), winning three Stanley Cup championships with the team.
He has been dubbed "Mr."
Devil" by Devils fans is now the franchise's most popular video game played as a Devil with 1,283 games.
During MSG Plus broadcasts of Devils games, Daneyko now provides color commentary alongside Steve Cangialosi.
Early years
Daneyko was born in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, where he knew Mark Messier from a young age. He is of Ukrainian origins.
Personal life
Daneyko, a resident of North Caldwell, New Jersey, was a resident of the city. Margaret, his second wife, now lives in his second home. Daneyko was previously married to JonnaLyn Panico from 1992 to 2008. Taylor and Shane Daneyko had a daughter and a boy when they married.
Playing career
Daneyko was drafted in the first round (18th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the franchise's second pick of the New Jersey Devils after the franchise was relocated from Colorado; when the franchise was drafted, the organization had not yet selected a new team name. He spent several seasons in junior before being drafted and played for the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, as well as the Great Falls Americans, Spokane Flyers, and Seattle Breakers of the Western Hockey League. He was called up to the Devils for the 1983–84 season, but he suffered from his fibula during a game against the Hartford Whalers and missed over 40 games. He was drafted by the Kamloops Junior Oilers of the WHL for the remainder of the season after his injury was fixed.
Daneyko began his journey in the NHL and quickly became a stay-at-home defenseman, and soon after, he wow audiences with his gritty and self-sacrificing play. After being struck in the mouth by a puck, Daneyko was also known for his missing front teeth. His gap-toothed smile was well known not only by Devils followers but also by hockey fans around the world. Daneyko was nicknamed "Mr. Devil" for his entire NHL career. He is also known by the name "Dano."
Daneyko played over 2,500 penalty minutes in his career, including five times in a season. Daneyko was never a good defenseman, and he set a record by playing in 255 straight games without scoring a single point. He scored six goals and 15 assists en route to a 21-point record in his best-scoring season, 1989-90. He had no goals in six seasons. He also has the lowest point per game average among all NHL players who played at least 1,000 games with 0.138. However, Daneyko's success was not determined by how many pucks he put in the net, but rather how many pucks he kept out. Daneyko was mostly used as a shadow defenseman, and he was active in front of the net when a forward parked himself in the crease hoping for a rebound.
Daneyko suffered with alcoholism in the late 1990s, but general manager Lou Lamoriello and Devils owner John McMullen stood by him and led him into rehab. Daneyko recovered and attended every game of New Jersey's thrilling 2000 playoffs, winning the Bill Masterton Trophy for the first time in 2000.
He and Scott Stevens were both members of a strong Devils defensive core that lifted the Stanley Cup three times in 1994–95, 1999–2000, and 2002–03. Daneyko appeared in every playoff game before Game four of the 2003 quarterfinals, marking the team's first playoff appearance since 1988. He was also scratched in the first six games of the 2003 finals, but coach Pat Burns brought Daneyko into the lineup for game seven, replacing Oleg Tverdovsky. Daneyko took the ice for the Devils' game seven victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, which gave them their third Stanley Cup victory and hint at his impending retirement.
On March 24, 2006, the Devils retired his uniform number, a three-digit number. After Scott Stevens had his No. 2, he became the second Devil to be honoured. On February 3, 2006, all four of them were fired.
On MSG Plus, Daneyko currently provides color commentary on Devils' broadcasts. Prior to this, he gave commentary and analysis from various periods of Devils' broadcastings, as well as being a regular starring analyst on MSG's "Hockey Night Live!" With host Al Trautwig and fellow commentators Ron Keenan, Mike Keenan, and Butch Goring, as well as "The Hockey Maven" Stan Fischler, we'll all remember.
Daneyko began competing as a pairs figure skater on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reality show Battle of the Blades in October 2009.
Daneyko appeared in the short film Ice Hockey, written and directed by Larry Cohen in 2010. Randy Velischek appeared in the film as well.
Daneyko was inducted into the Ukrainian Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.