Dan Tessier

Dan Tessier (born January 3, 1979) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who last played for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
==Playing career==
Tessier played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he served as a captain for the Ottawa 67's. Establishing his success with faceoffs as a top aspect of his game, he was awarded the OHL Top Faceoff Award in the trophy's inaugural three years through 1998 to 2000,as well as the CHL Top Faceoff Award in 1999. After an 84-point season in 1998–99, Tessier led the 67's to a Memorial Cup championship as the tournament hosts. In his fourth and final year with the 67's, he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team, earned the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy for his humanitarian efforts and won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL's best overage player with a second consecutive 84-point season.
Undrafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) club, Tessier earned an invite to the Montreal Canadiens training camp in 2000. He spent his professional rookie season in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with the Louisiana IceGators, recording 35 points in 60 games. The following season, he earned another NHL training camp invite with the Ottawa Senators. Tessier spent the 2001–02 season, however, overseas in the Holland Super League with the Amstel Tijgers where he finished second in league scoring with 43 points in 33 games, as well as first in playoff scoring.
Tessier subsequently bounced between the North American minor professional leagues in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL as well as the European leagues, such as the German 2nd Bundesliga (DEL2), and Bundesliga (DEL), the Swiss Nationalliga B (SUI-B), and the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). 
On April 6, 2009 Tessier retired from his professional ice hockey career after the Nottingham Panthers' Elite League playoff defeat against Sheffield Steelers.
==Awards==
*Won the OHL Top Faceoff Award in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
*Won the CHL's Top Faceoff Award in 1999.
*Won the Memorial Cup with the Ottawa 67's in 1999.
*Won the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy in 2000.
*Won the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy in 2000.
*Named to the OHL First All-Star Team in 2000.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995-96 	Cumberland Grads 	CJHL 	 	52 	31 	52 	83 	87 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996-97 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	66 	22 	27 	49 	43 	 	22 	1 	6 	7 	10
1997-98 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	66 	28 	37 	65 	55 	 	13 	6 	11 	17 	12
1998-99 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	68 	36 	48 	84 	64 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	10
1999-00 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	55 	39 	45 	84 	66 	 	6 	2 	2 	4 	14
2000-01 	Louisiana IceGators 	ECHL 	 	60 	20 	15 	35 	116 	 	14 	3 	6 	9 	10
2001-02 	Amstel Tijgers 	Hlnd 	 	33 	23 	20 	43 	116 	 	6 	7 	3 	10 	8
2002-03 	Bremerhaven REV 	2.GBun 	 	54 	19 	28 	47 	115 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	27
2003-04 	Toronto Roadrunners 	AHL 	 	34 	4 	11 	15 	20 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003-04 	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL 	 	34 	12 	29 	41 	32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2004-05 	Fresno Falcons 	ECHL 	 	60 	25 	34 	59 	114 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005-06 	Nottingham Panthers 	EIHL 	 	19 	11 	15 	26 	42 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005-06 	HC Lausanne 	Swiss-B 	 	20 	12 	13 	25 	48 	 	12 	5 	10 	15 	20
2006-07 	Sheffield Steelers 	EIHL 	 	62 	23 	76 	99 	161 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2007-08 	EV Duisburg 	DEL 	 	19 	0 	6 	6 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2007-08 	Kalamazoo Wings 	IHL 	 	20 	5 	15 	20 	32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2008-09 	Nottingham Panthers 	EIHL 	 	45 	18 	45 	63 	73 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
OHL Totals 	OHL Totals 	OHL Totals 	 	255 	125 	157 	282 	228 	 	49 	9 	21 	30 	46
ECHL Totals	ECHL Totals 	ECHL Totals	 	154 	57 	78 	135 	262 	 	14 	3 	6 	9 	10
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	 	34 	4 	11 	15 	20 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
IHL Totals 	IHL Totals 	IHL Totals 	 	20 	5 	15 	20 	32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== External links ==
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*Tessier's profile on EV Duisburg site
*Tessier's player profile on Germanhockey.net
*Dan Tessier Hockey School Website
*Dan Tessier Website
*Eurohockey Profile
Category:Born in 1979
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Cottonmouths players
Category:EV Duisburg Die Füchse players
Category:Fresno Falcons players
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:Ottawa 67's alumni
Category:Sheffield Steelers players
Category:Toronto Roadrunners players
Category:Retired in 2009