| Position | Right wing |
|---|---|
| Shot | Right |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 2 |
| Weight lb | 220 |
| League | NHL |
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ntl team | United States |
| Birth date | November 09, 1970 |
| Birth place | Wilbraham, MA, USA |
| Career start | 1991 |
| Career end | 2010 |
| Draft | 5th overall |
| Draft year | 1989 |
| Draft team | New Jersey Devils |
William Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970) is a former American professional ice hockey player. Guerin played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) winning two Stanley Cup championships with both the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins teams. Internationally, Guerin represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships.
He has won the Stanley Cup twice, with New Jersey in 1995 and with Pittsburgh in 2009, the World Cup in 1996, a silver medal with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Olympics and was named MVP for the 2001 All-Star game. He was drafted in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft 5th overall by the Devils.
After a 41-goal season in 2001–02, as a free-agent, he left the Bruins and signed a 5-year contract with the Dallas Stars. Guerin performed below expectations during his tenure with the Stars. After a disappointing season in 2005–06 where he notched only 40 points, Dallas decided to buy out the remainder of his contract. The conditions of buyouts in the NHL meant that the Stars would pay him 2/3 of the remaining salary on his contract spread out over twice as many years. This meant $6.7 million over one year became $4.4 million over 2 years.
He became an unrestricted free agent, and on July 3, 2006, he signed a one-year $2 million dollar deal with the St Louis Blues. Playing on a line with former Oiler teammate Doug Weight, Guerin revived his career, easily eclipsing his disappointing goal-scoring mark from the 2005–06 season. He was named to the 2007 All-Star game (hosted by the Dallas Stars) to represent the Blues. Despite numerous criticisms of his play during his time as a Star, Guerin received a standing ovation from the Dallas faithful in recognition as his status as a long time fan favorite.
On February 2, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1,000 games.
On February 27, 2007, Guerin was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Ville Nieminen, prospect Jay Barriball, and a conditional first-round pick (either New Jersey's in 2007 or San Jose's in 2008).
On July 5, 2007, Guerin signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders. On July 9, 2007, Guerin was named captain of the New York Islanders, making him the 11th captain in Islanders history.
On March 4, 2009 Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick. The pick, a 2009 4th round pick if the Penguins made the playoffs, was later turned into a 2009 3rd round pick once the Penguins advanced to the 2nd round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.
On April 17, 2009 Guerin scored the overtime winning goal at 18:29 in the overtime period to put the Penguins up 2-0 in the playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Guerin won the Stanley Cup again on June 12, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Penguins, by defeating the same team as he had with New Jersey in 1995, the Detroit Red Wings, by a final score of 2-1 for Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena. His 14 years between Stanley Cups as a player was the third-longest wait in NHL history, behind Chris Chelios (16) and Mark Recchi (15).
After much vocal encouragement for his return from the crowd and teammates at Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup parade on June 15, as well as expressing his own affection for the city and team, Guerin signed a one-year contract extension with the Penguins on June 29 at a greatly reduced salary, to play through the 2009–10 season.
He is the first player to have a 20-goal season with 7 different teams.
After much deliberation, Ray Shero, the general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins, decided not to offer Guerin a contract for the 2010-2011 season. On September 7, 2010 the Philadelphia Flyers invited Guerin to try out at training camp, However, on October 4, the Flyers released him prior to the start of the regular season.
On December 6, 2010, Guerin announced his retirement as a player from the National Hockey League as a Pittsburgh Penguin. At the time of his retirement, Guerin ranked seventh all-time among Americans in the NHL with 429 goals.
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| Team | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg |
|---|---|
| Former teams | St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes |
| League | DEL |
| Position | Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| Nationality | CAN |
| Birth date | February 01, 1978 |
| Birth place | Hope, BC, CAN |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Career start | 2002 |
He signed a contract in 2005 with the St. Louis Blues. In July 2006, he signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent.
On July 29, 2010, Hoggan left North America as a free agent and signed with German team Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the DEL to a one-year contract.
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| Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
|---|---|
| Former teams | Los Angeles Kings |
| League | NHL |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lb | 217 |
| Ntl team | United States |
| Birth date | January 29, 1983 |
| Birth place | Clawson, MI, USA |
| Draft | 23rd overall |
| Draft year | 2001 |
| Draft team | Ottawa Senators |
| Career start | 2003 |
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Timothy Gleason (born January 29, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.
Gleason is known for his toughness and gritty play, including the diving effort to prevent the puck from leaving the offensive zone in Game Seven of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New Jersey Devils, leading to a game-tying goal. He also took a puck to the face against Washington in 2009, but returned to the ice after multiple stitches to score the tying goal on a breakaway.
Gleason played for the United States in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.
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| Name | Ryan White |
|---|---|
| Caption | Ryan White at a fundraiser in 1989 |
| Birth name | Ryan Wayne White |
| Birth date | December 06, 1971 |
| Birth place | Kokomo, Indiana United States |
| Death date | April 08, 1990 |
| Death place | Indianapolis, Indiana United States |
| Death cause | Complications from AIDS |
| Website | Official website |
Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States, after being expelled from middle school because of his infection. A hemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated blood treatment and, when diagnosed in December 1984, was given six months to live. Doctors said he posed no risk to other students, but AIDS was poorly understood at the time, and when White tried to return to school, many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied against his attendance
Healthy for most of his childhood, he became extremely ill with pneumonia in December 1984. On December 17, 1984, during a partial-lung removal procedure, White was diagnosed with AIDS. The scientific community knew little about AIDS at the time: scientists had only realized earlier that year that HTLV-III, now called HIV, was the cause of AIDS. White had apparently received a contaminated treatment of Factor VIII that was infected with HTLV-III, but exactly when was he infected remains unknown to this day. At that time, because HTLV-III had only been recently identified as the AIDS virus, much of the pooled factor VIII concentrate supply in hospitals was tainted because doctors did not know how to test for the disease, and donors often did not know they were infected or that blood was a factor in the transmission of the virus. Among hemophiliacs treated with blood-clotting factors between 1979 and 1984, nearly 90% became infected with HTLV-III. |- | Oct. 2 | School principal upholds decision to prohibit White. |- | Nov. 25 | Indiana Department of Education rules that White must be admitted. |- | Dec. 17 | The school board votes 7–0 to appeal the ruling. |- | Feb. 6 | Indiana DOE again rules White can attend school, after inspection by Howard County health officers. |- | Feb. 13 | Howard County health officer determines White is fit for school. |- | Feb. 19 | Howard County judge refuses to issue an injunction against White. |- | Feb. 21 | White returns to school. A different judge grants a restraining order that afternoon to again bar him. |- | Mar. 2 | White's opponents hold an auction in the school gymnasium to raise money to keep White out. |- | April 9 | White's case is presented in Circuit Court. |- | April 10 | Circuit Court Judge Jack R. O'Neill dissolves restraining order. Ryan returns to school. |- | July 18 | Indiana Court of Appeals declines to hear any further appeals. |}
Western Middle School in Russiaville, faced enormous pressure from many parents and faculty to bar White from the campus after his diagnosis became widely known to protect the other kids. 117 parents (from a school of 360 total students) and 50 teachers signed a petition encouraging school leaders to ban White from school. Due to the widespread fear and ignorance about AIDS, the principal and later the school board assented so that the rest of the students wouldn't get sick. The White family filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ban. The Whites initially filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. The court, however, declined to hear the case until administrative appeals had been resolved. On November 25, an Indiana Department of Education officer ruled that the school must follow the Indiana Board of Health guidelines and that White must be allowed to attend school.
The ways in which HIV spread were not fully understood in the 1980s. Scientists knew it spread via blood and was not transmittable by any sort of casual contact, but as recently as 1983, the American Medical Association had thought that "Evidence Suggests Household Contact May Transmit AIDS", and the belief that the disease could easily spread persisted. Children with AIDS were still rare: at the time of White's rejection from school, the Centers for Disease Control knew of only 148 cases of pediatric AIDS in the United States. Many families in Kokomo believed his presence posed an unacceptable risk. In February 1986, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study of 101 people who had spent three months living in close but non-sexual contact with people with AIDS. The study concluded that the risk of infection was "minimal to nonexistent," even when contact included sharing toothbrushes, razors, clothing, combs and drinking glasses; sleeping in the same bed; and hugging and kissing.
When White was finally readmitted in April, a group of families withdrew their children and started an alternative school. Threats of violence and lawsuits persisted. According to White's mother, people on the street would often yell, "we know you're queer" at Ryan.
White attended Western Middle School for eighth grade for the entire 1986–87 school year, but was deeply unhappy and had few friends. The school required him to eat with disposable utensils, use separate bathrooms, and waived his requirement to enroll in a gym class.
In 1989, ABC aired the television movie The Ryan White Story, starring Lukas Haas as Ryan, Judith Light as Jeanne and Nikki Cox as his sister Andrea. White had a small cameo appearance in the film, playing a boy also suffering from HIV who befriends Haas. Others in the film included Sarah Jessica Parker as a sympathetic nurse, George Dzundza as his doctor, and George C. Scott as White's attorney, who legally argued against school board authorities.
By early 1990, White's health was deteriorating rapidly. In his final public appearance, he hosted an after-Oscars party with former president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan in California.
Over 1,500 people attended White's funeral on April 11, a standing-room-only event held at the Second Presbyterian Church on Meridian Street in Indianapolis. Reagan's statement about AIDS and White's funeral were seen as indicators of how greatly White had helped change perceptions of AIDS. As time passed, White's grave became a shrine for his admirers.
Numerous charities formed around White's death. The Indiana University Dance Marathon, started in 1991, raises money for the Riley Hospital for Children. Between 1991 and 2008, this event helped raise over $5 million for children at Riley. The money raised has also helped found the Ryan White Infectious Disease Clinic at the hospital to take care of the nation's sickest children. White's personal physician, with whom he was close friends, Dr. Martin Kleiman, became the Ryan White Professor of AIDS Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. In a 1993 interview, prominent gay rights and AIDS activist Larry Kramer said, "I think little Ryan White probably did more to change the face of this illness and to move people than anyone. And he continues to be a presence through his mom, Jeanne White. She has an incredibly moving presence as she speaks around the world."
In 1992, White's mother founded the national nonprofit Ryan White Foundation. The foundation worked to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS-related issues, with a focus on hemophiliacs like Ryan White, and on families caring for relatives with the disease. The foundation was active throughout the 1990s, with donations reaching $300,000 a year in 1997. Between 1997 and 2000, however, AIDS donations declined nationwide by 21%, and the Ryan White Foundation saw its donation level drop to $100,000 a year. In 2000, White's mother closed the foundation, and merged its remaining assets with AIDS Action, a larger charity. She became a spokeswoman for AIDS activism and continues to arrange speaking events through the site devoted to her son, ryanwhite.com. White's high school, Hamilton Heights, has had a student-government sponsored annual Aids Walk, with proceeds going to a Ryan White Scholarship Fund.
White's death inspired Elton John to create the Elton John AIDS Foundation. White also became the inspiration for a handful of popular songs. Elton John donated proceeds from "The Last Song," which appears on his album The One, to a Ryan White fund at Riley Hospital. Michael Jackson dedicated the song "Gone Too Soon" from his Dangerous album to White, as did 1980s pop star Tiffany with the song "Here in My Heart" on her New Inside album. In November 2007, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis opened an exhibit called "The Power of Children: Making a Difference," which featured White along with Anne Frank and Ruby Bridges.
Ryan White programs are "payer of last resort," which subsidize treatment when no other resources are available. The act was reauthorized in 1996, 2000 and 2006 and remains an active piece of legislation today. The program provides some level of care for around 500,000 people a year and, in 2004, provided funds to 2,567 organizations. The Ryan White programs also provide funding and technical assistance to local and state primary medical care providers, support services, healthcare provider and training programs.
The Ryan White Act was set to expire on September 30, 2009, although efforts began to obtain an extension to the act. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 was signed on October 30, 2009 by President Barack Obama, who announced plans to remove a ban on travel and immigration to the U.S. by individuals with HIV. Obama called the 22-year ban a decision "rooted in fear rather than fact."
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| Position | Left wing |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Left |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 4 |
| Weight lb | 224 |
| Team | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Former teams | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| League | NHL |
| Ntl team | USA |
| Nationality | USA |
| Birth date | December 01, 1979 |
| Birth place | Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Career start | 2003 |
| Draft | 115th overall |
| Draft year | 1999 |
| Draft team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Nickname | Bugsy, Bootsy |
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Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Malone was born near Pittsburgh, where he attended Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh for two years. He played hockey during his junior year at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, a school later attended by Zach Parise and Sidney Crosby. During his senior year, Malone played with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL and attended Millard North High School.
Malone was drafted shortly after graduating high school, and went on to play at St. Cloud State University for four seasons. Malone played 3 games of the 2002–03 AHL season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after his last season at St. Cloud State. He played 81 games of his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2003–04 season. He finished third on the team in scoring behind Dick Tärnström and Aleksey Morozov. Malone did not play with the Penguins again until the 2005–06 season, spending time during the 2004–05 lockout in Finland, Italy, and Switzerland.
Playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi during the 2006–07 season, Malone notched his first four-point NHL game on December 13, 2006 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Two days later, he scored his first NHL hat trick, against the New York Islanders. With this feat, Malone and his father became only the second father-son duo in NHL history to score hat-tricks for the same team, along with Ken Hodge, Sr. and Ken Hodge, Jr.
Malone achieved another career oddity against the Islanders on February 19, 2007, when he recorded his second career hat trick by scoring a goal in the first minute of all three periods.
In January 2008, Malone and defenceman Darryl Sydor were named as alternate captains for the Penguins, following the departure of Mark Recchi and a long-term injury to Gary Roberts.
In game one of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Niklas Kronwall checked Malone and broke his nose. In game five, he took a Hal Gill slapshot in the face, opening a gash on his cheek and damaging his nose again. He returned for the rest of the game.
On June 28, 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired exclusive negotiation rights with Malone and Gary Roberts from the Penguins for a third-round draft pick in 2009. One day later, the Lightning signed Malone to a seven-year contract worth $31.5 million, which pays him $6 million for the first season. Roberts then signed a one-year deal the next day.
On January 1, 2010, it was announced that Malone would play on the 2010 US Men's Olympic Hockey Team.
On February 8, 2008, Malone's wife Abby, gave birth to their first child, William Ryan.
It was announced in October 2009, that Ryan and Abby were going to become parents again to another son in April 2010.
On April 12, 2010, Abby Malone gave birth to their second son Cooper James Malone.
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| Team | Anaheim Ducks |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 4 |
| Weight lb | 220 |
| Ntl team | Canada |
| Birth date | May 10, 1985 |
| Birth place | Regina, SK, CAN |
| Draft | 19th overall |
| Draft year | 2003 |
| Draft team | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Career start | 2005 |
In 2006–07, Getzlaf played all 82 regular season games and scored 58 points. Centering the second line with teammates Corey Perry and Dustin Penner, the trio was dubbed the "Kid Line" (Getzlaf and Perry were both 21, while Penner was 24) and combined for 147 points. Getzlaf helped the Ducks to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals where they defeated the Ottawa Senators for the Ducks' first Stanley Cup championship in team history. He led the Duck's roster in scoring in the 2007 playoffs with 17 points in 21 games.
of the Vancouver Canucks in 2009.]] In November 2007, Getzlaf and the Ducks agreed on a five-year contract extension which will last through the 2012-13 season for a reported $26.625 million. (Incidentally, the Ducks would sign linemate Corey Perry, to exactly the same contract later that summer.) Getzlaf responded with a career-high 82 points to lead the Ducks in team scoring. He was also named to his first NHL All-Star Game with teammates Chris Pronger, Scott Niedermayer and Corey Perry, scoring one goal. Going into the playoffs as defending Stanley Cup champions, however, they were defeated in the first round by the Dallas Stars.
Prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, Getzlaf was named an alternate captain along with Chris Pronger to captain Scott Niedermayer on October 7. Less than a month into the season, on October 29, Getzlaf tied a Ducks team record for most assists in a game with 5 in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Getzlaf was named as a starter to the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal along with teammates Scott Niedermayer and Jean-Sébastien Giguère, registering an assist in a 12–11 loss to the Eastern Conference. During the 2008–09 season, Getzlaf tied his career high in goals with 25, and scored a career high 91 points. He led the Ducks in points, and tied for sixth in the NHL in point scoring.
Before the 2010-11 season began, Getzlaf was voted as Ducks captain by his teammates, replacing the retired Scott Niedermayer as captain.
Getzlaf made his international debut with Canada West at the 2002 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Manitoba, scoring 9 points in 6 games. The following year, he was named to the national under-18 team for the 2003 World U18 Championships. He helped Team Canada to its first U18 gold medal with 4 points in 7 games.
Upon being drafted into the NHL, he competed with Team Canada's under-20 team at the 2004 and 2005 World Junior Championships. Playing on a highly talented Canadian team in 2005 that included Sidney Crosby, Dion Phaneuf and future Ducks teammate Corey Perry, Getzlaf helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal. Getzlaf scored a goal and two assists in the 6-1 championship game win against Russia and finished with 12 points in 6 games, second in tournament scoring to teammate Patrice Bergeron.
After completing his third season with the Anaheim Ducks, Getzlaf made his senior debut for Team Canada at the 2008 World Championships as the host country. He tallied 14 points in 9 games, as Canada finished with a silver medal, losing the gold medal game in overtime against Russia.
On December 30, 2009, Getzlaf was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Getzlaf helped Team Canada beat Norway 8-0 in the first game of the 2010 Olympics by scoring one goal. He also scored the first goal against Russia in the Quarterfinals. In the gold medal game against the United States, he assisted on Canada's second goal, scored by Corey Perry. Canada went on to win the gold medal in overtime.
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| Image alt | Action shot of a hockey player in a white and red jersey with a maple leaf logo above the word "CANADA" on his chest. He is standing in front of his team's goal, watching the play. |
|---|---|
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Former teams | Calgary Flames |
| League | NHL |
| Position | Defence |
| Number | 3 |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height ft | 6 |
| Height in | 3 |
| Weight lb | 214 |
| Ntl team | Canada |
| Birth date | April 10, 1985 |
| Birth place | Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| Draft | 9th overall |
| Draft year | 2003 |
| Draft team | Calgary Flames |
| Career start | 2005 |
Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, and made his NHL debut in 2005 after a four year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League 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. Phaneuf is a two-time NHL All-Star. He has represented Canada internationally three times in his career, winning silver and gold medals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2004 and 2005 respectively, and a gold medal at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Phaneuf is renowned by his opponents for his physical play as he has been rated one of the NHL's top hitters by his peers while also being accused of trying to injure his opponents at times. His much publicized relationship with actress Elisha Cuthbert also attracted controversy following disparaging remarks by the New York Rangers forward Sean Avery. Phaneuf is active in the community; the Flames honoured Phaneuf for his role as an ambassador to the Alberta Children's Hospital where he participated in events that help sick and injured children during his time in Calgary.
Phaneuf excelled at hockey from a young age and was focused on a career in the National Hockey League (NHL). His father maintained a backyard rink each winter that the young Phaneuf practiced on, helping him to develop both a powerful slapshot and an aggressive style from an early age. His mother, a former figure skater who competed for Prince Edward Island at the 1975 Canada Winter Games, taught him to skate. One year later, he joined the Rebels for the 2001–02 WHL season and recorded 17 points in 67 games. He added two assists in 21 games as the Rebels lost in the WHL final against the Kootenay Ice. He improved to 16 goals and 30 points in 2002–03 as the Rebels again reached the WHL finals, again losing, this time to the Kelowna Rockets. Calgary Flames general manager Darryl Sutter valued Phaneuf so highly in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft that he attempted to trade up from his ninth overall selection in the draft to no avail. Sutter was unable to complete a trade, but was still able to select Phaneuf with his first selection in the draft.
Phaneuf established himself as one of junior hockey's top players following the draft, improving to 42 points in 62 games, He was also named an Eastern Conference All-Star by the WHL, and a First Team All-Star by the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). He scored 56 points in 55 games to finish his junior career with 146 points.
A 50 point sophomore season earned Phaneuf his first NHL All-Star Game appearance in 2006–07. He participated in the hardest shot competition at the SuperSkills competition, losing to Zdeno Chara, and scored a goal and an assist in the game itself to help the Western Conference defeat the East 12–9. The Flames signed Phaneuf to a six-year, US$39 million contract extension midway through the 2007–08 season. He responded by posting a career high 60 points, Phaneuf was named to the NHL First All-Star Team following the season, and was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as defenceman of the year, losing to Niklas Lidstrom.
The 2008–09 season was a frustrating one for Phaneuf, as he recorded a career low 11 goals and 47 points, His poor season and high salary also led to speculation that Phaneuf might be traded. . In spite of his struggles, Phaneuf averaged 26 minutes and 31 seconds of ice time per game, fourth highest in the league. after battling a hip injury during the season. Flames management defended Phaneuf, claiming that the injuries he battled affected his play.
On February 2, 2010, Phaneuf made his Toronto Maple Leaf debut, leading all Maple Leafs players in time on ice and ended the night with a fight and given 2nd star of the game honours. He would record his first point, an assist, four nights later in a game against the Ottawa Senators and scored his first goal as a Leaf on April 7, 2010, on Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. Phaneuf was named an alternate captain in Toronto nine games after being acquired after Mike Komisarek suffered a season-ending injury. While Phaneuf struggled offensively to begin his tenure in Toronto – he played 25 games in Toronto before scoring his first goal – Leafs coach Ron Wilson credited him with creating a positive change in the mood in the Toronto dressing room.
Dion Phaneuf was named the 18th captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 14, 2010, at a press conference held by Brian Burke, succeeding Mats Sundin, who left after the 2007–08 season.
On November 2, 2010, in a game against the Ottawa Senators, Phaneuf sustained an injury in the leg by having it cut open with a skate from Peter Regin while crashing into the boards. He was carried off the ice immediately and had surgery done the same night. Phaneuf was said to be off the ice for four to six weeks, and made a return to the Leafs' lineup on Thursday December 9, 2010, a home ice game against the Philadelphia Flyers, which Philadelphia won 4 - 1, but he had 1 assist on the lone Toronto goal.
Phaneuf made his international debut for the Canadian junior team at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland, earning a leadership role under head coach Mario Durocher. A devastating bodycheck to the Czech Republic's Rostislav Olesz led the referee to eject Phaneuf from the semi-final game, however he escaped suspension and was permitted to play in the gold medal game. The Canadians lost the final to the United States, while Phaneuf was named a tournament All-Star at defence. Phaneuf scored a goal and threw a memorable bodycheck that knocked down two Russian players in the championship game as Canada routed the Russians 6–1 to win their first gold medal in eight years. He was again named a tournament All-Star,
Following the Flames elimination in the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Phaneuf joined the Canadian senior team at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow. He recorded eight assists in seven games to help Canada win the gold medal over Finland. Once considered a virtual lock to join team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Phaneuf's struggles in the 2008–09 NHL season placed his candidacy in doubt. National team general manager Steve Yzerman continued to express confidence in Phaneuf during a summer camp held in Calgary, but Phaneuf was not among the seven defencemen selected for the team.
While he earned a James Norris Memorial Trophy nomination for his defensive play in 2008, he struggled enough during the 2008–09 season that some observers began to question his defensive commitment. Phaneuf's teammates were quick to defend his play and noted that he was among the league leaders in average time on ice per game. Phaneuf has also been criticized for occasionally refusing to fight opponents who challenge him after throwing a big hit. For his part, Phaneuf stated he does not believe that he should be forced to fight after every big hit, though he would do so when necessary. His coaches have praised Phaneuf's mentality. He has also been accused of playing "dirty" and "stupid" by opponents who feel that he occasionally takes unnecessary liberties with opposing players. A 2010 Sports Illustrated poll of 229 NHL players saw 21% of respondants name Phaneuf as the most overrated player in the league, three times as many votes as any other player. While Phaneuf dismissed the poll, several of his current and former teammates expressed their disagreement with the result.
While with the Flames, he was the official ambassador to the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary and donated tickets to Flames games to help families at the facility. The Flames named him the recipient of the Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award in 2008 in recognition of his participation with the Children's Hospital. Phaneuf has appeared on the cover of the NHL 09 video game, and played a role in NHL promotions and commercials.
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| Playername | David Clarkson |
|---|---|
| Fullname | David Clarkson |
| Dateofbirth | September 10, 1985 |
| Cityofbirth | Bellshill |
| Countryofbirth | Scotland |
| Height | |
| Position | Striker |
| Currentclub | Bristol City |
| Clubnumber | 9 |
| Years1 | 2002–2009 | clubs1 = Motherwell | caps1 = 253 | goals1 = 56 |
| Years2 | 2009– | clubs2 = Bristol City | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 7 |
| Nationalyears1 | | nationalteam1 = Scotland U21 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = |
| Nationalyears2 | 2009– | nationalteam2 = Scotland B | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 |
| Nationalyears3 | 2008– | nationalteam3 = Scotland | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1 |
| Club-update | 14 January 2011 |
| Nationalteam-tupdate | 28 June 2009 |
Category:1985 births Category:People from Bellshill Category:Living people Category:Association football forwards Category:Scottish footballers Category:Scotland under-21 international footballers Category:Scotland B international footballers Category:Scotland international footballers Category:Motherwell F.C. players Category:Bristol City F.C. players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:The Football League players
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