Dion Phaneuf

Dion Phaneuf
Phaneuf as a Maple Leaf in 2012.
Born	(1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 32) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Ottawa Senators Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	9th overall, 2003 Calgary Flames
Playing career	2005–present

Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2004 Helsinki
	2005 Grand Forks
World Championships
	2007 Moscow

Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by Calgary and made his NHL debut in 2005 after a four-year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in which he was twice named the Defenceman of the Year. He set a Flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie in 2005–06. Two years later, he was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman, though he did not win either award. Since going pro, Phaneuf has been involved in two blockbuster trades. The first came in late 2009, when he was involved in a seven-player trade that saw him move from Calgary to Toronto. Six years later, Phaneuf was the centrepiece of a 9-player deal that saw him sent from Toronto to Ottawa.

Phaneuf is a three-time NHL All-Star. He has represented Team Canada internationally five times in his career, winning a silver medal and a gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2004 and 2005, respectively, as well as a gold medal at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.