Kimball J. Daniels (born January 19, 1973) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played parts of two seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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Playing career

Daniels's career started with the

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of the WHL, where he racked up at least 50 points in each of his three seasons. On October 2, 1990, against the

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, Daniels scored all 7 goals in a 7-4 win that still stands as a WHL record for goals in a game by one player. He then had two brief stints with the

of the

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, before an injury to his knee and leg forced him to return to the WHL, where he would have 21-point seasons for the

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and the

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. After stints in the IHL and AHL, Daniels started to see improvement in the

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, a league that was less than ten years old when he started play in the 95–96 season with the

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. He topped 30 points that year, and he would get close to that mark over the next three years with the

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and the

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. After some time in the IHL and AHL, Daniels's return to the

with the

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and the

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would once again give him a slight improvement in stats. He was then shipped to the

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of the WCHL, where his stats took a huge spike with three seasons of 89 points, 62 points, and 63 points respectively. The WCHL then folded operations, which forced the Aces to merge into the ECHL and become the Alaska Aces. Despite Daniels drop in stats as a result of the change, the Aces won the

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championship for the 05–06 season. Daniels led the Aces team in scoring with 81 points and volleyed between the top three scoring spots for the entire ECHL league in 06–07. He also notched his 400th point as an Ace. On September 16, 2008, Daniels moved from the Alaska Aces to the Phoenix RoadRunners.

Personal life

Daniels was born in

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, but grew up in

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. He has two children, Kaden and Claire. He is currently engaged to a Colleen Turley and resides in Anchorage, Ak.

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