Dennis Seidenberg

Dennis Seidenberg
Seidenberg with the Boston Bruins in January 2012
Born	(1981-07-18) 18 July 1981 (age 44) 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

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.

Playing career

As a youth, Seidenberg played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Baden-Württemberg. ^[1]

Philadelphia Flyers

Seidenberg 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

In 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

On 14 September 2009, he signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Florida Panthers. ^[5]

Boston Bruins

Seidenberg in 2011 at a charity softball game

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

On 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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

Award	Year
NHL
YoungStars Game	2003
Stanley Cup	2011
International
Best Defenceman	2017
WC All-Star Team	2017

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "Flyers Acquire Petr Nedved". Philadelphia Flyers. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
4. "Hurricanes, Coyotes in player swap - UPI.com". UPI. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
5. "Panthers agree with Seidenberg on 1-year/$2.25M deal". TSN.ca. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
6. "Seidenberg deal good sign for Bruins". ESPN.com . 5 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
7. "Dennis Seidenberg". nhl.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
8. "Glad Seidenberg is on their side". Boston.com. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
9. "Time couldn't keep steady Seidenberg from helping Bruins to Cup". thebruinsblog.net. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
10. "Seidenbergs Boston Bruins holen den Stanley-Cup". Die Welt (in German). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
11. "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.
12. Roarke, Shawn P. (2 March 2016). "Veteran stars lead Team Europe roster". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
13. "Bruins buy-out defenseman Dennis Seidenberg". Boston Bruins. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
14. "Seidenberg Agrees to One-year Deal". NHL.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
15. "Islanders' Dennis Seidenberg: Signed for remainder of season". CBSSports.com. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
16. "Report: Islanders sign veteran defenceman Dennis Seidenberg". www.sportsnet.ca. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
17. "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

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database