Daniel Kordic (born April 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers. Much like his late brother, John, he was primarily known as an enforcer.
Selected 88th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, Kordic was originally a defenceman. After four years of playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, he turned pro and spent his entire rookie season with the Flyers in 1991âÂÂ92. In 46 games that year, he amassed 126 penalty minutes. He spent the majority of the next four years playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Kordic transitioned to left wing before the 1995âÂÂ96 season due to the Flyers depth on defence and spent the entire 1996âÂÂ97 and 1997âÂÂ98 seasons with the Flyers, recording a career high in games played (75 in 1996âÂÂ97) and penalty minutes (210 two years in a row, leading the team in 1997âÂÂ98). During the 1996âÂÂ97 season, Kordic teamed with Daniel Lacroix and Scott Daniels to form "the Dan Line", a rugged fourth line for the Flyers. A serious knee injury ended Kordic's career early after he was limited to 15 games split between the Flyers, the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, and the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL during the 1998âÂÂ99 season.
In 197 NHL games, he recorded 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points, along with 584 penalty minutes and a career plus/minus of âÂÂ4. He also played in 12 career playoff games (all coming in 1996âÂÂ97), scoring a goal and recording 22 penalty minutes.