Lou Dickenson (born 15 August 1982) is a

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professional

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player who last played for the Thetford Assurancia of the

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. He was selected by the

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in the fourth round (113th overall) of the

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. Early on in his junior career, he was labeled as a potential first round draft pick for the 2000 Draft, due to his combination of speed, size and skill. Unfortunately, being on dismal

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teams hindered his development, and he fell to the 4th round, drafted by the

. Dickenson played in the

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with the

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before embarking on a European career. On July 15, 2015, having left

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of the Danish

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, Dickenson agreed to a contract with Scottish club, the Dundee Stars of the EIHL after securing a placement to study at the

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. In 2017, Dickenson co-founded a hockey training program in Ottawa named Lou Dickenson Elite Performance Hockey which offers one on one coaching for hockey players.

Personal life

In 2011, Dickenson married Swedish-born Alexandra and they had two children together in Europe before moving back to Canada in 2016.

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