P. K. Subban | |||
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P.K. Subban pictured during his tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in 2015
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
May 13, 1989 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Montreal Canadiens |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 43rd overall, 2007 Montreal Canadiens |
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Playing career | 2009–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2014 Sochi | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2008 Czech Republic | ||
2009 Canada |
Pernell Karl "P. K." Subban (born May 13, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Subban was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round, 43rd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In 2013, he won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman, and tied with Kris Letang as the leading scorer among defencemen. He was dealt to Nashville in a highly publicized trade in exchange for Shea Weber in the summer of 2016.
Internationally, P.K. Subban won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Subban spent his junior career with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In 2005–06 he recorded 12 points in a 52-game rookie campaign. In 2006–07, he improved to 56 points in 68 games, where he was later drafted by the Canadiens in the off-season at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Subban then recorded 46 points in just 58 games during the 2007–08 campaign, before adding 23 points and matching his regular season goals total of eight in the post-season. He helped Belleville to the J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals against the Kitchener Rangers, where they lost the OHL title in seven games. Subban finished his four-year junior career with 76 points in 56 games in the 2008–09 regular season, with the Bulls advancing to the league playoffs, losing in the OHL semi-finals.