As announced on his Twitter account (and confirmed by TSN), former New Jersey Devils and Albany River Rats forward Mike Danton has signed a professional contract with the Swedish team IFK Ore.
Don't recognize the name Mike Danton? Maybe it's because he only played one season with the River Rats, and it was under a different name.
Going by his original birth name of Mike Jefferson, the young prospect appeared in 69 games for the Rats in 2000-01, registering 19 goals and 15 assists for Albany before changing his last name to Danton in an effort to distance himself from his estranged family.
After his time with the Rats, Danton appeared in 17 games for the Devils and was suspended twice by the team (once for refusing a demotion to Albany) before being shipped to St. Louis for a third round draft pick in 2002.
Almost two years later Danton made headlines again when he was arrested by the FBI in a murder-for-hire plot. He was eventually convicted and served time in prison, but made his return to hockey with St. Mary's University in Halifax in early 2010.
Note: Don Ferlazzo is not an employee of the Albany Devils, nor is this blog sponsored or influenced by the organization in any way.
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