David Tanabe
| David Tanabe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 19, 1980 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes Swiss Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Kloten Flyers | ||
| National team | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||
| NHL draft |
16th overall, 1999 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2008 | ||
David Michael Tanabe (born July 19, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Tanabe was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. After being forced into early retirement due to an injury, he now works for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Tanabe was in the first group of US high school hockey players to train in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the Cube, site of the National Team Development Program. After graduating from high school in Ann Arbor in 1998, Tanabe played one year of Division 1 Hockey for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin. Tanabe was drafted 16th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft[2] becoming the first graduate of the National Team Development Program to be drafted in the first round. During his first NHL game on October 11, 1999, Tanabe scored his first goal during a power play against the Calgary Flames.[3]
On August 5, 2006 the Boston Bruins decided to "walk-away" from a contract of $1.275 million that was awarded to Tanabe by an arbitrator on August 3, 2006. Under NHL rules Tanabe became an immediate unrestricted free agent. On August 29, 2006, Tanabe was signed by the Hurricanes. In December 2007, Tanabe suffered a concussion against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] On October 18, 2008, the Hurricanes reached a settlement with Tanabe on the last year of his contract, at which time his agent stated that Tanabe had been advised by his doctor to not play hockey again.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Hill–Murray School | HSMN | 28 | 12 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997–98 | U.S. NTDP Juniors | USHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 35 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 32 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 74 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 449 | 30 | 84 | 114 | 245 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | United States | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1998–99 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- American people of Japanese descent
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Boston Bruins players
- Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
- EHC Kloten players
- Sportspeople from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from Washington County, Minnesota
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
- Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen