Daniel Corso

Daniel Corso (born April 3, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

Daniel Corso
Corso with Ilves in 2013
Born	(1978-04-03) April 3, 1978 (age 47) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers Kassel Huskies Frankfurt Lions Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kärpät Timrå IK Dinamo Minsk Ilves Tampere
NHL draft	169th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1998–2018

Playing career

Corso was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.^{[citation needed]} As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Champlain minor ice hockey team.^[1]

Corso was drafted 169th overall by the St. Louis Blues. He made his NHL debut with the Blues in the 2000–01 season, and later played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Corso played 77 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 14 goals with 11 assists for 25 points and collecting 20 penalty minutes.^{[citation needed]} He also spent two seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the Kassel Huskies and the Frankfurt Lions.^{[citation needed]}

On August 14, 2008, Corso signed a one-year contract with Finnish SM-liiga team Kärpät for the 2008–09 season.^[2]

During his second season with Timrå IK in 2010–11, Corso was released from his contract and transferred to Belarusian KHL club, HC Dinamo Minsk on December 31, 2010.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Magog Cantonniers	QMAAA		36	17	22	39			12	10	12	22
1994–95	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		65	27	26	53	6		4	2	5	7	2
1995–96	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		65	49	65	114	77		12	6	7	13	4
1996–97	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		54	51	68	119	50		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		35	24	51	75	20		3	1	1	2	2
1998–99	Worcester IceCats	AHL		63	14	14	28	26		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Worcester IceCats	AHL		71	21	34	55	19		9	2	3	5	10
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL		52	19	37	56	47		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		28	10	3	13	14		12	0	1	1	0
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		41	4	7	11	6		2	0	0	0	0
2002–03	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Worcester IceCats	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		32	7	11	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Wolves	AHL		29	8	18	26	15		10	1	5	6	0
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		7	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kassel Huskies	DEL		45	8	30	38	32		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		29	11	17	28	57		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		6	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Springfield Falcons	AHL		58	13	33	46	35		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RSL		22	2	5	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		35	7	18	25	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-l		41	22	30	52	45		13	2	5	7	16
2009–10	Timrå IK	SEL		49	16	28	44	68		1	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Timrå IK	SEL		18	7	7	14	41		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		13	3	5	8	6		7	2	3	5	12
2011–12	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		50	15	12	27	64		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Lausanne HC	NLB		9	7	8	15	36		20	11	14	25	82
2013–14	Ilves	Liiga		23	6	5	11	48		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	LeKi	Mestis		7	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	EHC Olten	NLB		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	27
2014–15	Yunost Minsk	BXL		9	2	2	4	10		12	1	13	14	52
2015–16	Yunost Minsk	BXL		28	12	15	27	111		8	2	2	4	10
2016–17	Yunost Minsk	BXL		28	16	33	49	43		3	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Yunost Minsk	BXL		19	11	13	24	12		6	0	3	3	6
AHL totals				347	91	169	260	174		19	3	8	11	10
NHL totals				77	14	11	25	20		14	0	1	1	0
BXL totals				84	41	63	104	176		29	3	19	22	70

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Canada	WJC	8th		7	0	3	3	4
Junior totals					7	0	3	3	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
QMJHL
Michel Briere Trophy	1997
CHL Second All-Star Team	1997