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Cleon Nicholas Daskalakis (born September 29, 1962) is an American former professional hockey goaltender. From 1984 to 1987, he served as a goaltender for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.




Early life and education


Daskalakis was born in Boston and began to skate at 10 years old. He was the starting goalie at Thayer Academy as a 13-year-old freshman, and the MVP of the team USA's World JR. Team in Germany at 17 and start at Boston University during the same season. After four years at Boston University, where he was ECAC College player of the year, first-team All-American, and First Runner Up for The Hobey Baker as the country's best college player in his senior year, he began his pro-career signing with the Boston Bruins. He was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star Second Team in 1982–83 and First Team in 1983–84. He was also named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (East) All-American First Team, 1983–84. Daskalakis also represented the United States at the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships. To this day, Daskalakis' presence adorns the walls of the Hall of Fame at Boston University as their star player, and he is a member of the Boston University Athletics Hall of Fame.




Career


Daskalakis' career included three and a half seasons with the Bruins, Championships in Hershey and in Helsinki, Finland for Jokerit where other former Bruins Goaltenders Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask tended goal. He represented Team USA on three other occasions including the World Championship Team in Sweden in 1989. His professional career includes an impressive list of achievements including founding Celebrity Marketing Inc. 30 years ago. He has successfully negotiated over $250 million in sports-related sponsorships, produced over 500 special events, and created a TV series that aired for over 5 years. He represented then TD Banknorth and now TD Bank and negotiated the naming rights deal that brought back the name "Garden" to Boston. His charitable work has affected over 3,000 charities and resulted in tens of millions of dollars for those in need. He is the owner of the prestigious and exclusive member-only private business and social club, Legacy Club of Boston, which is located in the epicenter of Boston, and is the owner of the business service firm Legacy Equity Growth Services. He remains active in Bruins Alumni games, keeping his connection with the team alive.




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External links


Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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