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Dan Hamhuis

Dan Hamhuis was born December 13, 1982 in Smithers, British Columbia. The first choice, 12th overall selection of the Nashville Predators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Hamhuis is a graduate of the WHLs Prince George Cougars.

An offensive defenceman, Hamhuis played four seasons in Prince George tallying 157 points (34-123-157) and winning numerous honours including CHL Defenceman of the Year (2001-02), CHL First Team All-Star (2001-02), WHL Player of the Year (2001-02), WHL Defenceman of the Year and WHL Western Conference First Team All-Star (2001-02). The first player to win the WHLs Player of the Year and Defenceman of the Year in the same season since 1977, Hamhuis is also a two-time member of Canada's World Junior Team, capturing a bronze medal in 2000 and a silver medal in 2001.

In 2002-03, Hamhuis made his professional debut with the Predators AHL affiliate in Milwaukee, before becoming a regular on Nashville's blue line in 2003-04.

On the international stage, Hamhuis represented his homeland at the 2007 and 2008 World Championships, capturing gold and silver respectively.

In the summer of 2010, after seeing his rights traded twice before the free agent season, Hamhuis signed with the Vancouver Canucks, inking a 6-year contract on July 1.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1997-98	Smithers A's	Minor-BC	59	59	72	131	59
1998-99	Prince George Cougars	WHL	56	1	3	4	45	-6	7	1	2	3	8
1999-00	Prince George Cougars	WHL	70	10	23	33	140	+4	13	2	3	5	35
2000-01	Prince George Cougars	WHL	62	13	47	60	125	-15	6	2	3	5	15
2000-01	Canada	WJC-A	7	0	1	1	8	+2
2001-02	Prince George Cougars	WHL	59	10	50	60	135	+10	7	0	5	5	16
2001-02	Canada	WJC-A	6	0	3	3	8	+8
2002-03	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	68	6	21	27	81	-3	6	0	3	3	2
2003-04	Nashville Predators	NHL	80	7	19	26	57	-12	6	0	2	2	6
2004-05	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	76	13	38	51	85	+10	7	0	2	2	10
2005-06	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	7	31	38	70	+11	5	0	2	2	2
2005-06	Canada	WC-A	9	1	4	5	10	+3
2006-07	Nashville Predators	NHL	81	6	14	20	66	+8	5	0	1	1	2
2006-07	Canada	WC-A	9	1	2	3	2	+4
2007-08	Nashville Predators	NHL	80	4	23	27	66	-4	6	1	1	2	6
2007-08	Canada	WC-A	9	1	1	2	8	+6
2008-09	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	3	23	26	67	-4
2008-09	Canada	WC-A	9	2	2	4	16	+7
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL	78	5	19	24	49	+4	6	0	2	2	2
2010-11	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	64	6	17	23	34	+29	19	1	5	6	6
2011-12	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	82	4	33	37	46	+29	5	0	3	3	6
NHL Totals			629	42	179	221	455		52	2	16	18	30


WHL West First All-Star Team (2001, 2002) WHL Player of the Year (2002) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2002) Canadian Major Junior Defenseman of the Year (2002) AHL Second All-Star Team (2005)	Traded to Philadelphia by Nashville for Ryan Parent and future considerations, June 19, 2010. Traded to Pittsburgh by Philadelphia for Pittsburgh's 3rd round choice (later traded to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Harrison Ruopp) in 2011 Entry Draft, June 25, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, July 1, 2010.

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