Dennis Seidenberg
| Dennis Seidenberg | |
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 Seidenberg as a member of the Florida Panthers during the 2009–10 season. |
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| Born | July 18, 1981 Villingen-Schwenningen, FRG |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers |
| National team |  Germany |
| NHL Draft | 172nd overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
Dennis Seidenberg (born July 18, 1981 in Villingen-Schwenningen) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He drew attention for his outstanding play in Boston's 2011 Stanley Cup championship run, at one point being cited as a potential Conn Smythe Trophy winner.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Seidenberg was drafted in the sixth round, 172nd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After spending three years with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in his native Germany, he signed with the Flyers in 2002. Seidenberg spent the next two seasons bouncing between the NHL team and the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Philadelphia Phantoms, but played the entire 2004–05 season with the Phantoms during the lockout, winning the 2005 Calder Cup.
In both seasons after the lockout, Seidenberg was involved in a midseason trade. On January 20, 2006, Seidenberg was sent to the Phoenix Coyotes for Petr Nedvěd; the following year, the Coyotes sent Seidenberg to the Carolina Hurricanes on January 8 in exchange for center Kevyn Adams.
On September 14, 2009, he signed a one-year $2.25 million contract with the Florida Panthers.[2] On March 3, 2010, he and Matt Bartkowski were traded to the Boston Bruins for Byron Bitz, Craig Weller, and a second round draft pick. In June 2010, Seidenberg was re-signed by Boston to a four-year contract worth $13 million.[3]
On June 15, 2011, Seidenberg won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Bruins. He is the third German player to win the Cup, following his favorite player growing up, Uwe Krupp[4] and Randy Gilhen.
[edit] Awards and achievements
- 2002–03: Played in NHL YoungStars Game
- Three-time Olympian (2002, 2006, 2010)
- 2010–11: Won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins (NHL)
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Mannheimer ERC | Ger-Jr | 52 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mannheimer ERC | Ger-Jr | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 55 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 79 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 34 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 47 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 70 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 62 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | ||
| NHL totals | 455 | 25 | 123 | 148 | 193 | 44 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 47 | ||||
| AHL totals | 131 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 95 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | ||||
| DEL totals | 113 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany | WJ18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Germany | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WJC-B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Germany | OG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Germany | WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2004 | Germany | WCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Germany | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Germany | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2010 | Germany | OG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 40 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Glad Seidenberg is on their side". Boston.com. 2011-05-31. http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-31/sports/29604759_1_bruins-boston-defensemen-shutdown. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "Panthers agree with Seidenberg on 1-year/$2.25M deal". TSN.ca. 2009-09-14. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=291079. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Seidenberg deal good sign for Bruins". ESPN.com. 2010-06-05. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nhl/columns/story?columnist=kalman_matt&id=5255583. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "Seidenbergs Boston Bruins holen den Stanley-Cup" (in German). Die Welt. June 16, 2011. http://www.welt.de/sport/wintersport/article13432033/Seidenbergs-Boston-Bruins-holen-den-Stanley-Cup.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
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- German ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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- Living people
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- People from Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
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