“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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