Daniel Poliziani (b. 1935)
# Daniel Poliziani (b. 1935)

Daniel Joseph Poliziani (January 8, 1935 – November 30, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.

## Early life

Poliziani was born to Italian immigrants in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, in 1935. He began playing hockey in the early-1940s when his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario, following his father's death.

## Career

Poliziani played four National Hockey League games (one regular season and three playoff contests) for the Boston Bruins during the 1958–59 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1965, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.

## Personal life

Poliziani died in November 2019 at the age of 84.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1952–53 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 35 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 34 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 42 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1956–57 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 58 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957–58 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 65 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1958–59 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958–59 | Providence Reds | AHL | 59 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 60 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 63 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Providence Reds | AHL | 57 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962–63 | Providence Reds | AHL | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 1963–64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 530 | 170 | 226 | 396 | 469 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 46 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
