Quick Facts
Biography
Daniel Spivak (born 9 August 1988) is an Israeli-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL.
Playing career
Spivak played 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 6 seasons for the Israel national ice hockey team, playing in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II and played in the Israeli men's hockey league throughout his four seasons for the Stouffville Spirit of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League. He was the youngest player on the Israeli team when it was promoted to Division I in the IIHF World Championship after winning a gold medal in Division II in Belgrade in 2005.
He enrolled at RIT as a Business/Finance major, before turning professional with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
After a season in the Central Hockey League with the Fort Worth Brahmas in Fort Worth, Texas, Spivak joined the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. On July 29, 2014, Spivak opted to return for a second season within the Gladiators.
Personal life
Spivak, who is Jewish, lives in Thornhill, Ontario; his parents are Zeev and Rakela Spivak, and he has four brothers. He attended Thornhill Secondary School.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Thornhill Islanders | OPJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 41 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Stouffville Spirit | OPJHL | 40 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | RIT Tigers | AHA | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | RIT Tigers | AHA | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | RIT Tigers | AHA | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | RIT Tigers | AHA | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Fort Worth Brahmas | CHL | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 65 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 69 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Israel | WC-I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2007 | Israel | WC-II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Israel | WC-II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Israel | WC-III | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Israel | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Israel | WC-II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 45 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 42 | |||