Danforth, 28, has tallied two goals and three assists for five points in eight games with the Monsters this season. The Oshawa, Ontario native has notched 6-6-12 and 16 penalty minutes in 29 career AHL games with the Monsters, Rochester Americans and Bridgeport Sound Tigers since making his pro debut in 2016-17. He tallied 23-32-55 in 58 games with Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2020-21. He ranked sixth in the league in points, seventh-T in goals and 11th-T in assists, leading his team in each category.
The 5-8, 188-pound forward registered 45-67-112, 99 penalty minutes and a cumulative +33 plus/minus rating over two campaigns with Lukko in Finland's top professional league (Liiga) from 2018-20. He captured the Lasse Oksanen Award as the League's Best Player, the Golden Helmet (top scorer) and was named to the All-Star Team in 2019-20 after leading the league in points and ranking second in goals and fourth-T in assists with 27-33-60 in 56 appearances. He played college hockey at Sacred Heart University, where he totaled 42-82-124 in 147 career games from 2013-17.
