Panthers Sign D Dennis Seidenberg
by Staff Writer / Florida PanthersSUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton announced today that the club has agreed to terms with D Dennis Seidenberg on a one-year contract.
“Dennis is a strong and physical defenseman who is hard to play against,” said Sexton. “He adds size and speed to our club and helps to solidify our blueline. He played a key role in Carolina’s playoff run last season and we expect the same contributions from him as a Panther this year.”
Seidenberg, 28, played in 70 games last year for Carolina recording a National Hockey League career best 30 points (5-25-30). Additionally, he appeared in 16 playoff games with Carolina scoring one goal with five assists, helping the Hurricanes advance to the Eastern Conference finals. He also led the Hurricanes with 160 blocked shots. For his career in the NHL, he has appeared in 295 contests for Carolina (2006-09), Phoenix (2005-07) and Philadelphia (2002-04) registering 84 points (14-70-84) with 113 PIM.
The Schwenningen, Germany native was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers with their sixth choice (172nd overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Denis Seidenberg’s Career Statistics:
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1997-98 Schwenningen ERC Ger.2 11 1 0 1 2
1999-00 Mannheim Junior Eagles GerOb 52 12 28 40 28
1999-00 Mannheim Eagles DEL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Mannheim Eagles DEL 55 2 5 7 6 12 0 1 1 10
2001-02 Mannheim Eagles 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
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NHL Totals 295 14 70 84 113 19 1 5 6 16
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