Daniel Blackburn (b. May 20, 1983 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional hockey goaltender. He formerly played for the New York Rangers. 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 1st 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... A professional does an activity to receive payment for an act (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Patrick Roy, a retired ice hockey goaltender The goaltender (also known colloquially as goalie or netminder) in ice hockey is the player who defends his teams goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his teams net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in New York City, New York. ...

Blackburn was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 10th overall. The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. ...

He retired after missing the entire 2003-04 NHL season due to a nerve injury sustained just before training camp to his left shoulder. He had nerve exploration surgery on March 31, 2004, then made an attempt to return to hockey, sporting a pair of blockers rather than the conventional blocker/catcher combination, as his injury rendered him incapable of closing his catcher. On February 1, 2005, he joined the ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings going 3-9-0, with a 3.54 GAA in 12 games. On September 15, during the Rangers training camp, he suffered a strained MCL. Subsequently, Blackburn announced his retirement on September 25. Had Blackburn continued to attempt a comeback, he would have forfeited an insurance payout of approximately 6 million dollars. The 2003-04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... Nerves (yellow) Nerves redirects here. ... A typical modern surgical operation For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The Victoria Salmon Kings are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2004-2005 season. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ...