Tom Preissing
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | December 3, 1978, Arlington Heights, IL, USA |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro Career | 2003 – present |
Tom Preissing (born December 3, 1978 in Arlington Heights, Illinois although he grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.
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[edit] College career
Preissing was signed as a free agent out of college. He played for Colorado College and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, he also captained CC his senior year. He earned NCAA - West First All-American honors. He holds the NCAA record for most goals by a defenceman in a season.
[edit] Pro career
Preissing was the San Jose Sharks' rookie of the year in the 2004 season, where he had two goals and seventeen assists in 69 games. He was praised for making the step directly from college to the NHL without stopping in the AHL. In the 2006 season, he has taken a huge step, scoring 43 points in seventy-four games to have the second-highest-scoring season by a defenceman in Sharks history (first being Sandis Ozolinsh). A top four defenceman who is dangerous on the powerplay, Preissing is known for "making smart decisions with the puck" and "is capable of putting up good offensive numbers, especially if given regular ice time with the man advantage" according toTSN.
On July 9, 2006, Preissing and Josh Hennessy were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for power forward Mark Bell. The Hawks immediately traded the two, along with Michal Barinka and a second round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators for Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski.
[edit] Awards
- 2002-2003: NCAA - West First All-American Team
- 2002-2003: Hobey Baker Memorial Award-finalist
- 2003-2004: San Jose Sharks Playstation rookie of the year
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 74 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 143 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||||
