Dan Daoust

Dan Daoust
Born	(1960-02-29) February 29, 1960 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1980–1997

Daniel Armand Daoust (/dæˈu/ Da-OO; born February 29, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. All but four of his 522 career National Hockey League (NHL) games were spent as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Daoust was born in Montreal, Quebec, but grew up in McGarry, Ontario.

Playing career

Daoust began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1982 after three successful junior seasons playing with the Cornwall Royals, where he scored over 40 goals twice, while recording 103 points in his final season in 1979–80, that included winning the Memorial Cup. Montreal, believing he was too small to succeed in the NHL, failed to give him much of an opportunity, and he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 17, 1982. Daoust was an immediate success in Toronto, scoring 51 points in 48 games in his first season there. Daoust relied on grit and hard work to compensate for his small stature, and became a fan favorite in Toronto in the 1980s.

Daoust's point production declined dramatically from 1985-86 to 1989-90, and by 1990 his NHL career had come to a close. In late 1990 he joined Swiss team HC Thurgau, and he was a successful player in Switzerland until 1996–97.

Daoust currently resides in Markham, Ontario with his wife Julie, daughters Josee and Melanie, and son Eric.

Coaching

In April 2024, he coached the U-18 Markham Waxers hockey team into the Telus Cup tournament in Cape Breton Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, and losing to the eventual champions from Magog, Quebec both in tournament play and in the semi-finals, and missing the Bronze to the team from Calgary, Alberta in a shootout.

Awards

• AHL First All-Star Team (1981)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1983)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		68	24	44	68	74		2	1	2	3	7
1978–79	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		72	42	55	97	85		7	2	4	6	29
1979–80	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL		70	40	62	102	82		18	5	9	14	36
1979–80	Cornwall Royals	MC		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	4	5	8
1980–81	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		80	38	60	98	106		6	1	3	4	10
1981–82	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		61	25	40	65	75		9	5	2	7	11
1982–83	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		48	18	33	51	31		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		78	18	56	74	88		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		79	17	37	54	98		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	7	13	20	88		10	2	2	4	19
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		33	4	3	7	35		13	5	2	7	42
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		67	9	8	17	57		4	0	0	0	2
1988–89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		68	7	5	12	54		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		65	7	11	18	89		5	0	1	1	20
1990–91	HC Ajoie	CHE.2		27	21	32	53	106		10	6	8	14	17
1991–92	EHC Biel-Bienne	NDA		5	5	9	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	SC Lyss	CHE.2		25	24	16	40	58		9	3	6	9	44
1991–92	ESV Kaufbeuren	1.GBun		7	2	0	2	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Thurgau	CHE.2		36	23	31	54	123		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Thurgau	CHE.2		36	21	26	47	97		2	0	1	1	2
1994–95	HC Thurgau	CHE.2		36	23	42	65	105		6	7	5	12	41
1995–96	HC Thurgau	CHE.2		36	25	40	65	50		5	3	6	9	10
1996–97	HC Thurgau	CHE.2		19	10	24	34	20		3	1	1	2	8
NHL totals				522	87	167	254	544		32	7	5	12	83
CHE.2 totals				215	147	211	358	559		35	20	27	47	122

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database