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Career: Finished with a plus-35 rating, third best by any Tiger at the Division I level … 148 penalty minutes are eighth most.
2011-12: Played in 38 games … one of RIT’s three captains … helped lead one of the top defensive units in the nation … dished out an assist on RIT’s first goal of the season and tied a career-high with a plus-3 rating in RIT’s wild 6-5 win over St. Lawrence at Blue Cross Arena during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend … had an assist in a loss at Wisconsin … drew an assist in RIT’s 3-1 win at Canisius … led the team with a plus-13 rating … was plus-7 during a four game stretch, Jan. 14 to Jan. 21 … fired 49 shots … took a career-high six shots on goal in game one of the AHA Quarterfinals against Bentley … had one assist and was plus-10 in AHA play … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
2010-11: Appeared in 36 games, recording a pair of assists, while playing at plus-6 … shared the Greg Moss Hard Hat Award with teammate Tyler Brenner, given to a player who performs at a high level with little fanfare … recorded his first point in 55 games, with a first period assist in a 4-2 win over Mercyhurst … recorded an assist in a 4-1 win over Canisius … dished out two assists in 25 Atlantic Hockey Association contests … fired a career-best five shots in game two of the AHA quarterfinals against American International, a 5-1 win … Tigers were 2-0-0 when he recorded a point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
STATS
2009-10: Defensive stalwart played in 32 games and was plus-7 … was plus-2 in a 4-0 win over American International … helped lead Tiger defense to a team-record eight shutouts and fourth best goals against average in all of Division I … appeared in 21 Atlantic Hockey Association contests … earned AHA All-Academic Team honors … named to the Empire 8 President’s List for maintaining a 3.75 grade-point average.
STATS
2008-09: Appeared in 16 games … among team leaders with a plus-9 … recorded his first collegiate point on Brennan Sarazin’s game-winning goal in the third period of a 6-3 win over Army … was a plus-3 in RIT’s wild 9-5 win over Holy Cross in the decisive game three of the AHA Quarterfinals … was a plus-2 in three different contests … made his collegiate debut in a 2-1 win over Western Michigan … represented Team Israel at the 2009 Division II International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 7 to April 13 … led all Israeli defensemen with a goal and two assists in five games … named his team’s most outstanding player against Iceland … named to the Atlantic Hockey Association All-Academic team.
STATS
Before RIT: Played four seasons for the Stouffville Spirit of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) … scored four goals and added 26 assists for 30 points in 40 regular season games, and served as an assistant captain in 2007-08 … led the Spirit to a 31-13-5 mark … played in 135 regular season games and 56 playoff contests over three seasons with Stouffville … part of Team Canada East that played in British Columbia.
Personal: Environmental sustainability major … attended Thornhill Secondary School … born Aug. 9, 1988, in Natanya, Israel … son of Zeev and Rakela Spivak … has four brothers, Gad, Nir, Aaron, and Michael … favorite NHL player is Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators … favorite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs … favorite TV show is Rescue Me … enjoys traveling and playing basketball … favorite food is sushi … would like to be an environmental researcher in 10 years … favorite movie is A Knight’s Tale … historic figure he would most like to meet is Henry V … favorite recording artist is DJ Tiesto … would like to have a superhero power of time travelling … favorite personal hockey moment was going to the Frpzen Four in 2010 … would like to vacation in Thailand.
Career Highs
Goals: 0
Assists: 1, three times, most recently, Dec. 17, 2010 vs. Canisius
Points: 1, hree times, most recently, Dec. 17, 2010 vs. Canisius
Plus/Minus: plus-3, March 15, 2009 vs. Holy Cross
Shots: 5, Feb. 11, 2011 vs. Canisius
Penalty Minutes: 15, Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart
“Daniel is coming off of a breakout season, and we feel we have one of the top defensive defensemen in our league. He is an extremely strong and physical defender, who always puts the team first. He is a great example of what a team player is, and was voted captain by his peers.”
— Coach Wilson
