Dion Phaneuf
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Neufy, The Dion |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) |
| NHL Team | Calgary Flames |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 10, 1985, Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 2003 Calgary Flames |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a professional Canadian ice hockey defenseman. He is the son of Paul and Amber Phaneuf and has one younger brother, Dane.
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[edit] 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 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 2004-5 seasons, selected from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL. In 2004 he picked up the Bill Hunter Trophy for Top Defenseman and was named to WHL East First All-Star Team. In February of 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 Defenseman of the tournament.
His overall hockey sense, especially his defensive mindset, is beyond his years. Coupled with an extremely powerful slapshot, Phaneuf has quickly been regarded as one of the top defencemen in the league.
[edit] Rookie Season
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 Trophy at some point 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.
[edit] Awards
- CHL First All-Star Team (2004)
- Bill Hunter Trophy (2004)
- NHL Rookie of the Month, November 2005
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | |||||||
| WHL Totals | 255 | 64 | 82 | 146 | 554 | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 90 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 96 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 122 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
- 2004 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
- 2005 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2004 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | |
| 2005 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
