Dan Kordic
Born (1971-04-18) April 18, 1971
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defence (1991–95)
Left wing (1995–99)
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 88th overall, 1990
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19911999

Daniel Kordic (born April 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers. Much like his late brother, John, he was primarily known as an enforcer.[1]

Playing career

Selected 88th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, Kordic was originally a defenceman. After four years of playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, he turned pro and spent his entire rookie season with the Flyers in 1991–92. In 46 games that year he amassed 126 penalty minutes. He spent the majority of the next four years playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Kordic transitioned to left wing prior to the 1995–96 season due to the Flyers depth on defence[1] and spent the entire 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons with the Flyers, recording a career high in games played (75 in 1996–97) and penalty minutes (210 two years in a row, leading the team in 1997–98). During the 1996–97 season, Kordic teamed with Daniel Lacroix and Scott Daniels to form "the Dan Line", a rugged fourth line for the Flyers.[2] A serious knee injury ended Kordic's career early after he was limited to 15 games split between the Flyers, the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, and the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL during the 1998–99 season.[2]

In 197 NHL games he recorded 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points and 584 penalty minutes and a career plus/minus of −4. He also played in 12 career playoff games (all coming in 1996–97), scoring a goal and recording 22 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87Edmonton PatsAMHL421161788
1987–88Medicine Hat TigersWHL6315675160002
1987–88Medicine Hat TigersM-Cup50000
1988–89Medicine Hat TigersWHL7011314190300010
1989–90Medicine Hat TigersWHL594121618230009
1990–91Medicine Hat TigersWHL67815231501226842
1991–92Philadelphia FlyersNHL46134126
1992–93Hershey BearsAHL1402217
1993–94Hershey BearsAHL640441641103326
1993–94Philadelphia FlyersNHL40005
1994–95Hershey BearsAHL37022121601121
1995–96Hershey BearsAHL52268101
1995–96Philadelphia FlyersNHL910131
1996–97Philadelphia FlyersNHL751452101210122
1997–98Philadelphia FlyersNHL61112210
1998–99Philadelphia FlyersNHL20002
1998–99Philadelphia PhantomsAHL91124310000
1998–99Grand Rapids GriffinsIHL30000
NHL totals19748125841210122

References

  1. 1 2 Miles, Gary (October 10, 1995). "The Fighting Spirit Of No. 21 Is Being Passed To Dan Kordic". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D5.
  2. 1 2 "Flyers A-Z: Kordic, Dan". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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