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Born	February 7, 1972 (age 37),; St. John's, NL, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m); 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team; F. teams	Frankfurt Lions; Washington Capitals; Colorado Avalanche; Los Angeles Kings; Phoenix Coyotes; Nashville Predators; Pittsburgh Penguins; Philadelphia Flyers
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	9th overall, 1990; Washington Capitals
Pro career	1992 – present

John Slaney (born February 7, 1972 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays defence for the Frankfurt Lions in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

[edit] Playing career

He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 9th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

In the final game of the 1991 IIHF Junior World Championships, Slaney scored a tie-breaking third period goal for Canada versus the USSR, giving Canada the win in the game and the tournament. The goal made him one of the most prominent names among Newfoundland sportspeople.

Slaney won the Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL in 2005.

On December 30, 2005, Slaney became the all-time leading scorer among defenceman in AHL history with 454 points.

[edit] Awards

2000–01 - Eddie Shore Award (top AHL defenceman)
2001–02 - Eddie Shore Award (top AHL defenceman)

[edit] Records

All-time leading scorer among defenceman in AHL history ^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Cornwall Royals	OHL	66	16	43	59	23	18	8	16	24	10
1989–90	Cornwall Royals	OHL	64	38	59	97	60	6	0	8	8	11
1990–91	Cornwall Royals	OHL	34	21	25	46	28	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Cornwall Royals	OHL	34	19	41	60	43	6	3	8	11	0
1991–92	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL	6	2	4	6	0	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL	79	20	46	66	60	7	0	7	7	8
1993–94	Washington Capitals	NHL	47	7	9	16	27	11	1	1	2	2
1993–94	Portland Pirates	AHL	29	14	13	27	17	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Portland Pirates	AHL	8	3	10	13	4	7	1	3	4	4
1994–95	Washington Capitals	NHL	16	0	3	3	6	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL	5	0	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	7	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	31	6	11	17	10	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	35	9	25	34	8	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	32	3	11	14	4	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	5	2	2	4	10	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	55	3	14	17	24	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Nashville Predators	NHL	46	2	12	14	14	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	7	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	49	30	30	60	25	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	29	1	4	5	10	2	1	0	1	2
2000–01	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	40	12	38	50	4	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	25	6	11	17	10	10	2	6	8	6
2001–02	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	64	20	39	59	26	5	2	1	3	0
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	55	9	33	42	36	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	59	19	29	48	31	12	3	4	7	6
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	4	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	78	14	30	44	39	21	3	7	10	12
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	79	8	42	50	60	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	55	9	24	33	26	—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Kölner Haie	DEL	53	6	27	33	40	9	1	5	6	8
NHL totals			268	22	69	91	99	14	2	1	3	4

[edit] Transactions

July 12, 1995 - Traded to Colorado by Washington for Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Washington selected Shawn McNeil) in 1996 NHL Entry Draft
December 28, 1995 - Traded to Los Angeles by Colorado for Winnipeg's 6th round choice (previously acquired, Colorado selected Brian Willsie) in 1996 NHL Entry Draft
August 19, 1997 - Signed as a free agent by Phoenix
June 26, 1998 - Claimed by Nashville from Phoenix in Expansion Draft
September 30, 1999 - Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh
January 14, 2001 - Traded to Philadelphia by Pittsburgh for Kevin Stevens
2007 - Signed with Koln
2008-05-28 - Signed with Frankfurt Lions

[edit] References

^ "Slaney secures milestone award for January", 'theahl.com', February 2nd, 2007 http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7414

[edit] External links

[0] "Slaney secures milestone award for January", 'theahl.com', February 2nd, 2007 http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7414

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