former_teams height_ft shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year team image_size position draft_team league height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
calgary flames 6 left 218 edmonton , ab , can 2003 toronto maple leafs 225px defence calgary flames nhl 3 10 april 1985 dion phaneuf 2012-03-07 . jpg dion phaneuf
 9th overall can 2005
dion phaneuf

dion phaneuf -lrb- born april 10 , 1985 -rrb- is a canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the toronto maple leafs of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
he was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 nhl entry draft by the calgary flames , and made his nhl debut in 2005 after a four-year junior career with the red deer rebels of the western hockey league -lrb- whl -rrb- , in which he was twice named the defenceman of the year .
he set a flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the calder memorial trophy as top rookie in 2005 -- 06 .
two years later , he was a finalist for the james norris memorial trophy as top defenceman , though he did not win either award .
phaneuf is a three-time nhl all-star .
he has represented team canada internationally four times in his career , winning silver and gold medals at the world junior hockey championship in 2004 and 2005 , respectively , and a gold medal at the 2007 men 's world ice hockey championships .
phaneuf is active in the community ; the flames honoured phaneuf for his role as an ambassador to the alberta children 's hospital , where he participated in events that help sick and injured children during his time in calgary .
