Dustin Penner

Dustin Penner
Penner in 2010 with the Oilers
Born	(1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 34) Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–2014

Dustin Penner (born September 28, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Penner was not drafted by an NHL team; in 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim after playing college hockey for the University of Maine in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Penner won the Stanley Cup in his first full season with the (renamed) Anaheim Ducks in 2007, adding a second Stanley Cup in his first full season with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012.

Growing up in Winkler, Manitoba, Penner played for his high school hockey team, the Garden Valley Collegiate Zodiacs, alongside future Washington Capitals teammate Eric Fehr. After high school he was cut by many minor hockey teams, including his local junior club three times.

With little hope of ever playing hockey professionally, Penner agreed to play with Minot State University-Bottineau, now known as Dakota College at Bottineau, but immediately broke his femur, ending his first year with the club. The next year, in the 2001–02 season, he became a very important player for Bottineau, scoring 20 goals with 13 assists in 23 games, also earning the Most Determined Player Award for his improvement and stellar play after recovering from his injury.