Kirk Daubenspeck

Kirk Daubenspeck (born July 21, 1974) is an American retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Wisconsin.
==Career==
Daubenspeck was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1992 straight out of Culver Military Academy. He spent the following season playing in the USHL before beginning his college career with the Wisconsin Badgers. After playing just seven games in his freshman season, Daubenspeck's rights were traded along with Claude Boivin to the Ottawa Senators for Mark Lamb. Entering his sophomore season, Daubenspeck got into a competition to replace the departed Jim Carey as the Badger's primary starter. He won the job and remained as Wisconsin's top goalie for the rest of his time in Madison. In his first year as the starter, Daubenspeck won 23 games and helped Wisconsin win the WCHA championship for which he was named tournament MVP. Wisconsin declined after 1995 and fell in the standings. Despite the decline, Daubenspeck remained respected and was named an All-American in 1997 even though he possessed a losing record and less-than-stellar numbers.
After graduating, Daubenspeck signed a rookie contract with Ottawa and participated in their training camp that September. Just before the season began, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 6th round draft pick. Daubenspeck began the year as a backup behind Jeff Hackett. He remained with the team for the first month of the season, not seeing any game action, and was then sent down to the Indianapolis Ice. He played a few games at the IHL level before ending up with the Jacksonville Lizard Kings. Daubenspeck spent most of the rest of his career playing AA hockey, making brief appearances with several AHL teams over a nine year span. In 2001, Daubenspeck helped the South Carolina Stingrays win the Kelly Cup, playing in 13 of the team's 18 playoff games. He retired as a player in 2006.
==Accident==
On February 17th, 2011, Daubenspeck was involved in a car accident on Route 18. While driving in heavy fog near Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Daubenspeck's car ran into a Semi-trailer truck. He suffered a severe brain injury and was in a coma for six days. While to took several months, Daubenspeck did eventually recover from the crash. A year to the day after the accident, he dropped the ceremonial puck before a game between Wisconsin and Denver.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1990–91 	Culver Military Academy 	US-Prep 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Culver Military Academy 	US-Prep 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	2.88 	.912 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Sioux City Musketeers 	USHL 		9 	0 	7 	1 	470 	49 	0 	6.26 	.837 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Wisconsin Capitols 	USHL 		28 	5 	20 	1 	1542 	123 	0 	4.79 	.886 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 		7 	2 	2 	0 	280 	19 	0 	4.07 	.880 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 		42 	23 	15 	4 	2503 	146 	0 	3.50 	.893 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 		39 	17 	20 	2 	2257 	151 	0 	4.01 	.885 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 		33 	13 	18 	2 	1925 	124 	1 	3.86 	.896 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 		18 	6 	9 	0 	953 	58 	0 	3.65 	.887 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	ECHL 		32 	20 	9 	2 	1865 	92 	1 	2.96 	.904 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	ECHL 		8 	5 	3 	0 	424 	18 	0 	2.55 	.908 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 		12 	2 	8 	1 	650 	43 	0 	3.97 	.879 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Chesapeake Icebreakers 	ECHL 		13 	7 	2 	4 	774 	31 	2 	2.40 	.920 		7 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		6 	4 	2 	0 	360 	17 	0 	2.83 	.902 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		22 	7 	10 	4 	1235 	53 	1 	2.57 	.913 		1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	60 	6 	0 	6.00 	.769 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Indianapolis Ice 	IHL 		2 	0 	1 	0 	77 	3 	0 	2.34 	.870 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		45 	26 	13 	3 	2624 	119 	3 	2.72 	.915 		13 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Colorado Gold Kings 	WCHL 		60 	36 	19 	5 	3539 	164 	4 	2.78 	.906 		5 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		58 	36 	16 	6 	3454 	167 	0 	2.90 	.915 		4 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	59 	2 	0 	2.04 	.923 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		47 	29 	15 	2 	2773 	123 	3 	2.66 	.920 		7 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		28 	14 	12 	1 	1507 	58 	4 	2.31 	.930 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		25 	12 	10 	3 	1437 	55 	2 	2.30 	.934 		1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	South Carolina Stingrays 	ECHL 		2 	2 	0 	0 	120 	2 	0 	1.00 	.958 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		23 	10 	6 	2 	1115 	58 	2 	3.12 	.895 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
USHL totals	USHL totals 	USHL totals		37 	5 	27 	2 	2,012 	172 	0 	5.13 	.875 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		120 	55 	55 	8 	6,965 	440 	1 	3.79 	.891 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		236 	141 	70 	20 	13,831 	624 	11 	2.71 	.917 		32 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		32 	8 	18 	1 	1,680 	104 	0 	3.71 	.883 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		75 	31 	30 	7 	3,976 	177 	7 	2.67 	.913 		1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
WCHA All-Tournament Team 	1995 	
WCHA All-Tournament Team 	1996 	
All-WCHA Second Team 	1996–97	
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1996–97	
==References==
==External links==
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