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Phaneuf made his NHL debut on the opening night of the [[2005–06 NHL season]] for the Flames on October 5, 2005 in a 6–3 loss to [[Minnesota Wild|Minnesota]]. He recorded his first point, first assist, and first goal in the October 10, 2005 game against the [[Colorado Avalanche]].
Phaneuf made his NHL debut on the opening night of the [[2005–06 NHL season]] for the Flames on October 5, 2005 in a 6–3 loss to [[Minnesota Wild|Minnesota]]. He recorded his first point, first assist, and first goal in the October 10, 2005 game against the [[Colorado Avalanche]].


Phaneuf earned the rookie of the month award for November as recognized by the NHL. Hockey's Future listed him as their <nowiki>#</nowiki>3 prospect behind [[Alexander Ovechkin|Ovechkin]] and [[Sidney Crosby]] and said that he would likely win the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] at some point in his career. [http://www.hockeysfuture.com/top50.php] On April 13, 2006, he became only the third rookie defenceman (along with [[Brian Leetch]] and [[Barry Beck]]) to score 20 goals in a season. As well, he broke the Calgary Flames' team record for goals by a rookie defenceman, which was 18 by [[Gary Suter]].
Phaneuf earned the rookie of the month award for November as recognized by the NHL. Hockey's Future listed him as their <nowiki>#</nowiki>3 prospect behind [[Alexander Ovechkin|Ovechkin]] and [[Sidney Crosby]] and said that he would likely win the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]multiple times in his career. [http://www.hockeysfuture.com/top50.php] On April 13, 2006, he became only the third rookie defenceman (along with [[Brian Leetch]] and [[Barry Beck]]) to score 20 goals in a season. As well, he broke the Calgary Flames' team record for goals by a rookie defenceman, which was 18 by [[Gary Suter]].


During the All-Star break of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], an informal poll of 141 NHL players conducted by ESPN named Phaneuf the hardest hitter in the NHL.[http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?page=07playersurvey] On January 24, 2007, Phaneuf played in the [[2007 NHL All-Star Game]] and scored the longest empty-net goal in All-Star history (200 ft.) when he banked a shot off the boards from behind his own net and the puck rolled into the vacated Eastern net.
During the All-Star break of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], an informal poll of 141 NHL players conducted by ESPN named Phaneuf the hardest hitter in the NHL.[http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?page=07playersurvey] On January 24, 2007, Phaneuf played in the [[2007 NHL All-Star Game]] and scored the longest empty-net goal in All-Star history (200 ft.) when he banked a shot off the boards from behind his own net and the puck rolled into the vacated Eastern net.

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Dion Phaneuf
Born (1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39)
Edmonton, AB
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Calgary Flames
NHL draft 9th overall, 2003
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2005–present

Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Dion Phaneuf was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and completed his run in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Red Deer Rebels in the spring of 2005.

Phaneuf was named to the CHL First All-Star team for the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, selected from the WHL, Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In 2004 he picked up the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy for Top Defenceman and was named to WHL East First All-Star Team. In February 2005 The Hockey News publication named him the number two prospect in the world behind Russian Alexander Ovechkin.[citation needed]

Phaneuf represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The team won silver in a defeat to the American junior team. Phaneuf was named to the Tournament All Star Team. The following year Phaneuf returned to the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where the Canadians took gold for the first time in eight years. Phaneuf was again awarded a spot on the Tournament All-Star Team, and was named Top Defenceman of the tournament. One notable incident of the 2005 tournament saw Phanuef make a thunderous check on the Czech Republic's Rostislav Olesz that left Olesz with a concussion and broken jaw.

Phaneuf made his NHL debut on the opening night of the 2005–06 NHL season for the Flames on October 5, 2005 in a 6–3 loss to Minnesota. He recorded his first point, first assist, and first goal in the October 10, 2005 game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Phaneuf earned the rookie of the month award for November as recognized by the NHL. Hockey's Future listed him as their #3 prospect behind Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby and said that he would likely win the James Norris Memorial Trophymultiple times in his career. [1] On April 13, 2006, he became only the third rookie defenceman (along with Brian Leetch and Barry Beck) to score 20 goals in a season. As well, he broke the Calgary Flames' team record for goals by a rookie defenceman, which was 18 by Gary Suter.

During the All-Star break of the 2006–07 season, an informal poll of 141 NHL players conducted by ESPN named Phaneuf the hardest hitter in the NHL.[2] On January 24, 2007, Phaneuf played in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game and scored the longest empty-net goal in All-Star history (200 ft.) when he banked a shot off the boards from behind his own net and the puck rolled into the vacated Eastern net.

He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow. He is rumored to have declined an invitation to play at the IIHF World Championship for Team Canada in 2008.

Recently, he was signed to a six year contract extension with the Flames, averaging 6.5 million dollars per year; he also serves as the Flames' Alternate Captain.

He is currently dating actress Elisha Cuthbert.

Awards and Achievements

NHL 09

On June 8, 2008, the Calgary Sun confirmed Phaneuf as the cover athlete for the 2009 EA Sports' top selling NHL series.[1]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Red Deer Rebels WHL 67 5 12 17 170 21 0 2 2 14
2002–03 Red Deer Rebels WHL 71 16 14 30 185 23 7 7 14 34
2003–04 Red Deer Rebels WHL 62 19 24 43 126 19 2 9 11 30
2004–05 Red Deer Rebels WHL 55 24 32 56 73 7 1 4 5 12
2005–06 Calgary Flames NHL 82 20 29 49 93 7 1 0 1 7
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 79 17 33 50 98 6 1 0 1 7
2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 82 17 43 60 182 7 3 4 7 4
2008-09 Calgary Flames NHL 80 11 36 47 100
WHL totals 255 64 82 146 554 70 10 22 32 90
NHL totals 323 65 141 206 473 13 5 4 9 18

International play

Dion Phaneuf
Medal record
Representing Kanada Kanada
Men's Ice Hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Helsinki Ice Hockey
Gold medal – first place 2005 Grand Forks Ice Hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Moscow Ice Hockey

International Statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Kanada WJC 6 2 2 4 29
2005 Kanada WJC 6 1 5 6 14
2007 Kanada WC 7 0 8 8 2
Totals 19 3 15 18 45

References

  1. ^ http://calsun.canoe.ca/Showbiz/2008/...11016-sun.html
Preceded by Winner of the WHL Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
2004, 2005 		Succeeded by

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