Former NHL player Mike Danton has been transferred to a Canadian prison and could be paroled soon, according to a report.

Danton, 28, was serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence in a United State federal prison for his conviction in a murder for hire plot. In its report, the Canadian media outlet TSN says Danton was transferred from a Minnesota prison to his native Canada.

Danton, from Brampton, Ont., had been trying for years to be transferred to a Canadian prison. It appears his request was granted on March 19 when he was sent to Kingston Penitentiary.

Danton spent parts of three seasons with the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues.

It was while he was with the Blues that Danton was found guilty of trying to hire a person to kill his former agent and mentor, David Frost.

That person informed law enforcement officials of the plot. The FBI arrested Danton in April 2004, shortly after he played his final NHL game -- for the Blues in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

There are reports Danton is considering trying another shot at the NHL. He was an effective fourth-line player while with the Blues.

In 87 career NHL games, Danton has nine goals, five assists and 182 penalty minutes. He was the Devils' fifth-round pick, 135th overall in the 2000 draft.