Dan Hamhuis

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Dan Hamhuis : biography

December 13, 1982 –

Daniel Hamhuis (born December 13, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Hamhuis played major junior hockey with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and was selected 12th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The following year, he was awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy and Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league’s best defenceman and player of the year, respectively; he would also be named the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the governing body of major junior hockey in Canada. After a final season in the WHL, Hamhuis made his professional debut with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), a minor league affiliate of the Predators. He made his NHL debut the next year for Nashville. After five seasons with the club, Hamhuis became an unrestricted free agent and signed a six-year contract with the Canucks. In his first year with the club, he helped Vancouver to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins.

Hamhuis has played in several international tournaments at both the junior and senior levels for Canada. At the 2001 and 2002 World Junior Championships, he won a bronze and silver medal, respectively. He also appeared in four straight World Championships, winning a gold at the 2007 tournament and silver at both the 2008 and 2009 tournaments.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Prince George Cougars WHL 56 1 3 4 45 7 1 2 3 8
1999–00 Prince George Cougars WHL 70 10 23 33 140 13 2 3 5 35
2000–01 Prince George Cougars WHL 62 13 46 59 125 6 2 3 5 15
2001–02 Prince George Cougars WHL 59 10 50 60 135 7 0 5 5 16
2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 68 6 21 27 81 6 0 3 3 2
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 80 7 19 26 57 6 0 2 2 6
2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76 13 38 51 85 7 0 2 2 10
2005–06 Nashville Predators NHL 82 7 31 38 70 5 0 2 2 2
2006–07 Nashville Predators NHL 81 6 14 20 66 5 0 1 1 2
2007–08 Nashville Predators NHL 80 4 23 27 66 6 1 1 2 6
2008–09 Nashville Predators NHL 82 3 23 26 67
2009–10 Nashville Predators NHL 78 5 19 24 49 6 0 2 2 2
2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 6 17 23 34 19 1 5 6 6
2011–12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 82 4 33 37 12 5 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 4 20 24 34 0 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 676 46 199 245 489 52 2 16 18 30
WHL totals 247 34 122 156 445 33 5 13 18 74
AHL totals 144 19 59 78 166 13 0 5 5 12