Born: April 28, 1969
Age: 55
Ted Donato
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Biography
Edward Paul Donato (born April 28, 1969) is a retired American ice hockey player who played in the NHL. Since he retired from professional hockey as a player in 2004, he has served as the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team. Donato's son, Ryan, was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Donato was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Playing career
Donato was selected 98th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played hockey at his high school, Catholic Memorial, before moving on to play college hockey at Harvard University and then moving to the NHL for the 1991-92 season. He played 796 career NHL games, scoring 150 goals and 197 assists for 347 points. During his career, Donato played for the Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.
Donato is the second professional hockey player to appear on the show The Price Is Right (winning his way on-stage and making it to the Showcase Showdown), the first player in the NHL to appear. Forward Christian Larrivée of the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL appeared, winning over $20,000 in Plinko.
Donato is currently the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987-88 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988-89 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 34 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989-90 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990-91 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 28 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991-92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1992-93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993-94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 84 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1994-95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | TuTo Turku | FNL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | NHL | 81 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 36 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003-04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 796 | 150 | 197 | 347 | 396 | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States | WJC | 6th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1992 | United States | Oly | 4th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1997 | United States | WC | 6th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2002 | United States | WC | 7th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| Senior totals | 29 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 | ||||
College Head Coaching record
| Sport(s) | Ice hockey |
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| Coaching career | |
| 2004-2014 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 136-154-39 (.473) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2006 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion | |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)
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| 2004-05 | Harvard | 21-10-3 | 15-5-2 | 2nd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2005-06 | Harvard | 21-12-2 | 13-8-2 | 4th | NCAA East Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2006-07 | Harvard | 14-17-2 | 10-10-2 | t-7th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2007-08 | Harvard | 17-13-4 | 12-7-3 | 3rd | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2008-09 | Harvard | 9-16-6 | 9-7-6 | t-5th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| 2009-10 | Harvard | 9-21-3 | 7-12-3 | t-8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2010-11 | Harvard | 12-19-1 | 7-14-1 | 6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2011-12 | Harvard | 13-10-11 | 8-5-9 | 3rd | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||
| 2012-13 | Harvard | 10-19-3 | 6-14-2 | 12th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| 2013-14 | Harvard | 10-17-4 | 6-12-4 | 11th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| Harvard: | 136-154-39 | 93-94-34 | |||||||
| Total: | 136-154-39 | ||||||||
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1989 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1990-91 |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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