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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. On July 16 2004, Danton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for attempting to hire a hitman to murder David Frost , his agent. He was sentenced to 7˝ years in prison without a chance of parole, but is currently seeking transfer to a prison in Canada.
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| 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 MajorsFor the team in the Ontario Hockey League affiliated with this school, see Toronto St. Michael's Majors St. Michael's College School is a private Roman Catholic school for boys in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1852 by the Basilian Fathers, it offer | OHL | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 77 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 27 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 116 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | BarrieThe Barrie Colts is an Ontario Hockey League team based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. They play at the Barrie Molson Centre (capacity 4,195). Players of note Players who played in the NHL as of the 2003-04 NHL season Ryan Barnes Jeff Cowan Mike Danton Denis | 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 | AlbanyAlbany River Rats are a semi- professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. It is based in Albany, New York, USA. Founded 1993 Arena Pepsi Arena, 51 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York NHL affiliate New Jersey Devils Head coach Robbie Ftore | AHLThe American Hockey League AHL became the major affiliation league for the National Hockey League upon its amalgamation with the International Hockey League in 2001. It is a professional hockey league playing at the minor triple-A level. As of the 2003-04 | 69 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 195 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | New Jersey | NHLNHL can also denote Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma The National Hockey League (French: Ligue Nationale de Hockey is a professional sports organization composed of ice hockey teams in Canada and the United States. History The National Hockey League, as it exists t | 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 | ||||