Tom Preissing
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | December 3, 1978 , Arlington Heights, IL, USA |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2003 – present |
| Website | TomPreissing.com |
Thomas Joseph Preissing (born December 3, 1978 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. He was raised in Rosemount, Minnesota.
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[edit] Junior and college career
Out of high school where he played four years on the varsity team at Rosemount High School as a forward Preissing played two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL where then coach Mark Osiecki converted Preissing to a defenceman, paving the way for his future hockey successes. 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).
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.
On July 2, 2007, Tom Preissing signed a four-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Kings worth $11 million US.[1]
[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
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| 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 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 80 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 300 | 28 | 96 | 124 | 72 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ TSN.com, 2007 Free Agent Signings
