David Tanabe
 David Tanabe 
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| Date of birth | July 19, 1980 |
| place of birth | White Bear Lake , Minnesota , USA |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 96 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1999 , 1st round, 16th position Carolina Hurricanes |
| Career stations | |
| 1998-1999 | University of Wisconsin – Madison |
| 1999-2000 | Cincinnati Cyclones |
| 1999-2003 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2003-2004 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2004-2005 | Kloten Flyers |
| 2005-2006 |
Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins |
| 2006-2008 | Carolina Hurricanes |
David Tanabe (born July 19, 1980 in White Bear Lake , Minnesota ) is a retired American ice hockey player . During his career, he played for the Carolina Hurricanes , Phoenix Coyotes and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League .
Career
Tanabe was among the first American high school students to train and play together in the National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor , Michigan . After graduating from high school in Ann Arbor, Tanabe played for the University of Wisconsin – Madison . Tanabe was selected as the 16th player overall by the Carolina Hurricanes during the 1999 NHL Entry Draft . During his first NHL game, he scored his first professional goal against the Calgary Flames . The defender quickly became a fixture in the NHL. In the 2003/04 season he played for the Phoenix Coyotes . He then went to the Swiss first division club Kloten Flyers and Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the 2004/05 season during the failed NHL season .
On August 5, 2006 it wanted the Boston Bruins because of its content of 1,275,000 US Dollars , not oblige, the two days were previously granted to him by a court of arbitration. This immediately made Tanabe a free agent under NHL law . On August 29, 2006 Tanabe was signed by his longtime ex-club Carolina Hurricanes .
In December 2007, David Tanabe suffered a severe concussion in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs . On October 18, 2008, Hurricanes manager Jim Rutherford announced that Tanabe would be paid $ 850,000 over the next three years after doctors recommended him to retire.
Achievements and Awards
- 1999 WCHA All- Rookie Team
- 2002 NHL YoungStars Game
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 8th | 449 | 30th | 84 | 114 | 245 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canes part ways with Tanabe. (No longer available online.) Www.newsobserver.com, archived from the original on October 20, 2008 ; Retrieved April 15, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- David Tanabe at hockeydb.com (English)
- David Tanabe at legendsofhockey.net (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tanabe, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tanabe, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | White Bear Lake , United States |