Daniel Del Monte

Daniel Del Monte
Date of birth	September 8, 1975
place of birth	Burlington , Ontario , Canada
size	171 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	striker
number	# 34
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1993-1995	Peterborough Petes
1995-1996	A&O Asiago
1996-1997	EHC Neuwied
1997-1998	1. EV Weiden
1998-1999	EC Bad Nauheim
1999-2000	EHC Bad Aibling
2000-2001	EHC Freiburg
2001-2002	EC Bad Nauheim
2002-2003	EHC Freiburg
2003-2006	REV Bremerhaven
2006-2008	Kassel Huskies
2008-2009	Hanover Indians

Daniel "Dan" Del Monte (born September 8, 1975 in Burlington , Ontario ) is a German - Canadian ice hockey player who played with the Hannover Indians from the 2nd division until November 2009 .

Career

The 1.71 m tall striker has been a professional ice hockey player in Germany since 1996. The then 21-year-old came from Asiago, Italy, to EHC Neuwied in the 1st League North . He had previously played in the North American Junior League Ontario Hockey League for the Peterborough Petes and the Sarnia Sting . In Neuwied he posted 98 points scorer in his first year. In the summer of 1997 he moved to Eastern Bavaria for EV Weiden in the 1st League South, where he achieved 66 points. His next stop was EC Bad Nauheim . There he formed in the 1998/99 season with Marc West and Dino Felicetti the best attack line in the league and scored a total of 78 points.

Subsequently, he moved again to Upper Bavaria for league rivals Bad Aibling . Further career stations in the following years were the EHC Freiburg (2000/01), again the EC Bad Nauheim (2001/02) and another season in Freiburg (2002/03). From 2003 to November 2005 he went on the ice for REV Bremerhaven before he then joined Adler Mannheim from the German Ice Hockey League , where he played his first games in the top German division. For the 2006/07 season he signed a contract with EV Duisburg . Before his contract in Duisburg ran out at the end of the season, he moved to the 2nd Bundesliga in January 2007 with the Kassel Huskies , with whom he was promoted to the DEL. Between 2008 and November 2009 Del Monte played for the Hanover Indians, with whom he made it to the 2nd Bundesliga.

Injuries

Del Monte, who is characterized by his good technique and his fast game, has often had health problems in his career. Including 2001/2002 in Bad Nauheim: Suspected myocarditis, as well as a serious leg injury that threatened to endanger his career. For the last 3 years he had to struggle with severe groin complaints - in 2003/2004 he was absent for three consecutive months because of this. These complaints were corrected by an operation in Mannheim at the end of March 2006.

Achievements and Awards

• 1997: Champion of the 1st League North with EHC Neuwied
• 1999: Runner-up in the second division with EC Bad Nauheim
• 2003: Champion of the 2nd Bundesliga and promotion to the German Ice Hockey League with the EHC Freiburg
• 2004: Champion of the Oberliga with the REV Bremerhaven
• 2005: Top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga (51 games, 82 scorer points)
• 2007: runner-up in the 2nd Bundesliga with the Kassel Huskies
• 2008: Champion in the 2nd Bundesliga with the Kassel Huskies
• 2009: Champion of the Oberliga and promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga with the Hanover Indians

DEL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	61	13	28	41	68
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Daniel Del Monte at hockeydb.com (English)
• Daniel Del Monte at eurohockey.com