Dan Hamhuis
Daniel Hamhuis ( born December 13, 1982 in Smithers, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who stands in July 2010 at the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League on the position of the defender under contract.
Career
Before Dan Hamhuis joined the American Hockey League, he played from 1998 to 2002 for the Prince George Cougars. The 2001/02 season was about his most successful, because he. Awards for CHL Defenceman of the Year and Four Broncos Memorial Trophy In addition, he was appointed to the years 2000/ 01 and 2001/ 02 the WHL West First All-Star Team. In 2001 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected in twelfth position of the Nashville Predators.
But Hamhuis also celebrated successes at international level. He won the 2001 bronze and 2002 silver at the U20 World Junior Championships with Team Canada.
After four seasons in the WHL Hamhuis took the plunge into the farm team of the Nashville Predators, the Milwaukee Admirals. In his first season for the Admirals, he came in 60 games on six goals and 27 points. Subsequently, he was appointed to the NHL squad.
In the 2003 /04 season he played 80 games for the Predators and came at the end of seven goals and 26 points. Because of the lockout in the following year, he again played for the Admirals in the AHL. This season, he even made it to the Second All-Star Team and scored the second most points of all the defenders in the AHL. In the season 2005/ 06 he was playing for the Nashville Predators. This was his most successful season so far. In addition to Paul Kariya he was the only player who had not missed a single season game. He also set a new personal record with NHL 31 assists and 38 points. After this strong season, the Predators a four -year contract over 8 million dollars offered to him, the Hamhuis signed in September 2006. In the following two seasons Hamhuis could not quite match his performance was shown previously.
In 2007 he was with Team Canada hockey world champions.
On 19 June 2010, shortly before Hamuis ' contract expired and he became a free agent Unrestricted, the Nashville Predators gave his rights to the Philadelphia Flyers, who sent to Nashville in return Ryan Parent. Only a week later, the Flyers transferred his rights in exchange for a third-round selection in the NHL Entry Draft law once again in 2011 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, he could agree with neither team on a contract, so he signed a new six- year contract for 27 million U.S. dollars with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2010.
2014 he was with the Canadian National Team Olympic champion.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2001 WHL West First All-Star Team
- 2002 Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
- 2002 Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
- 2002 WHL West First All-Star Team
- 2002 CHL Defenceman of the Year
- 2002 CHL First All -Star Team
- 2004 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2005 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2005 AHL Second All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2001 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2002 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2007 Gold medal at the World Championships
- 2008 Silver medal at the World Championships
- 2009 Silver medal at the World Championships
- 2014 Gold Medal at the Olympic Winter Games
Career Stats
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )