After playing just seven games in his freshman season, Daubenspeck's rights were traded along with Claude Boivin to the Ottawa Senators for Mark Lamb.
Entering his sophomore season, Daubenspeck got into a competition to replace the departed Jim Carey as the Badger's primary starter.
In his first year as the starter, Daubenspeck won 23 games and helped Wisconsin win the WCHA championship for which he was named tournament MVP.
Daubenspeck spent most of the rest of his career playing AA hockey, making brief appearances with several AHL teams over a nine year span.
In 2001, Daubenspeck helped the South Carolina Stingrays win the Kelly Cup, playing in 13 of the team's 18 playoff games.