Dan DaSilva

Dan DaSilva (born April 30, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. , he is an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.
==Career==
DaSilva played major junior hockey with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In 2005, he was named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team.
On October 11, 2005, DaSilva was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche who assigned him to play with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters.
After three years playing for Avalanche affiliates, DaSilva signed as a free agent with the Worcester Sharks on October 24, 2008. In the 2008–09 season, he split the year between Worcester and their ECHL affiliate, the Phoenix RoadRunners.
On September 17, 2009, following a training camp with the San Jose Sharks, DaSilva failed to earn a contract but was reassigned to remain with their affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. In 72 games with the Sharks, DaSilva finished third on the team with 21 goals and recorded a career high 53 points. After recording 8 points in 11 post seasons games, DaSilva became Worcester's franchise leader with 18 post season points. DaSilva re-signed with Worcester prior to the on July 27, 2010. After taking part in San Jose's training camp for a second consecutive season, he was again returned to Worcester to begin the 2010–11 season on September 26, 2010.
He signed on to play with HC Lev Poprad for the 2011 season, but his contract was mutually terminated on November 15, 2011. DaSilva signed with HC La Chaux-de-Fonds in December 2011. After scoring 10 points in 8 games, DaSilva was transferred to EHC Olten on January 13, 2012.
DaSilva returned to North America upon completion of the European season and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the ECHL's Ontario Reign on September 29, 2012. After posting 42 points in 34 games with the Reign, DaSilva was signed by the Houston Aeros of the AHL on February 23, 2013.
DaSilva made a return to the Worcester Sharks to play his fourth season with the club in 2013–14. After scoring 37 points in 61 games, DaSilva resumed his European career in agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on August 1, 2014. After scoring 36 points in 51 games, DaSilva continued his journeyman career, in signing a one-year contract in the Austrian Hockey League with EHC Black Wings Linz on May 6, 2015. He played the next five seasons with Black Wings Linz before returning to North America and retiring from playing in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, he joined the WHL's Saskatoon Blades as an assistant coach for the 2021–22 season.
==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
2002–03 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		64 	9 	13 	22 	81 		7 	0 	4 	4 	16
2003–04 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		65 	36 	20 	56 	120 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2004–05 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 		71 	31 	42 	73 	127 		5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		25 	3 	2 	5 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	San Diego Gulls 	ECHL 		4 	5 	3 	8 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		43 	11 	8 	19 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Arizona Sundogs 	CHL 		14 	9 	13 	22 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		54 	9 	14 	23 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		26 	6 	7 	13 	27 		12 	3 	7 	10 	6
2008–09 	Phoenix RoadRunners 	ECHL 		36 	9 	12 	21 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		72 	21 	32 	53 	65 		11 	2 	6 	8 	8
2010–11 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		80 	16 	25 	41 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Lev Poprad 	KHL 		15 	0 	1 	1 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 	NLB 		8 	6 	4 	10 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	EHC Olten 	NLB 		9 	5 	5 	10 	20 		4 	2 	2 	4 	8
2012–13 	Ontario Reign 	ECHL 		34 	15 	27 	42 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		22 	8 	6 	14 	18 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2013–14 	Ontario Reign 	ECHL 		14 	7 	19 	26 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		61 	17 	20 	37 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		51 	17 	19 	36 	94 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		39 	18 	28 	46 	61 		12 	5 	4 	9 	14
2016–17 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		53 	31 	39 	70 	16 		5 	1 	1 	2 	4
2017–18 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		50 	22 	33 	55 	56 		12 	8 	8 	16 	6
2018–19 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		52 	22 	25 	47 	51 		6 	4 	5 	9 	2
2019–20 	EHC Black Wings Linz 	EBEL 		43 	16 	21 	37 	20 		3 	1 	3 	4 	2
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		383 	91 	114 	205 	355 		28 	5 	13 	18 	16
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		15 	0 	1 	1 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
West Second All-Star Team	2005	
==References==
==External links==
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