Dan Keczmer

Daniel Leonard Keczmer (born May 25, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for five teams between 1990 and 2000. Internationally he played for the American national team at two World Championships.

Biography As a youth, he played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.

Keczmer played four seasons with Lake Superior State University and was a member of the Lake Superior State Lakers 1988 NCAA Championship men's ice hockey team.

He was drafted in the tenth round, 201st overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1986 NHL entry draft. Keczmer made his professional debut with the IHL's Kalamazoo Wings in the 1990–91 season. He also appeared in nine NHL games with the North Stars that same season.

Keczmer was one of many North Stars who joined the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft. Before the Sharks' inaugural season began, however, Keczmer was traded to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for Dean Evason. Keczmer would play with the Whalers, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, and Nashville Predators before retiring following the 1999–2000 season.

In his NHL career, Keczmer appeared in 235 games. He scored eight goals and added 38 assists. He also appeared in 12 Stanley Cup playoff games, recording one assist.

He now resides in Brentwood, Tennessee with his family.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Little Caesars U18 AAA U18 AAA 65 6 48 54 116 — — — — — 1986–87 Lake Superior State University CCHA 38 3 5 8 26 — — — — — 1987–88 Lake Superior State University CCHA 41 2 15 17 34 — — — — — 1988–89 Lake Superior State University CCHA 46 3 26 29 70 — — — — — 1989–90 Lake Superior State University CCHA 43 13 23 36 48 — — — — — 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1990–91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 60 4 20 24 60 9 1 2 3 10 1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL 18 3 4 7 10 4 0 0 0 6 1991–92 United States National Team Intl 51 3 11 14 56 — — — — — 1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 23 4 4 8 28 — — — — — 1992–93 Springfield Indians AHL 37 1 13 14 38 12 0 4 4 14 1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 12 0 1 1 12 — — — — — 1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 57 1 20 21 48 3 0 0 0 4 1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 28 2 3 5 10 7 0 1 1 2 1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 13 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 22 3 11 14 14 — — — — — 1995–96 Albany River Rats AHL 17 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 13 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 42 3 17 20 24 — — — — — 1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 44 1 11 12 29 — — — — — 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 17 1 2 3 26 2 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 22 0 1 1 22 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 16 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1999–00 Nashville Predators NHL 24 0 5 5 28 — — — — — 1999–00 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 18 1 3 4 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Worcester IceCats AHL 25 1 9 10 12 9 0 1 1 10 NHL totals 235 8 38 46 212 12 0 1 1 8

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1990 United States WC 10 0 0 0 2 1999 United States WC 6 2 0 2 6 Senior totals 16 2 0 2 8

Awards and honors Award Year CCHA All-Tournament Team 1989 All-CCHA Second Team 1989–90