Size and mobility helped Dumoulin become a college champion and a Stanley Cup champion.
Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round (No. 51) of the 2009 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-4 defenseman went on to a decorated career at Boston College, which included an NCAA championship in 2010 and 2012. He was twice named an All-American (2011, 2012), twice named All-Hockey East (2011, 2012) and made the 2010 Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
Size and mobility helped Dumoulin become a college champion and a Stanley Cup champion.
Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round (No. 51) of the 2009 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-4 defenseman went on to a decorated career at Boston College, which included an NCAA championship in 2010 and 2012. He was twice named an All-American (2011, 2012), twice named All-Hockey East (2011, 2012) and made the 2010 Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
In 2012, Dumoulin was a preliminary finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in college hockey. He was named to the 2011 and 2012 NCAA All-Tournament teams.
After signing his entry-level contract with Carolina on April 10, 2012, Dumoulin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 22, 2012.
He spent the next three seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, appearing in 14 regular-season games with the Penguins from 2013-15 and five Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2015.
It wasn't until the 2015-16 season that Dumoulin earned a full-time role in the NHL, and he played a prominent role in the Penguins championship run. In the playoffs, Dumoulin averaged 21:31 of ice time per game, 2:38 more than his regular-season average. He scored his first NHL playoff goal May 22, 2016 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the same team he scored his first NHL goal against Dec. 15, 2014.
Dumoulin also scored the opening goal in the clinching Game 6 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks, and he became the first native of Maine -- he hails from Biddeford -- to win the Stanley Cup.
Dumoulin, who played in 24 games in the 2016 playoffs, played 25 postseason games in 2017 when the Penguins won a second straight Stanley Cup.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2010)
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2010, 2012)
- Hockey East First All-Star Team (2011, 2012)
- NCAA East First All-American Team (2011, 2012)
- Traded to Pittsburgh by Carolina with Brandon Sutter and Carolina's 1st round pick (Derrick Pouliot) in 2012 NHL Draft for Jordan Staal, June 22, 2012.
