Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Name Sean Day Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player | OHL team Mississauga Steelheads Positions Defenseman NHL Draft Eligible 2016 | |
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Born January 9, 1998 (age 26)
Leuven, Belgium ( 1998-01-09 ) Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
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Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgian-born Canadian American major junior ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Day was selected by the Mississauga Steelheads fourth overall in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. Day was drafted 81st overall in the third round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Rangers.
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Early life
Day was born in Leuven, Belgium, but grew up in Rochester, Michigan. Keith Day, Sean's father, was an executive with a global chemical company, which has taken him all over the world. His family relocated periodically before he was transferred to the Detroit area. Day holds dual Canadian and American citizenship. Due to his family moving around the world, Day first skated on a mall rink in Singapore.
Playing career
Day's application for Exceptional Player Status was granted by Hockey Canada on March 21, 2013, making him eligible to be drafted in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. Day is only the fourth player to be granted the exemption, allowing him to start his major junior hockey career as a 15-year-old. The other players to have previously received the exemption are John Tavares in 2005, Aaron Ekblad in 2011, and Connor McDavid in 2012.
In the 2016–17 season, on October 19, 2016, Day was acquired by Memorial Cup hosts, the Windsor Spitfires from the Steelheads in exchange for draft picks. Gearing towards the playoffs with the Spitfires, on March 8, 2017, Day agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. He would win the Memorial Cup with the Spitfires later that season.
