Daniel 'Dan' James Poliziani (born March 5, 1959) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach of the Stanstead Spartans. He took over the program following Bjorn Kinding in 2014.
Poliziani, who played as a Centre with the Yale Bulldogs, New Haven Nighthawks, Saginaw Gears, Fort Wayne Komets, Kalamazoo Wings, and Dundas-Hamilton Tigers, was an assistant coach with the Yale Bulldogs from 1984-95 (interim head coach in 1994), and was head coach with both the North York Rangers from 1998–99 and Appleby Bluedogs from 2002-14.
Playing career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1978-79 | Yale Bulldogs | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 10 |
| 1979-80 | Yale Bulldogs | ECAC Hockey | 23 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
| 1980-81 | Yale Bulldogs | ECAC Hockey | 26 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 14 |
| 1981-82 | Yale Bulldogs | ECAC Hockey | 25 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 18 |
| 1981-82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 54 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 54 |
| 1983-84 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 1983-84 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 1983-84 | Dundas-Hamilton Tigers | IHL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 194 | 100 | 134 | 234 | 120 |
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Head coaching record
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Result | Playoffs |
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| 1993–94 | Yale Bulldogs | ECAC Hockey | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 11th ECAC | DNQ |
| 1998–99 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 51 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 9th OPJHL-C | DNQ |
| 2010-11 | Appleby Bluedogs | CISAA | 15 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2nd CISAA | Lost in Semi-finals |
| 2011-12 | Appleby Bluedogs | CISAA | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5th CISAA | DNQ |
| 2012-13 | Appleby Bluedogs | CISAA | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4th CISAA | Lost in Semi-finals |
| 2013-14 | Appleby Bluedogs | CISAA | 15 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6th CISAA | DNQ |
| 2014-15 | Stanstead Spartans | MPHL | 50 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1st Bowers Division | Lost in Semi-finals |
| 2015-16 | Stanstead Spartans | MPHL | 53 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 1st Bowers Division | Lost in Semi-finals |
| Totals | 188 | 67 | 98 | 25 | | |
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