Legally changed last name from Jefferson to Danton, July 25, 2002.
Traded to Barrie (OHL) by St. Michael's (OHL) with Sheldon Keefe, Ryan Barnes and Shawn Cation for Keith Delaney, Darryl Bootland, Adam DeLeew and Brad Pierce, January 11, 1999. Suspended for 2001-02 season by New Jersey for refusing to report to Albany (AHL), October 2, 2001. Missed majority of 2002-03 season after being suspended by New Jersey for refusing to report to Albany (AHL), December 3, 2002. Traded to St. Louis by New Jersey with New Jersey's 3rd round pick (Konstantin Zakharov) in 2003 NHL Draft for St. Louis's 3rd round pick (Ivan Khomutov) in 2003 NHL Draft, June 21, 2003. Sentenced on November 8, 2004 to 7 1/2 years in prison for a failed murder-for-hire plot. Granted full parole on September 11, 2009. |