Dan Tessier (born January 3, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional

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who last played for the

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of the British

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(EIHL). He was featured in the first season of '' Making the Cut: Last Man Standing'', a hockey-based reality show which aired in 2004.

Playing career

Tessier played major junior in the

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(OHL) where he served as a

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for the

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. 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

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, as well as the

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Top Faceoff Award in

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. After an 84-point season in 1998–99, Tessier led the 67's to a

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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 OHL Humanitarian of the Year for his humanitarian efforts and won

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as the OHL's best overage player with a second consecutive 84-point season. Undrafted by a

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(NHL) club, Tessier earned an invite to the

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training camp in 2000. He spent his professional rookie season in the

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(ECHL) with the Louisiana IceGators, recording 35 points in 60 games. The following season, he earned another NHL training camp invite with the

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. Tessier spent the 2001–02 season, however, overseas in the Holland Super League with the

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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

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(AHL) and ECHL as well as the European leagues, such as the

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2nd Bundesliga (DEL2), and

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(DEL), the

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Nationalliga B (SUI-B), and the

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(EIHL). In 2004, he competed in the CBC's inaugural season of '' Making the Cut'', a hockey-based reality show in which contestants compete for a spot on one of the six Canadian NHL teams. On April 6, 2009, Tessier retired from his professional ice hockey career after the

' Elite League playoff defeat against

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Hockey camps

In 2002, Tessier branched out by opening his own hockey instruction school for youths during the summer.

Awards

*Won the

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Top Faceoff Award in 1998, 1999 and 2000. *Won the

's Top Faceoff Award in 1999. *Won the

with the

in 1999. *Won the OHL Humanitarian of the Year in 2000. *Won the

in 2000. *Named to the OHL First All-Star Team in 2000.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Tessier's profile on EV Duisburg siteTessier's player profile on Germanhockey.netDan Tessier Hockey School WebsiteDan Tessier WebsiteEurohockey Profile
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