Dan Spang

Dan Spang
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Born	(1983-08-16) August 16, 1983 Winchester, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Oulun Kärpät Cleveland Barons Worcester Sharks Quad City Flames Syracuse Crunch Nürnberg Ice Tigers Texas Stars HPK Leksands_IF
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 2002 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	2005–present

Dan Spang (born August 1, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for Oulun Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga. Spang was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Spang won a Massachusetts state championship in 2000 at Winchester High School. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

During his collegiate career, he was a co-winner of Boston University’s Most Improved Player Award following the 2003–04 season. Spang led Boston University defensemen in goals (nine), assists (22) and points (31) in 40 games as a senior. Won a Hockey East regular season and tournament championship at Boston University in 2005–06 he was an Alternate Captain for the Worcester Sharks as a rookie in 2006–07.

On July 21, 2009, he left the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and signed a contract for Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He then signed with the Dallas Stars organization to play for them in the 2010–11 season. However, he was assigned to the affiliates Texas Stars of the AHL.

Although Spang signed with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on May 4, 2011, he extended his contract with the Dallas Stars organization on June 16, 2011.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Boston University	HE		27	3	6	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Boston University	HE		38	5	9	14	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Boston University	HE		41	3	13	16	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Boston University	HE		40	9	22	31	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Cleveland Barons	AHL		8	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		48	4	21	25	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Worcester Sharks	AHL		77	8	23	31	41		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Quad City Flames	AHL		30	1	7	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		17	2	10	12	10		16	5	10	15	2
2008–09	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		24	3	10	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		48	4	10	14	45		5	1	2	3	0
2010–11	Texas Stars	AHL		77	10	27	37	32		6	0	4	4	2
AHL totals				264	26	88	114	115		6	0	4	4	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East First Team	2005–06
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2005–06
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	2006

External links

• Dan Spang's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Dan Spang's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database