Dion Phaneuf
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About
Canadian NHL defender who served as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2010 to 2016 before a trade sent him to the Ottawa Senators. He was selected to his first All-Star game in 2007.
Before Fame
He spent four seasons in the Western Hockey League before being drafted 9th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2003 NHL Draft.
Trivia
He was traded from the Flames to the Maple Leafs in a January 2010 deal that involved seven total players. The trade that sent him from Toronto to Ottawa in February 2016 involved nine players.
Family Life
He married actress Elisha Cuthbert in 2013.
Associated With
He won a gold medal with Sidney Crosby at the 2005 World Junior Championships.
