Stephen Dixon (ice hockey)

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 188 lb (85 kg/13 st 6 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team	Anaheim Ducks Portland Pirates (AHL)
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 7, 1985 (1985-09-07) (age 22), Halifax, NS, CAN
NHL Draft	229th overall, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	2005 – present

Stephen Dixon (born September 7, 1985, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.

[edit] Playing career

A first round pick for Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) in the 2001 Midget Draft, the Halifax native has never played for another junior team despite being traded to the Val-d'Or Foreurs before the start of the 2005 season.

Dixon was drafted in the seventh round, 229th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played all 80 games with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton penguins for the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 season. The Penguins traded him to the Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Tim Brent. He was assigned to the Portland Pirates.

Dixon was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	64	16	15	31	12	16	3	5	8	12
2002–03	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	72	28	42	70	54	4	0	0	0	6
2003–04	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	55	22	50	72	33	5	1	0	1	0
2004–05	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	45	17	34	51	40	--	--	--	--	--
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	80	12	17	29	45	11	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	80	17	24	41	43	11	2	3	5	6