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Calvin de Haan (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional
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for the
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of the
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(NHL). He was selected 12th overall by the
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at the 2009 NHL entry draft.


Early life

de Haan was born and raised in Carp, Ontario with his younger brother Evan and parents Bill and Kathy. He attended Huntley Centennial Public School and All Saints Catholic High School growing up.


Playing career


Amateur

de Haan was drafted by the
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of the
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(OHL) in the third round, 50th overall, at the 2007 OHL Priority Selection. Prior to joining the Generals, he played one season with the Kemptville 73's of the Central Junior A Hockey League. He was named the Rookie of the Year in the 2007–08 season after scoring 42 points in 58 games. In his rookie season with the Generals in 2008–09, he finished second on the team in scoring with 63 points, scoring eight goals and adding 55 assists. The Generals named him their top rookie and top defenceman, while he was also selected to play in the OHL All-Star Game and the 2009
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. Ranked 25th by the
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heading into the 2009 NHL entry draft, de Haan expected to be a late first, or early second round, selection. He was eventually selected by the
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, who made a trade to acquire the 12th overall pick, which they used to draft him. The following season, de Haan required surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and was ruled out for the rest of the season.


Professional


New York Islanders

de Haan turned professional during the 2011–12 season, appearing in 56 games for the
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. de Haan made his NHL debut with the Islanders that season, on December 15 against the
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. de Haan was sent back to the AHL following his debut and was named to the 2012 AHL All-Star Team. While playing 17 games for the Sound Tigers during the 2013–14 season, de Haan also skated in 51 games for the Islanders, and scored his first career NHL goal against the
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in a 5–3 victory on January 7. On July 15, 2014, the Islanders re-signed de Haan to a three-year, $5.9 million contract. de Haan became a regular on the Islanders blueline the following season, appearing in 65 games. On August 2, 2017, the Islanders re-signed de Haan to a one-year, $3.3 million contract. The two sides were set for an arbitration meeting that afternoon, with the deal being completed in the morning. During the season, de Haan suffered a lower body injury in a game against the
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and was ruled out indefinitely for the rest of the season. de Haan missed the rest of the 49 games recovering from the required surgery.


Carolina Hurricanes

On July 3, 2018, de Haan signed a four-year, $18.2 million contract with the
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. In his first season with the club in 2018–19, de Haan strengthened a dynamic Hurricanes blue line, adding 1 goal and 13 assists in 74 regular season games. Helping Carolina return to the post-season for the first time in 10 years, he appeared in a career high 12 playoff games in reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.


Chicago Blackhawks

On June 24, 2019, de Haan's tenure with the Hurricanes ended as he was traded along with Aleksi Saarela to the
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in exchange for Gustav Forsling and
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. However, he played a mere 29 games in the 2019–20 season before undergoing season-ending surgery on his right shoulder.


Return to Carolina

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Blackhawks, de Haan remained un-signed over the summer. Prior to the 2022–23 season, de Haan returned to the Hurricanes organization initially on a tryout basis before signing a one-year, $850,000 contract on October 2, 2022.


Tampa Bay Lightning

On July 2, 2023, de Haan signed a one-year, $775,000 contract as a free agent with his fourth NHL club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, for the 2023–24 season. In a third-pairing role with the Lightning, de Haan made 59 regular season appearances while contributing with 3 goals and 10 points. He featured in one post-season game ending his tenure with the club.


Colorado Avalanche

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Lightning, de Haan was signed on the opening day of free agency after agreeing to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2024.


New York Rangers

On March 1, 2025, the Avalanche traded de Haan, Juuso Pärssinen, and two conditional draft picks in
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to the
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, in exchange for Hank Kempf, Ryan Lindgren, and
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.


International play

de Haan first represented the Canadian junior team at the
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, scoring six assists in six games. He won a silver medal at the
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, though he missed two games after suffering a head injury in a game against Switzerland. On November 29, 2010, he was named to the 2011 Canadian World Junior Team selection camp for the second time, one of only four returning members from the 2010 silver-medal team. On December 19, 2010, de Haan was named an alternate captain to Ryan Ellis of the
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for the 2011 Canadian junior team, along with Brayden Schenn of the
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and Jared Cowen of the
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, his fellow returnees.


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Regular season and playoffs


International


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Haan, Calvin 1991 births Living people 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Dutch descent Carolina Hurricanes players Chicago Blackhawks players Colorado Avalanche players Ice hockey people from Ottawa NHL first-round draft picks New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players New York Rangers players Oshawa Generals players Tampa Bay Lightning players