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Mike Danton arrives on the bench after a hard shift

When Mike Danton joined the Saint Mary’s University huskies in January 2010, there were many critics. The former NHLer had just been released from prison, where he spent 63 months for conspiring to kill his agent, David Frost, via a hitman. SMU, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, became focused in the national media. Questions were raised [...]

Danton gets redemption, Huskies get championship

Former NHLer Mike Danton played an integral role in SMU winning it's first national title. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck.

It’s fitting that the St. Mary’s Huskies would win the 2010 Cavendish University Cup off a rebound, when their whole season had been built around second chances. After a season filled with scrutiny and high expectations, former NHL player Mike Danton couldn’t have scripted a better ending. Although he didn’t score the overtime winner, he [...]

Ex-Pro, ex-con and team take on Tommies

Mike Danton is getting a second chance after going to prison for hiring a man to kill his agent.

To an uninformed observer at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink, he looked like another college hockey player. The real story is much more compelling. He’s an ex-professional, ex-convict working on a second chance. For Mike Danton, playing hockey for the St. Mary’s University Huskies is like a breath of fresh air. For the last 62 months, [...]

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