Dan Focht

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)}}

{{No footnotes|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption = Focht with the Rochester Americans in 2005

| alt =

| image = Dan Focht.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Phoenix Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 240

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 11th overall

| draft_year = 1996

| draft_team = Phoenix Coyotes

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2006

}}

Dan Focht (born December 31, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 11th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After playing three seasons in the Western Hockey League, Focht joined the Coyotes' American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, for the 1997–98 season. He did not make his NHL debut with the Coyotes, however, until the 2001–02 season, during which he appeared in eight games.

After playing in ten more games for the Coyotes in the 2002–03 season, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal which saw Jan Hrdina go to Phoenix.{{cite web |title=Coyotes get Hrdina from Penguins |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/11/Coyotes-get-Hrdina-from-Penguins/58041047412401/ |website=UPI |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=March 11, 2003}} Focht appeared in 64 games in two seasons with the Penguins.

Most recently, Focht spent the 2005–06 season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1994–95

| Saskatoon Blazers AAA

| 33

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 98

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Tri-City Americans

| 63

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 161

| 11

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 23

| Tri-City Americans

| WHL

| 28

| 0

| 5

| 5

| 92

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1996–97

| WHL

| 22

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 59

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 8

| Springfield Falcons

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 61

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 125

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 30

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 58

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 10

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| Mississippi Sea Wolves

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Mississippi Sea Wolves

| ECHL

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 44

| 2

| 9

| 11

| 86

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

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| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 69

| 0

| 6

| 6

| 156

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 56

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 134

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Phoenix Coyotes

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 11

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 37

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 80

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2002–03

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 12

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 19

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 52

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 105

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Hamilton Bulldogs

| AHL

| 26

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 84

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 54

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 146

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 378

! 12

! 45

! 57

! 871

! 11

! 1

! 1

! 2

! 16

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 82

! 2

! 6

! 8

! 145

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 1

! 0

References

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External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = Shane Doan | title = Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick | years = 1996 | after = Daniel Brière}}

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Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen

Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players

Category:Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan

Category:Jokerit players

Category:Mississippi Sea Wolves players

Category:NHL first-round draft picks

Category:Phoenix Coyotes players

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players

Category:Regina Pats players

Category:Rochester Americans players

Category:Springfield Falcons players

Category:Tri-City Americans players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland

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