Jeff Dessner

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Jeff Dessner
Born (1977-04-16) April 16, 1977 (age 46)
Skokie, Illinois, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Wolves
Greenville Grrrowl
Iserlohn Roosters
Kölner Haie
NHL Draft 185th overall, 1996
New York Rangers
Playing career 19962004

Jeffrey Dessner is an American former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Wisconsin. [1]

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Career

Dessner was a highly-regarded prospect coming out of high school, being selected in the 7th round of the NHL Draft prior to attending Wisconsin. Unfortunately, a back injury forced Dessner to miss the entire 96–97 season. [2] He did eventually return to the ice as a redshirt freshman (a rarity in college hockey) in 1998, but only played half of the season. In his third year, Dessner finally got back on track and began to demonstrate the talent that had the New York Rangers select him in the draft. He was named as an alternate captain as a senior and performed well on both ends of the ice. Not only did he lead the Badgers' defensemen in scoring, but he was named as the best defender in the WCHA. He helped Wisconsin finish atop the WCHA standings for just the third time in 32 years and produce the program's sixth 30-win season. [3] He was named an All-American for the season and some were expecting him to sign with the Rangers after the year. Dessner, however, still had a year of eligibility remaining and decided to return to Madison for a 4th season. Now team captain, Dessner didn't have quite as outstanding of a campaign in 2001; Wisconsin finished in the middle of the WCHA standings, allowing 20 more goals over the course of the season.

After his college career was over, Dessner's rights were traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for an 8th-round pick. [4] He played one season in their minor league system before heading to Europe and playing two years in Germany. Dessner retired from the game in 2004.

In 2006, Dessner joined Karl Storz SE as a sales associate and worked his way up to regional manager (as of 2021). [5]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Taft School US-Prep
1993–94 Taft School US-Prep
1994–95 Taft School US-Prep
1995–96 Taft School US-Prep25121830
1996–97 Wisconsin WCHA DNP - injured
1997–98 Wisconsin WCHA 1913443
1998–99 Wisconsin WCHA 377142146
1999–00 Wisconsin WCHA 4011152646
2000–01 Wisconsin WCHA 397121958
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 401111280
2001–02 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 512381335810
2002–03 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 358122082
2003–04 Kölner Haie DEL 52514197260116
NCAA totals135264470208
DEL totals8713263915460116

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Third Team 1998–99 [6]
All-WCHA First Team 1999–00 [6]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1999–00 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "Badger Hockey Showdown to Showcase Rising Star Dessner". The Journal Times. December 27, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. "Atlanta Thrashers". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  5. "Jeff Dessner". Linked In. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
1999–00
Succeeded by