Stephen Dixon (ice hockey)

Stephen Dixon
Born (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985
Halifax, NS, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Tappara
Luleå HF
HC Yugra
Lokomotiv Yaroslav
Brynäs IF
Amur Khabarovsk
Ässät
NHL Draft 229th overall, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2005–present

Stephen Dixon (born September 7, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Tappara of Liiga, the Finnish Elite League.

Playing career

A first round pick for Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (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 before the start of the 2005 season.

Dixon was drafted in the seventh round, 229th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. 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 on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Tim Brent. He was assigned to the Portland Pirates. Dixon played in the KHL-team Amur Khabarovsk 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 of the SM-liiga.[1]

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.[2]

Dixon was a member of the gold medal winning Canadian team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 64 16 15 31 12 16 3 5 8 12
2002–03 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 72 28 42 70 54 4 0 0 0 6
2003–04 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 55 22 50 72 33 5 1 0 1 0
2004–05 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 45 17 34 51 40 — — — — —
2005–06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 12 17 29 45 11 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 17 24 41 43 11 2 3 5 6
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 80 17 28 45 43 18 6 4 10 10
2008–09 Brynäs IF SEL 53 8 19 27 32 4 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 53 20 15 35 55 5 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 47 7 10 17 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Ässät SM-l 60 14 39 53 59 4 1 1 2 27
2012–13 Ässät SM-l 44 9 35 44 51 — — — — —
2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 3 0 2 2 0 6 0 4 4 6
SEL totals 106 28 34 62 77 9 0 0 0 2
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2005 North Dakota
2004 Helsinki
World Junior U18 Championships
2003 Yaroslavl

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Canada U17 5 1 1 2 16
2003 Canada WJC18 7 3 3 6 4
2004 Canada WJC 6 0 1 1 0
2005 Canada WJC 6 0 1 1 2
Junior int'l totals 24 4 6 10 22

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Dixon for Assat" (in Finnish). Ässät. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Dixon to Lokomotiv" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31.


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