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Dan Hamhuis

Dan Hamhuis
Dan Hamhuis 2011.jpg
Born (1982-12-13) December 13, 1982 (age 34)
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Nashville Predators
Vancouver Canucks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 12th overall, 2001
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2002–present
Dan Hamhuis WC08.jpg
Hamhuis during the 2008 IIHF World Championship
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2015 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2008 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2009 Switzerland
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Russia

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

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. On January 7th, 2014, he was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.


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