Kent Huskins

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Kent Huskins
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Huskins with the San Jose Sharks in 2009
Born (1979-05-04) May 4, 1979 (age 44)
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 156th overall, 1998
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2001–2015

Kent Huskins (born May 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers.

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Playing career

Before making his NHL debut with the Ducks in 2006, Huskins played five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted 156th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, and played for the Norfolk Admirals, the San Antonio Rampage, and the Manitoba Moose of the AHL before joining the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, in 2005. He had played four seasons at Clarkson University, and in his senior year, was an NCAA East First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

Huskins made his NHL debut on December 23, 2006 when the Ducks played the Phoenix Coyotes. Kent was recalled from Portland to fill a gap in the Anaheim defensive corps caused by an injury to Sean O'Donnell, and then later to Chris Pronger. He was sent back down a month later, but called up for good when the Ducks dealt Shane O'Brien at the trade deadline. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007.

On October 15, 2007, Huskins scored his first career goal in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings.

Huskins was traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 4, 2009 along with Travis Moen for Nick Bonino, Timo Pielmeier and a fourth round draft pick in 2011. [1]

In the offseason, Huskins was signed to the most lucrative contract he had ever had, signing a two-year deal that would pay him US$1.5 million the first year and US$1.9 million the second year.

On July 2, 2011 he was signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the St. Louis Blues for $1 million. [2] In a largely ineffective 2011–12 season with the Blues hampered by injury, Huskins appeared in only 25 games, scoring 7 points.

After a resolution to the 2012–13 NHL lockout was reached, Huskins signed as a free agent to a try-out contract with his first professional team the Norfolk Admirals on January 17, 2013. [3] Less than a week later, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year deal by the Detroit Red Wings. [4] Used sparingly by the Red Wings as a reserve defenseman, Huskins went scoreless with 4 penalty minutes in 11 games. With the signing of defenseman Danny DeKeyser the Red Wings were over the league roster limit at the trade deadline and were obligated to reduce the roster. Huskins was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional 7th-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft on March 30, 2013. [5] In eight games with the Flyers, he recorded one assist before suffering a season-ending concussion.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 Kanata Valley Lasers CJAHL 496212718—————
1996–97Kanata Valley LasersCJAHL5311364789—————
1997–98 Clarkson University ECAC 35281046—————
1998–99 Clarkson UniversityECAC375111628—————
1999–00 Clarkson UniversityECAC282161830—————
2000–01 Clarkson UniversityECAC356283422—————
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 65411154440110
2002–03 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL80522274892244
2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL795141942—————
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL6551116411402212
2005–06 Portland Pirates AHL8082331641836814
2006–07 Portland PiratesAHL393121523—————
2006–07 Anaheim Ducks NHL 33033142101111
2007–08 Anaheim DucksNHL76415195960112
2008–09 Anaheim DucksNHL3324627—————
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL823192247150006
2010–11 San Jose SharksNHL5028101250112
2011–12 St. Louis Blues NHL252571010002
2012–13 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL20112—————
2012–13 Detroit Red Wings NHL110004—————
2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL80110—————
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL65371031—————
2014–15 Utica CometsAHL501568201236
NHL totals3181355681734803323

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1999–00
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2000–01
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2000–01
Stanley Cup champion (Anaheim) 2007

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References

  1. ↑ "Sharks, Ducks pull off 4-player deal". nhl.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Blues sign defenseman Kent Huskins". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. ↑ "Stanley Cup winner returns to Norfolk". Norfolk Admirals. 2013-01-17. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Banged up Red Wings sign defenseman Kent Huskins". USAToday . 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Flyers acquire D Huskins from Red Wings for pick". The Sports Network. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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