Dennis Marvin Seidenberg (born 18 July 1981) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, and Boston Bruins, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2011. His younger brother Yannic played for EHC Red Bull München in the DEL.
| Dennis Seidenberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Seidenberg with the Boston Bruins in 2012 | |||
| Born |
18 July 1981 Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Adler Mannheim Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Boston Bruins New York Islanders | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL draft |
172nd overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2018 | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Seidenberg played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Baden-Württemberg.[1]
Philadelphia Flyers
editSeidenberg 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.[2] 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.[citation needed]
Phoenix Coyotes/Carolina Hurricanes
editIn both seasons after the lockout, Seidenberg was involved in a mid-season trade. On 20 January 2006, Seidenberg was sent to the Phoenix Coyotes for Petr Nedvěd; the following year, the Coyotes sent Seidenberg to the Carolina Hurricanes on 8 January in exchange for center Kevyn Adams.[3][4]
Florida Panthers
editOn 14 September 2009, he signed a one-year $2.25 million contract with the Florida Panthers.[5]
Boston Bruins
edit
On 3 March 2010, Seidenberg 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.[6]
In 2010–11, Seidenberg had a career-high 32 points during the regular season.[7] He then had 11 points in the playoffs to help the Bruins win the Stanley Cup. Seidenberg drew attention for his outstanding play during the playoffs, at one point being cited as a potential Conn Smythe Trophy winner.[8] He is the second German-born player to win the Stanley Cup,[9] following his favorite player growing up, Uwe Krupp.[10]
During a 27 December 2013 away game against the Ottawa Senators, Seidenberg was taken down by an Ottawa skater that resulted with Seidenberg's ACL and MCL knee ligaments being injured, ending his play for the season with 6 to 8 months away from hockey following surgery to repair the ligaments.[11]
On 2 March 2016, he had been selected for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey where he represented Team Europe.[12]
At the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Seidenberg's seven-year tenure with the Bruins ended, as he was bought out from the remaining two years of his contract on 30 June 2016.[13]
New York Islanders
editOn 28 September 2016, Seidenberg signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. He signed a new one-year deal with the team on 24 April 2017.[14]
After going most of the season unsigned, Seidenberg re-signed with the Islanders on a reported one-year, $700,000 contract on 26 February 2019.[15][16] However, he did not play for the Islanders during the season. He announced his retirement on 23 October 2019.[17]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Schwenninger ERC II | GER-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | European Bauer Pioneers | Midget | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Mannheimer ERC II | GER-3 | 52 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mannheimer ERC II | GER-4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 26 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 34 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Islanders | NHL | 73 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | New York Islanders | NHL | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 139 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 859 | 44 | 207 | 251 | 359 | 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany | WJC18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Germany | WJC B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WJC D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Germany | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Germany | OG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 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 | |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Team Europe | WCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Germany | WC | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Germany | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 60 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 44 | |||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| YoungStars Game | 2003 | |
| Stanley Cup | 2011 | |
| International | ||
| Best Defenceman | 2017 | |
| WC All-Star Team | 2017 | |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Panaccio, Tim (28 July 2002). "Gagne deserves to be paid like Flyers' franchise player". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D10. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flyers Acquire Petr Nedved". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Hurricanes, Coyotes in player swap - UPI.com". UPI. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Panthers agree with Seidenberg on 1-year/$2.25M deal". TSN.ca. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Seidenberg deal good sign for Bruins". ESPN.com. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Dennis Seidenberg". nhl.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Glad Seidenberg is on their side". Boston.com. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Time couldn't keep steady Seidenberg from helping Bruins to Cup". thebruinsblog.net. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Seidenbergs Boston Bruins holen den Stanley-Cup". Die Welt (in German). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Seidenberg To Miss Remainder of Season With Torn ACL/MCL; B's Recall Trotman & Assign Svedberg". bruins.nhl.com. Boston Bruins. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (2 March 2016). "Veteran stars lead Team Europe roster". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Bruins buy-out defenseman Dennis Seidenberg". Boston Bruins. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Seidenberg Agrees to One-year Deal". NHL.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Islanders' Dennis Seidenberg: Signed for remainder of season". CBSSports.com. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Report: Islanders sign veteran defenceman Dennis Seidenberg". www.sportsnet.ca. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Ehemaliger Nationalspieler Dennis Seidenberg gibt Karriereende bekannt – Letztes Spiel am 15. Mai 2018". Eishockey News (in German). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database