Daine Todd

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption = Todd with the Portland Pirates in 2013

| alt =

| name = Daine Todd

| image = Daine Todd (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| team = Black Wings Linz

| league = ICEHL

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| former_teams = Texas Stars
Portland Pirates
Jokerit
Luleå HF
Örebro HK
Iserlohn Roosters
Sheffield Steelers

| position = Defense

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 176

| shoots = Right

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|01|10}}

| birth_place = Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

| ntl_team =

| draft_team = Undrafted

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| career_start = 2013

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Daine Todd (born January 10, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently contracted to Austrian ICE Hockey League (ICEHL) club Steinbach Black Wings Linz.

Playing career

=Amateur=

Todd won the Western Hockey League titles with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2004 and 2007 and competed in the 2004 Memorial Cup and 2007 Memorial Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.varsityreds.ca/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/GEN_0419131439.html |title=Texas Stars sign Daine Todd - University of New Brunswick |publisher=Varsityreds.ca |date=2013-04-19 |access-date=2016-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105409/http://www.varsityreds.ca/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/GEN_0419131439.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Todd attended the University of New Brunswick from 2009 to 2013 and won the 2011 and 2013 CIS University Cup for the UNB Varsity Reds.

=Professional=

Coming out of college, Todd played two games with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2013. He spent the 2013-14 season with AHL's Portland Pirates, followed by two seasons with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).{{cite web |url=http://www.portlandpiratesradio.com/pirates-news/todd-signs-with-finnish-club-jokerit/ |title=Todd Signs with Finnish Club Jokerit |publisher=Portland Pirates Radio |access-date=2016-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072429/http://www.portlandpiratesradio.com/pirates-news/todd-signs-with-finnish-club-jokerit/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }} On June 1, 2016, he signed a deal with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).{{Cite web|url=http://www.luleahockey.se/artikel/w314aiowk-30c4d/|title=KHL-meriterad back till LHF| website = Luleå Hockey|access-date=2016-06-01}}

On May 30, 2018, Todd left Sweden after two seasons and signed a one-year deal with German outfit, the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).{{cite web| url = https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2018/05/30/starkes-doppelpack-fuer-die-iserlohn-roosters/ | title = Strong double signings for Roosters | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = 2018-05-30 | access-date = 2018-05-30 | language = German}}

After an injury plagued 2019–20 season with Iserlohn, posting just 1 goal in 16 games, Todd agreed to mutually terminate the remaining year of his contract with the Roosters on November 29, 2020.{{cite web| url = https://eishockey-magazin.de/torsten-ankert-verstaerkt-die-roosters-daine-todd-kehrt-nicht-mehr-an-den-seilersee-zurueck/archives/154017 | title = Daine Todd is no longer returning to Iserlohn | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = November 29, 2020 | access-date = November 29, 2020 | language = German}}

In August 2021, it was confirmed Todd had agreed terms with EIHL side Sheffield Steelers ahead of the 2021-22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/steelers-roster-complete-after-signing-of-daine-todd/|title = Steelers Roster Complete After Signing of Daine Todd}}

In September 2022, Todd moved to Austrian club Steinbach Black Wings Linz.{{cite web | url=https://www.blackwings.at/news/black-wings-verpflichten-routinier-fuer-die-abwehr/ | title=Black Wings verpflichten Routinier für die Abwehr | date=September 14, 2022 }}

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