Career
He was originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, 27th overall, at the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft and made his National Hockey League debut in 2014. Prior to playing in the National Hockey League, Daňo played professionally for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for two seasons. Daňo"s father, Jozef Daňo, was also an ice hockey player, and played for the Slovak national team at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Daňo was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, 27th overall, of the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
He was born in Eisenstadt, Austria, but grew up in Trenčín, Slovakia. Following the completion of his second KHL season in 2013-2014 with Slovan Bratislava, Daňo signed an entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on March 14, 2014.
Daňo made his National Hockey League debut on October 9, 2014, against the Buffalo Sabres and scored his first career National Hockey League goal, assist and point two days later, on October 11, his second game, against the New York Rangers. He played eight games with Columbus to begin the 2014-2015 season before being assigned to the Springfield Falcons, the Blue Jackets" American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.
In February 2015, however, he was recalled back to Columbus, where he played for the rest of regular season.
Daňo finished the National Hockey League season with eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 35 games played, as well as the AHL season with 11 goals and eight assists (19 points) in 39 games. On June 30, 2015, Daňo, along with Jeremy Morin, Artem Anisimov and Corey Tropp, were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst and Michael Paliotta. After attending the Blackhawks training camp in preparation for the 2015-2016 season, Daňo as a key piece in the Saad trade was surprisingly re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs to being the year and continue his development.
On November 2, 2015, Daňo was recalled by the Blackhawks to the National Hockey League. He made his Chicago debut that night in a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings.
He featured in 13 games with the Blackhawks scoring a goal and an assist before he was returned to the IceHogs. On February 25, 2016, Daňo and the Blackhawks" first-round pick in the 2016 National Hockey League Entry Draft were traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Andrew Ladd, Jay Harrison and Matt Fraser.