# Daniel Corso

Daniel Corso (born April 3, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

## Playing career

Corso was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Champlain minor ice hockey team.
Corso was drafted 169th overall by the St. Louis Blues. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the 2000–01 season, and later played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Corso played 77 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 14 goals with 11 assists for 25 points and collecting 20 penalty minutes. He also spent two seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the Kassel Huskies and the Frankfurt Lions.
On August 14, 2008, Corso signed a one-year contract with Finnish SM-liiga team Kärpät for the 2008–09 season.
During his second season with Timrå IK in 2010–11, Corso was released from his contract and transferred to Belarusian KHL club, HC Dinamo Minsk on December 31, 2010.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1993–94 | Magog Cantonniers | QMAAA | 36 | 17 | 22 | 39 | | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| 1994–95 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 49 | 65 | 114 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 1996–97 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 54 | 51 | 68 | 119 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 35 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 63 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 71 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 52 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 29 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 45 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 29 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 35 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | SM-l | 41 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 82 |
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Liiga | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | LeKi | Mestis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | EHC Olten | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2014–15 | Yunost Minsk | BXL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 52 |
| 2015–16 | Yunost Minsk | BXL | 28 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 111 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016–17 | Yunost Minsk | BXL | 28 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Yunost Minsk | BXL | 19 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 347 | 91 | 169 | 260 | 174 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 77 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BXL totals | BXL totals | BXL totals | 84 | 41 | 63 | 104 | 176 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 70 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998 | Canada | WJC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| QMJHL |||
| Michel Briere Trophy | 1997 |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 1997 |