Daniel Spivak
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Daniel Spivak is a Canadian amateur ice hockey defenceman
. He plays college ice hockey for the Rochester Institute of Technology
, which plays in Atlantic Hockey
, part of the NCAA's Division I. Born in Netanya
, Israel
, he also played for the Israel national ice hockey team
in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II
.
Before enrolling at RIT as a Business/Finance major, he played four seasons for the Stouffville Spirit
of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Spivak lives in Thornhill, Ontario
; his parents are Zeev and Rakela Spivak, and he has four brothers.
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He plays college ice hockey for the Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT Tigers men's ice hockey
The RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The school's men's team competes in the Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. The team has won two national championships, one each at the Division II and...
, which plays in Atlantic Hockey
Atlantic Hockey
The Atlantic Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's...
, part of the NCAA's Division I. Born in Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, he also played for the Israel national ice hockey team
Israel national ice hockey team
The Israeli National Ice Hockey Team is the national ice hockey team of Israel. They are currently ranked 39th as of 2010 by the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...
in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II
2009 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A...
.
Before enrolling at RIT as a Business/Finance major, he played four seasons for the Stouffville Spirit
Stouffville Spirit
The Stouffville Spirit are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. The Stouffville Spirit are members of the Central Canadian Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Spivak lives in Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
; his parents are Zeev and Rakela Spivak, and he has four brothers.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–2009 | RIT Tigers RIT Tigers men's ice hockey The RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The school's men's team competes in the Division I Atlantic Hockey conference. The team has won two national championships, one each at the Division II and... |
NCAA: AHA Atlantic Hockey The Atlantic Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's... |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009–2010 2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season The 2009–10 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team was the Tigers' 45th season of varsity hockey and fifth at the NCAA Division I level. They represented Rochester Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season... |
RIT Tigers | NCAA: AHA | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–2011 | RIT Tigers | NCAA: AHA | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2011–2012 | RIT Tigers | NCAA: AHA | ||||||||||||
| NCAA Totals | 70 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | Israel | WC-I 2006 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 23 to April 30, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2007 | Israel | WC-II 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. Group A was played at Zagreb, Croatia from April 11, 2007, through April 17, 2007. Group B was played at Seoul, Korea from April 2, 2007, through April 8, 2007.-Group A:... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Israel | WC-II 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 7–13, 2008. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | Israel | WC-II 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | Israel | WC-II 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | Israel | WC-III 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III is an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament will be contested from April 11–17, 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced... |
4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |