Sebastian Dahm

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Goaltender
catches = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 175
nickname =
nationality = DEN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1987|2|28|mf=y
birth_place = Copenhagen, DEN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = TBA
team = Eligible 2008 NHL Draft
league = NHL
prospect_league = OHL
prospect_team = Niagara IceDogs


image_size = 120px

Sebastian Dahm (born in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 28 1987) is a Danish ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League. Dahm grew up in the strong youth programme of Rødovre SIK. In 2003 Dahm moved to Malmö Redhawks and played on Malmö's junior teams.

In 2005 Dahm was drafted by the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. He played the 2005-06 season with the Bulls before being traded to the Sarnia Sting in the off-season. Dahm was named to OHL Rookie second team for the 2005–06 season. During the 2006–07 season, Dahm was traded again, this time to the Sudbury Wolves. Dahm enjoyed a strong playoff at the end of the 2006–07 season with the Wolves backstopping the team to the OHL finals where they would eventually succumb to the Plymouth Whalers. He decided to stay with the Wolves for the 2007–08 season as an overager. During the 2007–08 OHL season, Dahm was traded again moving to his fourth team in the OHL, the Niagara IceDogs. He is the first Danish goaltender to play in the Canadian Hockey League.

In December 2006, Dahm played a key role as he backstopped the Danish team, playing on home ice in Odense, as it gained promotion from the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Pool I to the top flight for the first time ever. Dahm posted a .918 save percentage and a 2.20 GAA in 5 games.

Dahm was named the "CHL Goaltender of the Week" for the week ending January 13, 2008 [http://ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?id=4636] and the week ending January 27, 2008. [http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?id=4740&showToc=1&] He was also named OHL player of the week for the week ending January 27, 2008. [http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?id=4715&showToc=1&]

Following the first week of the 2008 OHL playoffs, Dahm was once again named as the OHL player of the week for the week ending March 24. During the week he recorded 3 wins and 0 losses with 2 shutouts in the opening 3 games of their first round series versus Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. For the week he had a 0.33 goals against average and a .989 save percentage. He was the first star in two games and the third star in the third. [http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?id=5087]

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