Danny Kristo
Daniel Kristo (born June 18, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Coventry Blaze in the UK EIHL. Kristo previously played with HK Dukla Michalovce of the Slovak Extraliga.
| Danny Kristo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Kristo with the Chicago Wolves | |||
| Born |
June 18, 1990 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Coventry Blaze Hamilton Bulldogs Hartford Wolf Pack Chicago Wolves WBS Penguins Charlotte Checkers Dinamo Riga Brynäs IF SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Kunlun Red Star Augsburger Panther Rytíři Kladno Västerviks IK HK Dukla Michalovce Sheffield Steelers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
56th overall, 2008 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
Kristo was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 56th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played college hockey with the University of North Dakota in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his senior year, Kristo's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-WCHA First Team.[1]
On July 2, 2013, Kristo was traded, by the Canadiens, to the New York Rangers for right winger Christian Thomas.[2] On August 19, 2014, the Rangers announced that they had re-signed Kristo, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year $826,875 contract.
On July 2, 2015, Kristo left the Rangers as a free agent, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[3] In the 2015–16 season, Kristo was assigned to play with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In playing the entirety of the year with the Wolves, Kristo appeared in 71 games in compiling 25 goals and 48 points. On August 2, 2016, Kristo re-signed with the St. Louis Blues on a one-year, two-way contract.
In the 2016–17 season, his second year with the Wolves, Kristo had 2 assists in 8 games before he was dealt by the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Reid McNeill on November 19, 2016.[4] Remaining in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kristo added 6 goals and 11 points in 32 games before on February 23, 2017, he was dealt again by the Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a second round draft pick in exchange for Ron Hainsey.[5] He played out the season with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, contributing with 10 points in 14 games.
With dwindling NHL prospects going forward, Kristo opted to sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based Dinamo Riga of the KHL on June 30, 2017.[6]
After a two-year stint in the Swiss National League with SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Kristo left as a free agent to return to the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star, on July 29, 2020.[7] Kristo collected 4 goals in 14 contests with Kunlun before leaving to KHL to join German club, Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on January 8, 2021.[8]
As a free agent, following completing the season with the Augsburger Panther, Kristo moved to the Czech Republic in agreeing to a one-year contract with Rytíři Kladno of the ELH, on July 14, 2021.[9]
In October 2022, following a spell in Slovakia with HK Dukla Michalovce, Kristo moved to the UK to sign for Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers.[10]
In July 2023, Kristo moved to fellow Elite League club Coventry Blaze.[11]
Personal life
Kristo's second cousin Ben Blood was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays for Tappara in the Liiga.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 59 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 55 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 50 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 65 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 71 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Rīga | KHL | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NL | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NL | 39 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Rytíři Kladno | Czech | 38 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Västerås IK | Swe-1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HK Dukla Michalovce | Slovak | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 47 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 271 | 82 | 81 | 163 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States | WJC18 |  |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | United States | WJC |  |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WC | |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2009–10 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2012–13 | [13] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
References
- "Men's WCHA awards announced". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- "Rangers trade Thomas to Canadiens for Kristo". National Hockey League. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- St. Louis Blues (July 2, 2015). "Blues agree terms with Danny Kristo". Twitter. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- "Blues, Penguins swap minor leaguers". CBS Sports. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- Morton, Kyle (February 23, 2017). "Trade: Hurricanes Send Hainsey to Penguins for Kristo, 2nd". Canes Country. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "Dinamo reach agreement with American Danny Kristo" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- Danny Kristo (July 29, 2020). "Excited for next opportunity in KHL with Kunlun". Instagram. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Panthers sign winger Danny Kristo" (in German). Augsburger Panther. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- "Rytíři Kladno sign 6 overseas players" (in Czech). Rytíři Kladno. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "Steelers Sign Danny Kristo".
- "Kristo completes Blaze forward group".
- "Ben Blood". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- "Conference Honors, 2012-13". CollegeHockeyInc.com. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database