Nathaniel Lawrence Guenin (born December 10, 1982) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Guenin played high school hockey in the Pittsburgh suburb of Hopewell. He was drafted 127th overall in the

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by the

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. After completing a four-year collegiate career with the

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, Guenin was signed as a free agent by the

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on August 16, 2006. Nate made his professional debut in the 2006–07 season with the Flyers affiliate the Phantoms of the

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. Later in the season Guenin made his NHL debut with the Flyers. Guenin recorded his first and second assists on March 31, 2007 vs. the New Jersey Devils. After spending the next two seasons primarily with the Phantoms, Guenin signed with the

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on July 3, 2009. On February 11, 2010, Guenin was traded by the Penguins to the

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for Steven Wagner. Nate Guenin Ducks 2012-02-15

On July 2, 2010, Guenin signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was assigned to start the

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season with AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, but was later recalled and made his Blue Jackets debut in a 3-2 victory over the

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on October 16, 2010. After 3 games with Columbus, Guenin was returned to the Falcons and on January 4, 2011, was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Trevor Smith. Guenin was signed to two-year extension with Anaheim on June 17, 2011. In the following 2011–12 season, Guenin made the Ducks opening night roster. His first NHL goal was scored on October 7, 2011 as a member of the Ducks against

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of the

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. Guenin played in 15 games with the Ducks before he was reassigned to the Syracuse Crunch. With the

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in effect, Guenin was directly assigned to captain new Ducks AHL affiliate, the

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for the

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season. On January 13, 2013, he was waived by the Anaheim Ducks in preparation of the shortened NHL season before returning to the Admirals. In 66 games, Guenin contributed with 4 goals and 24 points. On July 5, 2013, Guenin was signed to a one-year, two way contract as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche. Guenin impressed Avalanche coach

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with his performance in the training camp before the season which led to him staying up with the NHL team for the start of the season. After playing the first 9 games with the Avalanche, Roy told Guenin he would be staying in the NHL for the rest of the season. Midway through the season, having held down his position among the Colorado blueline, Guenin was signed to a two-year contract extension on January 7, 2014. In the 2015–16 season, Guenin struggled to reproduce his previous season form and was healthy scratched after going scoreless in 29 games. He was waived by the Avalanche on January 13, 2016 in order to bring up rookie defenseman Chris Bigras and Nikita Zadorov. Unclaimed, Guenin remained with the Avalanche as a reserve defenseman before he was again placed on waivers and assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, on February 18, 2016. At the conclusion of his contract and tenure with the Avalanche, Guenin signed a one-year, two-way contract to return for a second stint with the Anaheim Ducks on July 2, 2016. He is also a distant relative of Binghamton Bearcats defenseman, Nick Perry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guenin, Nate 1982 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Anaheim Ducks players Colorado Avalanche players Columbus Blue Jackets players Green Bay Gamblers players Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania New York Rangers draft picks Norfolk Admirals players Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Pittsburgh Penguins players San Antonio Rampage players San Diego Gulls (AHL) players Springfield Falcons players Syracuse Crunch players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players People from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania