Mike Danton (born Michael Jefferson on October 21, 1980 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) was a professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving a prison sentence for conspiracy to commit murder.
Playing Career
Selected 135th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , Danton is a left winger for the St. Louis Blues, who traded a 3rd round draft pick to New Jersey to obtain him. He played 68 games for the Blues in the 2003-04 season.
However, his career is probably over after, in a case which shocked the hockey world, he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. On July 16 2004, Danton pleaded guilty to attempting to hire a hitman, who was actually an FBI agent, to murder David Frost , his agent. To this day, however, Frost denies that he was the target and a degree of mystery surrounds the case.
Danton was sentenced to 7½ years in prison without a chance of parole, but is currently seeking transfer to a prison in Canada.
Career Statistics
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|
| Regular Season
|
| Playoffs
|
| Season
| Team
| League
| GP
| G
| A
| Pts
| PIM
| GP
| G
| A
| Pts
| PIM
|
| 1997-98
| Sarnia
| OHL
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 37
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 1997-98
| St. Michael's Majors
| OHL
| 18
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 77
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 1998-99
| St. Michael's Majors
| OHL
| 27
| 18
| 22
| 40
| 116
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 1998-99
| Barrie
| OHL
| 26
| 15
| 20
| 35
| 62
| 9
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 38
|
| 1999-00
| Barrie
| OHL
| 58
| 34
| 53
| 87
| 203
| 25
| 7
| 16
| 23
| 107
|
| 2000-01
| Albany
| AHL
| 69
| 19
| 15
| 34
| 195
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 2000-01
| New Jersey
| NHL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 2002-03
| New Jersey
| NHL
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 35
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 2003-04
| St. Louis
| NHL
| 68
| 7
| 5
| 12
| 141
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| NHL Totals
| 87
| 9
| 5
| 14
| 182
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
