Ted Donato
 Ted Donato 
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| Date of birth | April 28, 1969 |
| place of birth | Boston , Massachusetts , USA |
| size | 177 cm |
| Weight | 81 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1987 , 5th lap, 98th position Boston Bruins |
| Career stations | |
| 1987-1991 | Harvard University |
| 1991-1992 | Team USA |
| 1992-1998 | Boston Bruins |
| 1998-1999 | New York Islanders |
| 1999 | Ottawa Senators |
| 1999-2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 2000-2001 | Dallas Stars |
| 2002 | New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Manchester Monarchs |
| 2002-2003 | New York Rangers |
| 2003-2004 | Boston Bruins |
Edward Paul "Ted" Donato (born April 28, 1969 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach who played 854 games for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders during his playing career between 1991 and 2004 , Ottawa Senators , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Dallas Stars , St. Louis Blues , Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . Donato has been the head coach of the ice hockey program of his alma mater , Harvard University, since summer 2004 .
Career
Donato spent his junior career at Harvard University after graduating from high school . After high school he was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in 98th place by the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League . At Harvard he played between 1987 and 1991 in the ice hockey program of the elite university in the ECAC Hockey , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In 1989 he won the national championship with the team. He himself was named the best player of the final tournament. For the 1991/92 season, the striker was recruited by the US Ice Hockey Federation to prepare intensively for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France .
After completing the Winter Games, Donato finally joined the Boston Bruins, for whom he played until November 1998, before moving to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ken Belanger . With the move to the Islanders, Donato began his journey through the NHL, as he joined the Ottawa Senators in March 1999 . From there he was transferred in June with the negotiating rights of Antti-Jussi Niemi to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , who received goalkeeper Patrick Lalime in return . After a year with the Californians, the latter did not extend his expiring contract in the summer of 2000, so that he initially moved to the Dallas Stars as a free agent for a year .
At the beginning of the 2001/02 season , the winger could not find a new employer and was only signed in January 2002 by an ex-club New York Islanders. Between the end of January and mid-March 2002, he landed on the waiver list with the Los Angeles Kings , St. Louis Blues and then again Los Angeles. This put him until the end of the season in the American Hockey League with the Manchester Monarchs . In the 2002/03 season , Donato joined the New York Rangers before returning to the Boston Bruins in the 2003/04 season , where he ended his career in June 2004.
Donato has been the head coach of the ice hockey program of his alma mater , Harvard University, since summer 2004 .
International
Donato represented his home country at the Junior World Championships in Moscow in 1988 , where he finished fourth. For the men's selection, the striker played for the first time as part of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, at an international tournament. He made further appearances at the World Championships in 1997 , 1999 and 2002 . He did not win a medal.
Achievements and Awards
- 1989 NCAA Division I Championship with Harvard University
- 1989 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 1989 NCAA Championship Tournament MVP
- 1991 ECAC First All-Star Team
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1987/88 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 12 | 14th | 26th | 24 | |||||||
| 1988/89 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 14th | 37 | 51 | 30th | |||||||
| 1989/90 | Harvard University | ECAC | 16 | 5 | 6th | 11 | 34 | |||||||
| 1990/91 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 19th | 37 | 56 | 26th | |||||||
| 1991/92 | Team USA | International | 52 | 11 | 22nd | 33 | 24 | |||||||
| 1991/92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | 15th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 4th | ||
| 1992/93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 15th | 20th | 35 | 61 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993/94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 84 | 22nd | 32 | 54 | 59 | 13 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 10 | ||
| 1994/95 | TuTo Turku | SM-liiga | 14th | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20th | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 1995/96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 23 | 26th | 49 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996/97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 25th | 26th | 51 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998/99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 11 | 19th | 30th | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 8th | 17th | 25th | 26th | 8th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Manchester monarchs | AHL | 36 | 18th | 25th | 43 | 19th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18th | 8th | 12 | 20th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 15th | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6th | 5 | 11 | 18th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ECAC total | 106 | 50 | 94 | 144 | 114 | |||||||||
| AHL total | 70 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 0 | ||||
| NHL overall | 796 | 150 | 197 | 347 | 396 | 58 | 8th | 10 | 18th | 22nd | ||||
International
Represented the USA at:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States | June World Cup | 6th place | 7th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18th | |
| 1992 | United States | Olympia | 4th Place | 8th | 4th | 3 | 7th | 8th | |
| 1997 | United States | WM | 6th place | 8th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 8th | |
| 1999 | United States | WM | 6th place | 6th | 2 | 6th | 8th | 6th | |
| 2002 | United States | WM | 7th place | 7th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 2 | |
| Juniors overall | 7th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18th | ||||
| Men overall | 29 | 11 | 14th | 25th | 24 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Personal
His sons Ryan and Jack Donato (* 1997) are also ice hockey players.
Web links
- Ted Donato at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Ted Donato at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Ted Donato at hockeydb.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Donato, Ted |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Donato, Edward Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |