Introduction
Daniel Kristo (born June 18, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays under contract to the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Kristo was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, 56th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played college hockey with the University of North Dakota in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his senior year, Kristo's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-WCHA First Team.
On July 2, 2013, Kristo was traded, by the Canadiens, to the New York Rangers for right winger Christian Thomas. On August 19, 2014, the Rangers announced that they had re-signed Kristo, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year $826,875 contract.
On July 2, 2015, Kristo left the Rangers as a free agent, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. In the 2015–16 season, Kristo was assigned to play with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In playing the entirety of the year with the Wolves, Kristo appeared in 71 games in compiling 25 goals and 48 points. On August 2, 2016, Kristo re-signed with the St. Louis Blues on a one-year, two-way contract.
In the 2016–17 season, his second year with the Wolves, Kristo had 2 assists in 8 games before he was dealt by the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defensman Reid McNeill on November 19, 2016. Remaining in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kristo added 6 goals and 11 points in 32 games before on February 23, 2017, he was dealt again by the Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a second round draft pick in exchange for Ron Hainsey.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | USA U-18 | NTDP | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | USA U-18 | NTDP | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 50 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 41 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 34 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 42 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 40 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 65 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 71 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 257 | 78 | 75 | 153 | 96 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States | WJC18 | 03 ! |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | United States | WJC | 01 ! |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | WC | 03 ! |
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2009–10 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2012–13 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2012–13 |