Dan Tessier
Encyclopedia
Dan Tessier is a retired Canadian
professional ice hockey
centre
who last played for the Nottingham Panthers
of the British
Elite Ice Hockey League
(EIHL).
He was featured in the first season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show which aired in 2004.
(OHL) where he served as a team captain
for the Ottawa 67's
. Establishing his success with faceoffs as a top aspect of his game, he was awarded the OHL Top Faceoff Award in the trophy's inaugural three years through 1998
to 2000
, as well as the CHL
Top Faceoff Award in 1999
. After an 84-point season in 1998–99, Tessier led the 67's to a Memorial Cup
championship as the tournament hosts. In his fourth and final year with the 67's, he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team, earned the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
for his humanitarian efforts and won Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
as the OHL's best overage player with a second consecutive 84-point season.
Undrafted by a National Hockey League
(NHL) club, Tessier earned an invite to the Montreal Canadiens
training camp in 2000. He spent his professional rookie season in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Louisiana IceGators, recording 35 points in 60 games. The following season, he earned another NHL training camp invite with the Ottawa Senators
. Tessier spent the 2001–02 season, however, overseas in the Holland Super League
with the Amstel Tijgers
where he finished second in league scoring with 43 points in 33 games, as well as first in playoff scoring.
Tessier subsequently bounced between the North America
n minor professional leagues in the American Hockey League
(AHL) and ECHL as well as the European leagues, such as the German
2nd Bundesliga
(DEL2), and Bundesliga (DEL), the Swiss
Nationalliga B (SUI-B), and the British
Elite Ice Hockey League
(EIHL).
In 2004, he competed in the CBC
's inaugural season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show in which contestants compete for a spot on one of the six Canadian NHL teams.
On April 6, 2009 Tessier retired from his professional ice hockey career after the Nottingham Panthers
' Elite League playoff defeat against Sheffield Steelers
.
All stats taken from
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who last played for the Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
(EIHL).
He was featured in the first season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show which aired in 2004.
Playing career
Tessier played major junior in the Ontario Hockey LeagueOntario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
(OHL) where he served as a team captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
for the Ottawa 67's
Ottawa 67's
The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...
. Establishing his success with faceoffs as a top aspect of his game, he was awarded the OHL Top Faceoff Award in the trophy's inaugural three years through 1998
1997–98 OHL season
The 1997–98 OHL season was the 18th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Eighteen teams each played 66 games. The Guelph Storm won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors name is re-activated when they are awarded a franchise, they would play in the...
to 2000
1999–2000 OHL season
The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Scoring leaders:...
, as well as the CHL
Canadian Hockey League
The Canadian Hockey League is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian-based major junior ice hockey leagues for players 16 to 20 years of age. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three member leagues, the Western Hockey...
Top Faceoff Award in 1999
1998–99 OHL season
The 1998–99 OHL season was the 19th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Belleville Bulls won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the London Knights....
. After an 84-point season in 1998–99, Tessier led the 67's to a Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
championship as the tournament hosts. In his fourth and final year with the 67's, he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team, earned the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy
The Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the player of the Ontario Hockey League that is the most humanitarian. Each year the OHL awards a player that has demonstrated outstanding qualities as a positive role model in the community with the OHL Humanitarian Award.The Ontario Hockey...
for his humanitarian efforts and won Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
The Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the best overage player in the Ontario Hockey League. The Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy was donated by the trainers of the Ontario Hockey League in memory of the late Leo Lalonde, former chief scout of OHL Central Scouting.-Winners:*2010-11...
as the OHL's best overage player with a second consecutive 84-point season.
Undrafted by a National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) club, Tessier earned an invite to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
training camp in 2000. He spent his professional rookie season in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Louisiana IceGators, recording 35 points in 60 games. The following season, he earned another NHL training camp invite with the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Tessier spent the 2001–02 season, however, overseas in the Holland Super League
Eredivisie (hockey)
The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond...
with the Amstel Tijgers
Amstel Tijgers
IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan...
where he finished second in league scoring with 43 points in 33 games, as well as first in playoff scoring.
Tessier subsequently bounced between the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n minor professional leagues in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL) and ECHL as well as the European leagues, such as the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
(DEL2), and Bundesliga (DEL), the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Nationalliga B (SUI-B), and the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
(EIHL).
In 2004, he competed in the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's inaugural season of Making the Cut, a hockey-based reality show in which contestants compete for a spot on one of the six Canadian NHL teams.
On April 6, 2009 Tessier retired from his professional ice hockey career after the Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
' Elite League playoff defeat against Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield Steelers
The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
.
Hockey camps
In 2002, Tessier branched out by opening his own hockey instruction school for youths during the summer.Awards
- Won the OHLOntario Hockey LeagueThe Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
Top Faceoff Award in 1998, 1999 and 2000. - Won the CHLCanadian Hockey LeagueThe Canadian Hockey League is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian-based major junior ice hockey leagues for players 16 to 20 years of age. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three member leagues, the Western Hockey...
's Top Faceoff Award in 1999. - Won the Memorial CupMemorial CupThe Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
with the Ottawa 67'sOttawa 67'sThe Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...
in 1999. - Won the Dan Snyder Memorial TrophyDan Snyder Memorial TrophyThe Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the player of the Ontario Hockey League that is the most humanitarian. Each year the OHL awards a player that has demonstrated outstanding qualities as a positive role model in the community with the OHL Humanitarian Award.The Ontario Hockey...
in 2000. - Won the Leo Lalonde Memorial TrophyLeo Lalonde Memorial TrophyThe Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the best overage player in the Ontario Hockey League. The Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy was donated by the trainers of the Ontario Hockey League in memory of the late Leo Lalonde, former chief scout of OHL Central Scouting.-Winners:*2010-11...
in 2000. - Named to the OHL First All-Star Team in 2000.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Cumberland Grads Cumberland Grads The Cumberland Grads are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Navan, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Central Canada Hockey League.-History:... |
CJHL Central Junior A Hockey League The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League... |
52 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
66 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1997-98 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 66 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1998-99 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 68 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 55 | 39 | 45 | 84 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2000-01 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
60 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 116 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2001-02 | Amstel Tijgers Amstel Tijgers IJshockeyvereniging Amstel Tijgers is an amateur ice hockey team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie . It once consisted of an amateur and a pro-section, which were separate legal entities. The amateur team currently plays at the Jaap Eden baan... |
Hlnd Eredivisie (hockey) The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond... |
33 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 116 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2002-03 | Bremerhaven REV | 2.GBun 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :... |
54 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2003-04 | Toronto Roadrunners Toronto Roadrunners The Toronto Roadrunners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. In their only season the Roadrunners featured players such as Jani Rita, Jamie Wright and Steve Valiquette who helped them advance to the AHL playoffs where... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:... |
ECHL | 34 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Fresno Falcons Fresno Falcons The Fresno Falcons are a defunct minor league hockey team. They were once members of the ECHL . They were located in Fresno, California.-Early history:... |
ECHL | 60 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
EIHL Elite Ice Hockey League Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other... |
19 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | HC Lausanne HC Lausanne HC Lausanne is an ice hockey team, based in the city of Lausanne, in the French speaking part of Switzerland. In 2004, during the NHL lock-out, the HC Lausanne signed NHL players like Martin St. Louis and Andy Roach.-History:... |
Swiss-B | 20 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 2006-07 | Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
EIHL Elite Ice Hockey League Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other... |
62 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | EV Duisburg | DEL | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | Kalamazoo Wings Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Eastern Conference, North Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Stadium.... |
IHL | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
EIHL | 45 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHL Totals | 255 | 125 | 157 | 282 | 228 | 49 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 46 | ||||
| ECHL Totals | 154 | 57 | 78 | 135 | 262 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| IHL Totals | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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