Dan Snyder Center Born: Feb 23, 1978 - Elmira, Ontario Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 lbs. Shoots Left Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent on July 6, 1999. Assigned to the Chicago Wolves by the Atlanta Thrashers on September 26, 2001. Recalled by the Atlanta Thrashers on March 15, 2002. Reassigned to the Chicago Wolves on April 8, 2002. Recalled by Atlanta on April 10, 2002. Reassigned to Chicago on April 15, 2002. Assigned to Chicago on Oct 30, 2002. Recalled by Atlanta on January 20, 2003.

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1995-96  Owen-Sound Platers          OHL    63    8   17   25   78   6   1   2   3   4
1996-97  Owen-Sound Platers          OHL    57   17   29   46   96   4   2   3   5   8
1997-98  Owen-Sound Platers          OHL    46   23   33   56   74  10   2   3   5  16
1998-99  Owen-Sound Platers          OHL    64   27   67   94  110  16   8   5  13  30
1999-00  Orlando Solar Bears         IHL    71   12   13   25  123   6   1   2   3   4
2000-01  Orlando Solar Bears         IHL    78   13   30   43  127  16   7   3  10  20
2000-01  Atlanta Thrashers           NHL     2    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
2001-02  Chicago Wolves              AHL    56   11   24   35  115  22   7  10  17  25
2001-02  Atlanta Thrashers           NHL    11    1    1    2   30  --  --  --  --  --
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Awards won: Named Man of the Year for the Chicago Wolves in 2001-2002. Won the Calder Cup with the Chicago Wolves in 2001-2002. Won the Turner Cup with the Orlando Solar Bears in 2000-2001. Named Team MVP in 1998-99. Won various community service awards in 1998-99. Named Man of the Year for community involvement with the Chicago Wolves in 2001-02. IHL's Rookie of the Month (March 2001). IHL's Rookie of the Week (March 20-26, 2001).   Career Information: Served as captain for Owen Sound in 1997-98 and 1998-99. Made his NHL Debut on April 3, 2001 against Ottawa.

Rural Roots: My hometown [Elmira, Ontario] is a really small community of about 6,000 or 7,000 people. It's a huge farming community, and we have a lot of Mennonites and Amish people. The presence of horse-and-buggies and people dressed in black clothes is everywhere, everyday. We have hitching posts on our sidewalks and barns behind the stores so they can come in and shop. My grandparents were raised for part of their lives as Mennonites, and later they just got with the times and became more modern. For me, it's pretty normal, but when my friends come to town, they're shocked at some of the stuff they see.   Hot-blooded: I had a little bit of a temper when I was a kid. I probably got it from my older brother; he had a worse temper than I did. He used to beat me up and made sure we won everything we played at. It's just a competitive thing. I like to compete every night and keep on the edge. That way, the other team doesn't know what's going to happen, and it keeps everybody on their toes.