Daniel Girardi

Daniel Girardi (born April 29, 1984) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL. He was signed as a free agent in July 2006 and was a top defensive prospect playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL until being called up to the Rangers. 
Girardi grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Welland, Ontario with the Welland Tigers of the OMHA's Niagara District and South Central AAA Leagues. He was a member of the OMHA Minor Atom AAA Championship team in 1995 and an OMHA Finalist team in Minor Peewee in 1997. Two of his minor hockey teammates were future NHLers in Daniel Paille of the Boston Bruins and Andre Deveaux formerly of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Girardi played his first NHL game on January 27, 2007 and played 34 regular season games along with ten in the playoffs. He recorded his first NHL point on an assist on February 17 and scored his first NHL goal on October 18, 2007 against the Atlanta Thrashers.
During his junior career he was a member of the London Knights team that won the 2005 OHL Championship and the 2005 Memorial Cup.
On February 16, 2008 Girardi signed a two-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $3.1 million.
On July 9, 2010 Girardi signed a four-year deal with the Rangers worth $13.3 million.
==Personal Life==
Daniel's childhood idol was Mark Messier. Girardi is married to Pamela Girardi, and has one son, Landon. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471958&view=bio 
==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
1999–00 	Welland Tigers Bantam AAA	OMHA 	 	34 	7 	19 	26 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Couchiching Terriers 	OPJHL 	 	27 	1 	11 	12 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 	 	21 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	20 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 	 	31 	3 	13 	16 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	36 	1 	13 	14 	20 	 	11 	0 	9 	9 	14
2003–04 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	68 	8 	39 	47 	55 	 	22 	2 	17 	19 	10
2004–05 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	38 	5 	20 	25 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	London Knights 	OHL 	 	31 	4 	10 	14 	14 	 	18 	0 	6 	6 	10
2005–06 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	66 	8 	31 	39 	44 	 	13 	4 	5 	9 	8
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	45 	2 	22 	24 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	34 	0 	6 	6 	8 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	4
2007–08 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	82 	10 	18 	28 	14 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	6
2008–09 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	82 	4 	18 	22 	53 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	6
2009–10 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	82 	6 	18 	24 	53 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	80 	4 	27 	31 	37 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals	 	231 	21 	96 	117 	137 	 	71 	2 	32 	34 	34
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	111 	10 	53 	63 	60 	 	13 	4 	5 	9 	8
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	360 	24 	87 	111 	165 	 	32 	0 	3 	3 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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