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Dan Quinn

Former NHL C

Career Highlights:Dan Quinn spent 14 seasons in the NHL, scoring a career-high 40 goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1987-88 season…Since turning in his hockey stick for a set of golf clubs, he has become one of the most prolific players on the celebrity golf circuit…Quinn was the first-round draft pick of the Calgary Flames (13th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft while he was playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 18…He made his NHL debut midway through the next season, scoring 52 points in 54 games…He helped lead Calgary to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986…Quinn played in the NHL for 14 seasons with Calgary, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Ottawa…During his hockey career, he played in more than 800 games, scored more than 300 goals and recorded more than 700 points…It was in Pittsburgh where Quinn had his most individual success when he recorded his career-high 40 goals during the 1987-88 season …He came back the next year with a career-high 60 assists and career-high 94 points…Quinn played with friend Mario Lemieux for the Pittsburgh Penguins for four years…Quinn has an impressive record at Lake Tahoe as he has won four American Century Championships (2004, 2002, 2001,1999)…He has posted 12 other top-10 finishes here including three second place finishes and three thirds…Quinn posted a record-tying nine-under-par (69-67-71) in 2001…Quinn secured a part-time caddie gig this season with PGA Tour great Ernie Els, sharing duties with Els’ long-time caddie Ricci Roberts …A friend and neighbor of Els’ in Jupiter Hills, Florida, Quinn along with Roberts will each caddie in about 13 events in 2010 including two majors each  ...Quinn caddied for Els at this year’s Masters and will also be toting the bag at the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

Updated: June 2010
Courtesy NBC

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