Dion Phaneuf

Canadian ice hockey player

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2022 Welcomed a son with Elisha Cuthbert.
February 23 2022 Dion Phaneuf was announced as the Strategic Advisor for CaniBrands, a CBD and vitamin supplements company, marking his first significant professional role after his hockey career.
November 16 2021 Announced his retirement from professional ice hockey, with a ceremonial honour by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
June 15 2019 Bought out by the Los Angeles Kings, making him an unrestricted free agent.
2018 Continued playing for the Los Angeles Kings, completing a full season with 67 games played.
November 17 2018 Played his 1,000th career NHL game in a 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators.
February 13 2018 Traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Los Angeles Kings, along with Nate Thompson, in exchange for Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore.
2017 Scored the overtime winner in game two of the Senators' first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2017 Mid-season trade from Ottawa Senators to Los Angeles Kings, playing 26 games for the new team and participating in 4 playoff games.
2017 Welcomed a daughter with Elisha Cuthbert.
October 2016 Named alternate captain of the Ottawa Senators at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.
February 9 2016 Dion Phaneuf was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Ottawa Senators in a blockbuster nine-player trade, which was viewed with shock by fans and media due to the trade occurring between arch-rival teams.
2015 Traded in a nine-player deal to the Ottawa Senators.
2015 Continued playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, with a reduced scoring output of 3 goals and 26 assists for 29 points.
March 2 2015 Nearly traded to the Detroit Red Wings, but the deal fell through when Toronto refused to retain a large portion of his salary.
December 10 2013 Received a two-game suspension and forfeited US$66,666.66 for a boarding hit on Boston Bruins defenceman Kevan Miller on December 8.
August 2013 Attended the summer orientation camp for Canada in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was not named to the final roster.
July 6 2013 Married Elisha Cuthbert at St. James Catholic Church in Summerfield, Prince Edward Island.
April 21 2013 Clinched a Stanley Cup playoff spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his first playoff berth since the 2008–09 season with the Calgary Flames.
2012 Dion Phaneuf was playing for the Ottawa Senators during this year
2012 Served as alternate captain of the Canadian team at the World Championship in Helsinki and Stockholm, with Canada again finishing in fifth place.
2012 Played a complete 82-game season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring 12 goals and 32 assists for 44 points.
September 2012 Announced engagement to Elisha Cuthbert.
January 5 2012 Selected to compete in his third NHL All-Star Game, finishing second among defencemen in fan voting with 614,933 votes.
2011 Served as alternate captain of Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia, where Canada finished fifth.
2010 A Sports Illustrated poll of 229 NHL players named Phaneuf the most over-rated player in the NHL, with 21% of respondents voting for him.
November 2 2010 Suffered a serious leg injury from a skate cut during a game against the Ottawa Senators, requiring immediate surgery and a four-to-six week recovery.
June 14 2010 Named the 18th captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs at a press conference by general manager Brian Burke, succeeding Mats Sundin.
February 2 2010 Made his Toronto Maple Leafs debut, leading all players in time on ice, engaging in a fight, and receiving second star of the game honours.
January 31 2010 Traded from the Calgary Flames to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Fredrik Sjöström and Keith Aulie, in exchange for Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Ian White and Jamal Mayers.

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