Bio


:: Bio ::

	(From 2002)

Name: Daniil Markov Nickname: Elvis, Sputnik Birthday: July 11th, 1976 Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia Height: 6'11'' Weight: 190 lbs Obtained by leafs: 1995 entry draft, 7th pick, 223rd overall NHL seasons: 5th Seasons as a Maple Leaf: 4 Plays like: Darius Kasparitis Marital Status: Wife named Anna How he got into hockey: His father encouraged him to play sports, so he chose the best one in the world! Who he would like to meet: He likes boxing so Evander Holyfield. Also Julia Roberts, Kevin Costner, and Jon Bon Jovi Favourites Vacation spots: Boca Raton in Florida. He likes relaxing on the beach. Hockey moment: Last April and May (99-00 in the playoffs) (that's probably changed by now, I would guess it would be scoring his first NHL playoff goal vs Ottawa this past year...but I don't know) Foods: Borscht and pork shishkebob. He also likes pasta, chicken and salad. (no spice on his chicken!) Hobby: Fishing. He also likes soccor and volleyball. Prized possesion: His jersey from Spartak hockey school. T.V show: Jerry Springer (that was a long time ago, that's probably changed by now too) [I hope!] Musical group: Bon Jovi Actress: Julia Roberts Sports team: ok I heard somewhere that it was the Chicago Bulls, but right now on Phoenixcoyotes.com it says L.A Lakers so...i don't know Movie: Bad Guys

1998-99: Set career highs in goals (4), assists (8), points (12), penalty minutes (47), and games played (57)�Received one 3rd place vote in Calder Trophy balloting...Earned his first point of the season with an assist on October 24th at Detroit�Scored the Leafs' opening goal, his first of the season, and finished a game-high +2 on Nov. 11th at Edmonton)�43 plus or even games�+2 on November 21st versus Buffalo�Missed 11 games with a 2nd degree shoulder separation (December 19th to January 21st)�Scored the game-tying goal and named game's first star on March 27th versus Boston (led the team in minutes played with 29:12)�Had points in 5 of 8 games from March 24th to April 7th (2g, 3a)�+5 at home�Leafs were 10-1-1 in games where he recorded a point�PLAYOFFS: Played in all 17 games during his first NHL playoffs�Even or better in 13 of the 17 games�Tied for third amongst Leafs in assists with 6�Collected 2 assists and finished a game-high +4 in Game #2 of the Eastern Conference Final versus the Buffalo Sabres on May 25th. Career: 1997-98: Began the season with St. John's of the AHL�Recalled by the Leafs on an emergency basis on January 14th versus Buffalo (Did not play)�Re-assigned to St. John's on January 14th�Recalled by the Leafs on February 2nd�At the time of his most recent recall from St. John's he was seventh overall and second among defencemen with 26 points (3g, 23a)� Recorded his first NHL point in his first NHL game on with an assist on February 2nd versus Dallas�Scored his first NHL goal on April 1st versus St. Louis (McLennan)�In 6 of his first 8 games played he finished a +1�Did not dress for 7 games�Even or better in 20 games�Collected and assist and recorded a season high +2 and 3 shots on goal on April 11th versus Carolina�Collected a season-high 12 penalty minutes versus Edmonton on March 12th�Named third star at Dallas on April 6th�Scored a powerplay goal on the last Leaf game of the season, April 19th at Vancouver�Re-assigned to St. John's on April 20th�Played in 2 playoffs games for St. John's collecting one assist�Played in the AHL All-Star Game on February 11th�Named St. John's Top Defenceman and Rookie of the Year�Represented Team Russia at the 1998 World Championships and played in 4 games�1996-97: Played the end of the season, his first professional, with St. John's�Scored 2 goals and 4 assist in 10 games with 18 penalty minutes for St. John's�Played 36 games with Spartak of the Russian Elite League and finished 11th in team scoring�Set a season high with 41 penalty minutes�Teammate of former Maple Leaf Nikolai Borschevsky�1995-96: Played in 38 games for Spartak Moscow and scored 2 goals with 12 penalty minutes�Participated in his first playoff competition with Dynamo going pointless in 2 games with 2 penalty minutes�1994-95: Played a career high 39 games for Moscow Dynamo and registered one assist�1993-94: Played in his first year with Dynamo and scored 1 goal in 13 league games with 6 penalty minutes.

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