Dante Fabbro

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Dante Fabbro
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Born (1998-06-20) June 20, 1998 (age 26)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 17th overall, 2016
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2019–present

Dante Fabbro (born June 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. [1]

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Playing career

Fabbro was originally drafted by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, but decided to play with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL to retain his NCAA eligibility. During the 2015–16 BCHL season, Fabbro was named an alternate captain [2] and ended the season being named the best defenceman in the league. [3] He committed to play for Boston University for the 2016–17 season [4] before being drafted 17th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. During his sophomore season, Fabbro was selected for the Hockey East Second All-Star Team after coming in second among Hockey East defencemen in points. [5] [6]

On March 27, 2019, Fabbro signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators. [7] He made his NHL debut a few days later on March 30, in a 5–2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets [8] and recorded his first career NHL goal on April 9. [9]

On March 8, 2024, Fabbro signed a one-year contract extension with the Predators. [10] In the 2024–25 season, Fabbro was reduced to a depth role on the blueline, going scoreless through 6 appearances. On November 10, 2024, Fabbro's seven year tenure with the Predators ended after he was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets. [11]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Slovakia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 USA
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Canada

Fabbro made his first World Juniors appearance when he was selected to represent Canada at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [12] The following year, Fabbro was selected as an alternate captain for Team Canada at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, [13] where he helped guide them to a gold medal.

On April 29, 2019, following his first playoff experience with the Predators, Fabbro was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia. [14] Fabbro helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019. [15] He finished the tournament posting 1 goal and 3 points from the blueline in 9 games.

Personal life

Fabbro is the youngest of three children born to Tina and Steve Fabbro. [16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Langley Rivermen BCHL 20000—————
2014–15 Penticton Vees BCHL444293316214111510
2015–16 Penticton VeesBCHL4514536730110882
2016–17 Boston University HE 366121816—————
2017–18 Boston UniversityHE389202922—————
2018–19 Boston UniversityHE387263339—————
2018–19 Nashville Predators NHL 4101060110
2019–20 Nashville PredatorsNHL6456113840002
2020–21 Nashville PredatorsNHL402101223—————
2021–22 Nashville PredatorsNHL66321242440004
2022–23 Nashville PredatorsNHL79291150—————
2023–24 Nashville PredatorsNHL56310132430000
2024–25 Nashville PredatorsNHL60000—————
NHL totals315165672159170116

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada Red U17 6th52130
2015 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg40000
2016 Canada U18 4th708816
2017 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg70110
2018 CanadaWJCGold medal icon.svg70000
2019 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg91230
Junior totals302101216
Senior totals91230

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
BCHL
All-Rookie Team 2015
RBC Cup Top Defenceman2015
First All-Star Team 2016
Top Defenceman2016
CJHL Western All-Star Team2016
CJHL Top Defenceman2016
College
HE Second All-Star Team 2018, 2019 [6]
New England D1 All-Stars2018

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References

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  2. ↑ "VEES NAME JOST, FABBRO CAPTAINS FOR 2015-16 SEASON". pentictonvees.com. June 8, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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  6. 1 2 "Hockey East announces All-Star Teams, All-Rookie Team, seven individual awards". uscho.com. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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