Trevor Daley (born October 9, 1983) is a

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professional

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for the

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of the

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and also serves as a hockey operations advisor for the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have play ...

of the

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(NHL). He played sixteen seasons in the NHL for the

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and

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. He won two Stanley Cups both with the Penguins in 2016, and

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Playing career

Daley was drafted by the

in the

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, 43rd overall, in the second round from the

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (often shortened to Soo Greyhounds) are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the GFL Memorial Gardens. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the ...

of the

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. In his final year with the Greyhounds and as captain, Daley found himself the victim of a racial slur by then Coach and General Manager, former NHL goaltender

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. Daley quit the team and upon the resignation of Vanbiesbrouck returned to the team three days later to finish out the 2002–03 season. Daley made his NHL debut with the Stars in the 2003–04 season and established himself as a regular in the 2005–06 season when he played in a career-high 81 games and was named to the Canadian squad for the 2006 World Championships. He played his 500th career NHL game on October 8, 2011, all with the Dallas Stars. Trevor Daley - Dallas Stars

On July 10, 2015, Daley and teammate

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were traded to the Blackhawks in exchange for

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and Stephen Johns. On December 14, 2015, he was traded to the

in exchange for

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. Daley scored his first goal with the Penguins on December 18, 2015 against the

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. Daley was injured on May 20, 2016 and missed the remainder of the

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs The 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 13, 2016 and ended on June 12, 2016, with the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the San Jose Sharks four games to two in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals. For only the sec ...

, after suffering a broken left ankle in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the

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. Daley won his first Stanley Cup when the Penguins defeated the Sharks in six games in the

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. On February 23, 2017, Daley underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following an injury during a game against the

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on February 21. Daley was expected to miss six weeks of play. He returned to the ice to play against the

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on April 6. He won his second straight Stanley Cup on June 11, 2017 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the

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. On July 1, 2017, Daley signed a three-year contract with the

worth $9.534 million. On December 23, 2018, Daley played in his 1,000th career NHL game, becoming the 330th player in league history to reach the milestone. On June 8, 2020, Daley became an inaugural executive board member the

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, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey. After not playing ice hockey for more than a year and having accepted several executive roles in the sport, Daley signed with the

of the

on January 6, 2022.

Post-playing career

On October 26, 2020, Daley announced his retirement from professional hockey, and joined the Penguins' front office as a hockey operations advisor. In 2021, Daley was a member of an ownership group that purchased the Soo Thunderbirds of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daley, Trevor 1983 births Black Canadian ice hockey players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Jamaican descent Chicago Blackhawks players Dallas Stars draft picks Dallas Stars players Detroit Red Wings players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Pittsburgh Penguins players Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Sportspeople from Toronto Stanley Cup champions Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players

Playing career

Post-playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

See also

References

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