Dan Tessier

Dan Tessier
Born	January 3, 1979 (1979-01-03) (age 32) Orléans, ON, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	ECHL Louisiana IceGators Columbus Cottonmouths Fresno Falcons HOL Amstel Tijgers DEL2 Fischtown Pinguins AHL Toronto Roadrunners EIHL Nottingham Panthers Sheffield Steelers SUI-B HC Lausanne DEL EV Duisburg IHL Kalamazoo Wings
Playing career	2000–2009

Dan Tessier (born January 3, 1979) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

He was featured in the first season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show which aired in 2004.

Playing career

Tessier played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he served as a team captain for the Ottawa 67's. Establishing his success with faceoffs as a top aspect of his game, he was awarded the OHL Top Faceoff Award in the trophy's inaugural three years through 1998 to 2000,^[1] as well as the CHL Top Faceoff Award in 1999. After an 84-point season in 1998–99, Tessier led the 67's to a Memorial Cup championship as the tournament hosts. In his fourth and final year with the 67's, he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team, earned the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy for his humanitarian efforts and won Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL's best overage player with a second consecutive 84-point season.

Undrafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) club, Tessier earned an invite to the Montreal Canadiens training camp in 2000.^[2] He spent his professional rookie season in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Louisiana IceGators, recording 35 points in 60 games. The following season, he earned another NHL training camp invite with the Ottawa Senators.^[2] Tessier spent the 2001–02 season, however, overseas in the Holland Super League with the Amstel Tijgers where he finished second in league scoring with 43 points in 33 games, as well as first in playoff scoring.^[2]

Tessier subsequently bounced between the North American minor professional leagues in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL as well as the European leagues, such as the German 2nd Bundesliga (DEL2), and Bundesliga (DEL), the Swiss Nationalliga B (SUI-B), and the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

In 2004, he competed in the CBC's inaugural season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show in which contestants compete for a spot on one of the six Canadian NHL teams.

On April 6, 2009 Tessier retired from his professional ice hockey career after the Nottingham Panthers' Elite League playoff defeat against Sheffield Steelers.^[3]

Hockey camps

In 2002, Tessier branched out by opening his own hockey instruction school for youths during the summer.^[2]

Awards

• Won the OHL Top Faceoff Award in 1998, 1999 and 2000.^[1]
• Won the CHL's Top Faceoff Award in 1999.
• Won the Memorial Cup with the Ottawa 67's in 1999.
• Won the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy in 2000.
• Won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy in 2000.
• Named to the OHL First All-Star Team in 2000.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Cumberland Grads	CJHL		52	31	52	83	87		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Ottawa 67's	OHL		66	22	27	49	43		22	1	6	7	10
1997-98	Ottawa 67's	OHL		66	28	37	65	55		13	6	11	17	12
1998-99	Ottawa 67's	OHL		68	36	48	84	64		8	0	2	2	10
1999–2000	Ottawa 67's	OHL		55	39	45	84	66		6	2	2	4	14
2000-01	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL		60	20	15	35	116		14	3	6	9	10
2001-02	Amstel Tijgers	Hlnd		33	23	20	43	116		6	7	3	10	8
2002-03	Bremerhaven REV	2.GBun		54	19	28	47	115		3	1	0	1	27
2003-04	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL		34	4	11	15	20		-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL		34	12	29	41	32		-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Fresno Falcons	ECHL		60	25	34	59	114		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		19	11	15	26	42		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	HC Lausanne	Swiss-B		20	12	13	25	48		12	5	10	15	20
2006-07	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		62	23	76	99	161		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	EV Duisburg	DEL		19	0	6	6	14		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		20	5	15	20	32		-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		45	18	45	63	73		-	-	-	-	-
OHL Totals				255	125	157	282	228		49	9	21	30	46
ECHL Totals				154	57	78	135	262		14	3	6	9	10
AHL Totals				34	4	11	15	20		-	-	-	-	-
IHL Totals				20	5	15	20	32		-	-	-	-	-

All stats taken from Dan Tessier's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "OHL announces award winners". CANOE. 2000-03-26. http://allpop.com/OHLNews9699/apr13_awards.html. Retrieved 2009-02-06. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b c d} [1]
3. ^ Nielson backs Panthers to respond

External links

• Dan Tessier's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Tessier's profile on EV Duisburg site
• Tessier's player profile on Germanhockey.net
• Dan Tessier Hockey School Website
• Dan Tessier Website
• Eurohockey Profile

Persondata
Name	Tessier, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	Ice hockey player
Date of birth	January 3, 1979)
Place of birth	Orléans, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death