Daniel Kordic (born April 18, 1971) is a former

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player who played six seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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. Much like his late brother, John, he was primarily known as an

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Playing career

Selected 88th overall in the

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by the

, Kordic was originally a

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. After four years of playing for the

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of the WHL, he turned pro and spent his entire rookie season with the Flyers in 1991–92. In 46 games that year he amassed 126 penalty minutes. He spent the majority of the next four years playing for the

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of the

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(AHL). Kordic transitioned to

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prior to the 1995–96 season due to the Flyers depth on defence and spent the entire 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons with the Flyers, recording a career high in games played (75 in 1996–97) and penalty minutes (210 two years in a row, leading the team in 1997–98). During the 1996–97 season, Kordic teamed with

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and Scott Daniels to form "the Dan Line", a rugged fourth line for the Flyers. A serious knee injury ended Kordic's career early after he was limited to 15 games split between the Flyers, the AHL's

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, and the

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of the IHL during the 1998–99 season. In 197 NHL games he recorded 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points and 584 penalty minutes and a career plus/minus of −4. He also played in 12 career playoff games (all coming in 1996–97), scoring a goal and recording 22 penalty minutes.

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* 1971 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian ice hockey left wingers Canadian people of Croatian descent Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Alberta Medicine Hat Tigers players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Sportspeople from Edmonton {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1970s-stub