Daniel Cleary Daniel Cleary ( born December 18 , 1978 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League . On June 4 , 2008 , Cleary became the first player from Newfoundland and Labrador to get his name on the Stanley Cup when the Red Wings won hockey ' s top prize . He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft , 13th overall , by the Chicago Blackhawks . A common mistake made by announcers during NHL games is saying Cleary is from Carbonear , Newfoundland . Cleary was born in Carbonear , as this was / is the location of the area ' s only hospital , but he was raised in a nearby town called Harbour Grace , in a section of the town called Riverhead . Playing career . After playing minor hockey in his home area of Harbour Grace , Cleary left home at age 15 to play for the Kingston ( ON ) Voyageurs of the Metro Junior Hockey League ( OHA ) . He scored 46 points in 41 games with the V ' s that season and subsequently was selected 11th overall in the 1994 OHL Priority Selection by the Belleville Bulls . Cleary had a phenomenal junior career with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL which begun by scoring a hat trick in his very first game as an underage 16 year old . Coincidentally , Cleary scored that hat trick against the Guelph Storm and current Red Wings teammate , Todd Bertuzzi in September 1994 . Although his performance tailed off in his draft year , Chicago still selected him midway through the first round . Just one year removed from junior , Cleary was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers as part of a package that landed Boris Mironov in Chicago . Cleary played parts of four seasons in Edmonton . Cleary ' s $ 1 million contract was bought out by the Oilers in the summer of 2003 . Shortly thereafter , he was signed to a much cheaper contract by the Phoenix Coyotes . He played , together with his former Edmonton teammate and friend Shawn Horcoff , for Mora IK of Elitserien during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . Following the lockout , Phoenix did not offer Cleary a qualifying contract . Cleary was invited to the Detroit Red Wings training camp , making the team out of camp and signing to a one - year contract with the Red Wings on October 4 , 2005 . In the 2005 – 06 season , Cleary established himself as a dependable role player as a defensive forward . In the 2006 – 07 season given an expanded role with the Wings , Cleary scored a career high 20 goals in 71 games . During the 2006 – 07 NHL playoff quarterfinals against Calgary , Cleary successfully converted a penalty shot while shorthanded ; this was the first time it had been done in Detroit during the playoffs . In the 2007 – 08 season , Cleary repeated the accomplishment of scoring 20 goals in the regular season . On February 9 , 2008 , Cleary suffered a broken jaw which forced him to miss 19 games . On March 11 , 2008 , Cleary signed a 5 year contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings , worth $ 14 million . On June 4 , 2008 , Cleary won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2 in the Stanley Cup finals , becoming the first Newfoundlander to do so . On June 30 , 2008 , Cleary brought the Stanley Cup home to Newfoundland . A packed lobby welcomed Cleary at the St . John ' s International Airport . Later that day , Cleary brought the Cup to the Janeway Children ' s Hospital . On July 1 , 2008 , Cleary brought the Stanley Cup back to his hometown Harbour Grace , Newfoundland for a Canada Day celebration that included a parade and a concert . The event attracted an estimated 27 , 000 people . The event also attracted an estimated 103 individual media accreditations with media from across Canada and the United States landing in Harbour Grace to cover Dan Cleary ' s story . The Newfoundland bluegrass / folk band Greeley ' s Reel ( http : / / www . greeleysreel . com ) recorded a " hockey anthem " version of their song " Come In " about Cleary after the win . The refrain specifically highlights the celebration that would occur " when Danny Cleary brings the Stanley Cup to Newfoundland . " In addition to receiving extensive local radio airplay , the song appeared on CBC Television and a Fox Sports Detroit special . In the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 14 , 2009 , Cleary scored the tie breaking , Western Conference semi - final series winning goal for the Detroit Red Wings against the Anaheim Ducks with 3 minutes left in Game 7 . With the win the Red Wings moved on to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final . Cleary scored 5 goals against his former team in a 4 - 1 series win clinching the Western Conference title before succumbing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 7 games in a rematch of the previous Stanley Cup finals .