Dean Arsene

Dean Arsene
Born July 20, 1980 (1980-07-20) (age 31)
Murrayville, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Phoenix Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

Dean Arsene (born July 20, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently under a two-way contract with the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes. He is the captain of the Coyotes AHL affiliate Portland Pirates.

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Playing career

To date, Arsene's professional career has been almost solely in the American Hockey League, where he has played eight seasons. He spent six of those seasons (from 2003–04 to 2008–09) with the Hershey Bears, winning the league's championship Calder Cup twice in that tenure, and earning the fond nickname "Mayor of Chocolatetown."

Following his second Calder Cup, Arsene chose to sign the two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers in the hope of earning some playing time in the NHL on July 16, 2009.[1] That hope was realized when he was called up for a two-game stint in late 2009.[2] He spent the majority of the 2009–10 season as the captain of the Springfield Falcons, however he was again later recalled on an emergency basis on March 22, 2010, finishing out the season with Edmonton.

On August 11, 2010, Arsene signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[3]

Arsene signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 6, 2011.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Regina Pats WHL 62 0 8 8 53 3 0 0 0 2
1997–98 Regina Pats WHL 31 2 7 9 47
1997–98 Edmonton Ice WHL 43 0 12 12 90
1998–99 Kootenay Ice WHL 68 1 4 5 111 4 0 0 0 4
1999–00 Kootenay Ice WHL 66 4 7 11 150 21 1 2 3 59
2000–01 Kootenay Ice WHL 68 1 10 11 178 11 0 1 1 14
2001–02 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 63 3 10 13 101
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 50 1 3 4 94
2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 46 0 6 6 118 15 1 5 6 34
2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 22 0 2 2 44
2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 56 1 5 6 140
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 68 2 5 7 181 21 0 1 1 29
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 61 3 12 15 187 6 0 2 2 8
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 14 0 2 2 23
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 46 1 10 11 99 22 0 2 2 14
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 2 9 11 100
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 0 0 41
2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 77 1 10 11 137 4 0 0 0 6
NHL totals 13 0 0 0 41

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