Dan Hamhuis | |||
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Born |
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada |
December 13, 1982 ||
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 |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 12th overall, 2001 Nashville Predators |
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Playing career | 2002–present |
Hamhuis during the 2008 IIHF World Championship |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2014 Sochi | ||
World Championships | ||
2007 Russia | ||
2015 Czech Republic | ||
2008 Canada | ||
2009 Switzerland | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2002 Czech Republic | ||
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.