Sean Day
| Sean Day | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 9, 1998 Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| OHL team | Windsor Spitfires | ||
| NHL Draft |
81st overall, 2016 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | TBD–present | ||
Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgian-born Canadian American major junior ice hockey player for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). A defenceman, Day was selected by the Mississauga Steelheads fourth overall in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[1] Day was drafted 81st overall in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. On October 19, 2016, Day was acquired by the Spitfires for draft picks. [2]
Day was born in Leuven, Belgium, but grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Keith Day, Sean's father, was an executive with a global chemical company, which has taken him all over the world. His family relocated periodically before he was transferred to the Detroit area. Day holds dual Canadian and American citizenship.[3][4] Due to his family moving around the world, Day first skated on a mall rink in Singapore.[3]
Day's application for Exceptional Player Status was granted by Hockey Canada on March 21, 2013, making him eligible to be drafted in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[5] Day is only the fourth player to be granted the exemption, allowing him to start his major junior hockey career as a 15-year-old. The other players to have previously received the exemption are John Tavares in 2005, Aaron Ekblad in 2011, and Connor McDavid in 2012.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 61 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 57 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 183 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 127 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Honours | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL Exceptional Player Status | 2012–13 | [7] |
References
- ↑ Sean Day, 15-year-old defenseman, taken fourth in Ontario Hockey League draft - NHL.com - News
- ↑ http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/exceptional-status-pick-sean-day-traded-to-memorial-cup-hosts
- 1 2 Feschuk, Dave (2013-11-15). "OHLer Sean Day intent on earning his exceptional status". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑
- ↑ Sean Day the latest to be granted exceptional status - The Hockey News
- ↑ Sean Day, 15, granted exceptional status by OHL and will enter draft | Toronto Star
- ↑ OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Sean Day | Ontario Hockey Federation
External links
- Sean Day's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Sean Day's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database