Ted Donato is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for over a decade. He was born on April 28, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up playing hockey in the Boston area. Donato played college hockey at Harvard University, where he was a standout player and helped lead the team to an NCAA championship in 1989.
After college, Donato was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He spent several years playing in the minor leagues before making his NHL debut with the Bruins in the 1991-92 season. Donato played for the Bruins for parts of six seasons, scoring 57 goals and 64 assists in 302 games.
In 1997, Donato was traded to the New York Islanders, where he played for two seasons before being traded again to the Ottawa Senators. He played one season with the Senators before being traded back to the Bruins in 1999. Donato played two more seasons with the Bruins before being traded to the New York Rangers in 2002. He played one season with the Rangers before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2003. Donato played his final NHL season with the Sabres in 2003-04, scoring two goals and four assists in 19 games.
Donato also represented the United States in international competition, playing in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. He also played in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1997 and 1999 World Championships.
After retiring from playing, Donato became a coach and is currently the head coach of the Harvard men's hockey team. He has been the head coach since 2004 and has led the team to several successful seasons, including an appearance in the Frozen Four in 2017.
Overall, Ted Donato had a successful career as a professional ice hockey player, playing in over 700 games in the NHL and representing the United States in international competition. He is now a successful coach and continues to be involved in the sport he loves.
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