Stephen Dixon (born September 7, 1985) is a
Canadian
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professional
ice hockey
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centre
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* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...
currently playing for
Glasgow Clan
Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is ...
of the
EIHL
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, whom he joined in 2022.
Playing career
A first round pick for
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
The Cape Breton Eagles are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Their home rink is Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
The franchise was originally granted to the Sorel Éperviers (B ...
(QMJHL) in the 2001 Midget Draft, the Halifax native played his entire junior career with Cape Breton, despite being traded to the
Val-d'Or Foreurs
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are a junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. The team was founded for the 1993–94 season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, a member of the Canadian Hockey ...
before the start of the 2005 season.
Dixon was drafted in the seventh round, 229th overall, by the
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...
in the
2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was the 41st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21 and 22, 2003.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was ...
. He played all 80 games with the
Wilkes-Barre Scranton penguins for the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 season. The Penguins traded him to the
Anaheim Ducks
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...
on June 23, 2007, in exchange for
Tim Brent
Tim Brent (born March 10, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played over 200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes.
Playing career
Junior hockey
B ...
. He was assigned to the
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...
. Dixon played in the
KHL
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-team
Amur Khabarovsk
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in the season 2010–2011. On August 29, 2011, Dixon moved for the second consecutive season within Europe to sign a one year-contract with the Finnish club,
Ässät Ässät or Ässä may refer to:
* HC Ässät Pori Oy, Finnish sports club
** Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey)
** Porin Ässät (women's ice hockey)
** Porin Ässät (men's football)
** PATA (esports)
*, Finnish band from Oulu
*S Group, Finnish Con ...
of the
SM-liiga
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.
During the
2012–13 season, Dixon transferred at the transfer deadline from Ässät to return to the KHL with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on January 31, 2013.
Dixon was a member of the gold medal-winning Canadian team at the
2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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.
He has since gone on to play for
HC Yugra
Hockey Club Yugra (russian: Хоккейный клуб Югра), is a professional ice hockey team based in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra, Russia. They currently play in the Supreme Hockey League, the second-highest league in Russia, and played in the ...
(KHL),
Luleå HF
Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ...
(SHL),
Tappara
Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...
(Liiga),
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Grizzlys Wolfsburg are a professional ice hockey club of the German professional ice hockey league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play their games at Eisarena in Wolfsburg.
History
Wolfsburg earned their first promotion to the DEL in 2004. Howe ...
(DEL) and
Cardiff Devils
The Cardiff Devils are a Welsh ice hockey team who play in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. The team play at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay.
Cardiff are the reigning EIHL play-off champions, winning their third title in a row after beating ...
(EIHL).
In June 2022, Dixon left Cardiff for fellow Elite League side
Glasgow Clan
Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is ...
. He was named player-assistant coach, before assuming the interim head coach position after the departure of Clan coach
Malcolm Cameron in October 2022.
[https://clanihc.com/news-cameron-leaves-glasgow-clan/]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1985 births
Amur Khabarovsk players
Ässät players
Brynäs IF players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players
Cardiff Devils players
Glasgow Clan players
Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
Living people
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Luleå HF players
Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Portland Pirates players
Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian ice hockey coaches
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