Jeffrey Ryan Penner (born April 13, 1987) is a Canadian former professional

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who played two

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(NHL) games with the

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during the 2009–10 season.

Playing career

Undrafted, Penner made his NHL debut on March 9, 2010 against the

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. Prior to turning professional, he played for the

Dauphin Kings The Dauphin Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were established i ...

of the

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, and the

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in the

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. Penner played for the

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of the

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prior to being called up to the NHL by the Bruins. On February 28, 2011, Penner was traded by the Bruins along with Mikko Lehtonen to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for

Anton Khudobin Anton Valerievich Khudobin (; born 7 May 1986) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a free agent. He last played with HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Nicknamed "Dobby", ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1987 births Living people Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dauphin Kings players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Powell River Kings players Providence Bruins players Sportspeople from Steinbach, Manitoba Steinbach Pistons players Undrafted National Hockey League players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1980s-stub