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Kent Huskins (born May 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional
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who played seven seasons in the
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(NHL) for the
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Playing career

Before making his NHL debut with the Ducks in
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, Huskins played five seasons in the
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(AHL). He was drafted 156th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the
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, and played for the Norfolk Admirals, the
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, and the
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of the AHL before joining the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, in
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. He had played four seasons at
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, and in his senior year, was an NCAA East First Team All-American and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. Huskins made his NHL debut on December 23, 2006 when the Ducks played the
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. Kent was recalled from Portland to fill a gap in the Anaheim defensive corps caused by an injury to
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, and then later to Chris Pronger. He was sent back down a month later, but called up for good when the Ducks dealt Shane O'Brien at the trade deadline. He won the
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with the Ducks in
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. On October 15,
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, Huskins scored his first career goal in a game versus the
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. Huskins was traded to the San Jose Sharks on March 4, 2009 along with Travis Moen for
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, Timo Pielmeier and a fourth round draft pick in
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
. In the offseason, Huskins was signed to the most lucrative contract he had ever had, signing a two-year deal that would pay him
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1.5 million the first year and
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1.9 million the second year. On July 2, 2011 he was signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with the
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for $1 million. In a largely ineffective 2011–12 season with the Blues hampered by injury, Huskins appeared in only 25 games, scoring 7 points. After a resolution to the
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was reached, Huskins signed as a free agent to a try-out contract with his first professional team the Norfolk Admirals on January 17, 2013. Less than a week later, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year deal by the Detroit Red Wings. Used sparingly by the Red Wings as a reserve defenseman, Huskins went scoreless with 4 penalty minutes in 11 games. With the signing of defenseman Danny DeKeyser the Red Wings were over the league roster limit at the trade deadline and were obligated to reduce the roster. Huskins was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional 7th-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft on March 30, 2013. In eight games with the Flyers, he recorded one assist before suffering a season-ending concussion.


Career statistics


Awards and honors


Transactions

*June 27, 1998: Drafted by the
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in the sixth round (156th overall). *August 13, 2003: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the
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. *September 16, 2004: Signed as a free agent by the
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. *August 30, 2005: Signed as a free agent by the
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. *March 4, 2009: Traded to the
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along with Travis Moen for
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, Timo Pielmeier, and a fourth round draft pick in 2011. *July 2, 2011: Signed as a free agent by the
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. *January 22, 2013: Signed as a free agent by the
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. *March 30, 2013: Traded to the
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for a conditional seventh round draft pick.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huskins, Kent 1979 births Anaheim Ducks players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Kanata Lasers players Living people Manitoba Moose players Norfolk Admirals players People from Almonte, Ontario Ice hockey people from Lanark County Philadelphia Flyers players Portland Pirates players St. Louis Blues players San Antonio Rampage players San Jose Sharks players Stanley Cup champions Utica Comets players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans