# Dan Frawley (ice hockey)

William Daniel Frawley (born June 2, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his junior hockey years, Frawley played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHA and the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL, before being drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks, 204th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Frawley spent most of the next two years playing in the AHL. While playing with the Cornwall Royals, the team won the 1981 memorial cup against the Kitchener Rangers.

## NHL career

He played with the Blackhawks during the 1984–85 season (his NHL rookie season). On the 7 October 1985, the Pittsburgh Penguins picked Frawley in the waiver draft. Frawley spent the subsequent four years (the rest of his NHL career) with the Penguins. He served as captain from October until December 1987, when Mario Lemieux took over after a torn ligament kept Frawley out of the lineup. He returned after surgery in early 1988.

## Return to the minors

In 1989 Frawley returned to the AHL, retiring in 1993. However, he came out of retirement in 1995 and played two more years, with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, winning the 1996 Calder Cup. He retired from professional hockey a second time in 1998, after the 1997–98 season.

## Amerks Hall Of Fame

In 2003, Frawley was selected to the Rochester Americans Hall Of Fame. His contributions as a longtime player, and his work ethic earned him this honor.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 1979–80 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 63 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 28 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 76 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 1981–82 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 64 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 239 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 1982–83 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 69 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 46 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 24 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 82 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 165 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 74 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 152 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 78 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 208 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 216 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 70 |
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 194 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 175 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 605 | 147 | 199 | 346 | 1284 | 84 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 166 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 273 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 674 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Post-retirement

An Ojibwe from Nipissing First Nation, Frawley now resides in eastern Ontario, in Brinston, near Iroquois, with his wife, Wanda, and 4 sons.
Keeping active in the First Nations community, Frawley and other Indigenous former NHL players, such as Ted Nolan, John Chabot, and Denny Lambert took part in a charity match in Wiikwemkoong First Nation against the local police force January 28, 2017. Frawley and many other former native NHL players are very active in their native communities, engaging native youth as motivational speakers teaching about the importance of education, goal setting, substance abuse, and life skills that the future native leaders will need. They often host hockey clinics to encourage both young male and female athletes to enhance their physical skills as well as to develop an understanding of teamwork and cooperation with others. Since 2007, Frawley has been coaching minor hockey in the small native community of Chisasibi, using hockey as a means to teach young native athletes about the importance of education and physical activity. Initially, he was a hockey instructor for the Chisasibi Junior hunters minor midget team, and is now a youth hockey coordinator in Chisasibi.
Dan currently works for the Canadian Wildlife Federation.