Karl Sebastien Dykhuis ( ; born July 8, 1972) is a

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former professional

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who played 12 seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

and

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986

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s with a

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team from

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. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Dykhuis played for the Amsterdam Bulldogs Hockey Club in The

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Awards and achievements

QMJHL The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The le ...

All-Rookie Team (

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) * QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1989) * QMJHL First All-Star Team (

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) * 1991 World Junior U20 Gold Medalist

Transactions

*Feb. 16 1995: Traded to Philadelphia Flyers by Chicago Blackhawks for Bob Wilkie and Philadelphia's fifth round choice (

Kyle Calder Kyle Charles Calder (born January 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Anaheim D ...

) in 1997 Entry Draft *Aug. 20 1997: Traded to Tampa Bay Lightning by Philadelphia Flyers with

Mikael Renberg Mikael Bo Renberg (born 5 May 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and eight in the Swedish Elite League. Playing caree ...

for Philadelphia's first round choices (previously acquired) in 1998 ( Simon Gagne), 1999: (

Maxime Ouellet Maxime Ouellet (born June 17, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks from 2000 to 2006. He also played se ...

), 2000 (

Justin Williams Justin Craig Williams (born October 4, 1981) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, and Washingto ...

) and 2001 (later traded to Ottawa - Ottawa selected

Tim Gleason Timothy Patrick Gleason (born January 29, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current assistant coach to the Carolina Hurricanes. Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2001 NHL En ...

) Entry Drafts *Dec. 28, 1998: Traded to Philadelphia Flyers by Tampa Bay Lightning for Petr Svoboda * Oct. 20, 1999: Traded to Montreal Canadiens by Philadelphia Flyers for cash * Jan. 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Amsterdam (Netherlands) * Aug. 25, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 1972 births Adler Mannheim players Amsterdam Bulldogs players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Dutch descent Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Hershey Bears players Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey people from Quebec Indianapolis Ice players Living people Longueuil Collège Français (QMJHL) players Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks People from Sept-Îles, Quebec Philadelphia Flyers players Tampa Bay Lightning players Verdun Collège Français players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub