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Each day, I have been highlighting a player from Team USA and Team Canada leading up to the Vancouver Olympics that has a chance to stand out during the games. Today's player from Team Canada is a standout shutdown defensemen for the Chicago Blackhawks, who usually is second in ice time per game on the team, and plays a very effective shutdown role against other teams top lines: Brent Seabrook.
Brent's junior career started and ended with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was drafted by the Hurricanes in the first round of the 2000 bantam draft. He played 4 years with Lethbridge and had his best year in 2004-05 when he had 54 points, was a +25, and accumulated 107 penalty minutes. After his final season of junior hockey, he played 9 games for the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.
His first season out of juniors (2005-06) he made the Blackhawks roster out of training camp and played in 69 of the Hawks games. Each season in the NHL his plus/minus has improved steadily, while logging top minutes against other teams best lines. Always one to stand up for his teammates, he is willing to drop the gloves with just about anybody, despite his important role with the Hawks. During the 2008-09 playoffs, he was able to put up 12 points in 17 games. Over the course of those playoffs, he effectively shut down the Iginla (Calgary) and Sedin (Vancouver) lines, while also doing a good job shutting down the Zetterberg (Detroit) line in the Western Conference Finals.
He has played in 3 international tournaments. The first was the World Junior Championships in 2004 where he helped Canada win a silver medal. The following year at the World Junior Championships, he helped Canada win a gold medal. He also played for Team Canada at the World Championships in 2006.
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In case you missed it , I will be highlighting a player from Team USA and Team Canada leading up to the Vancouver Olympics. With no further adeiu, I give you today's player: Duncan Keith.
The fleet footed Keith is currently the Number 1 defensemen, and ice time leader game in and game out, for the Chicago Blackhawks. Originally drafted by Chicago in the second round, 54th overall, in 2002. Duncan took a different route than most players to the NHL. He started off playing in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), then moved on to playing NCAA hockey for Michigan State scored his first collegiate goal in the Cold War game, where he spent two years, before moving on to the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After his last year of junior eligability he spent two years honeing his craft in the American Hockey League with the Norfolk Admirals. He played in 81 games with the Blackhawks as a rookie in 2005-06 and got on the score sheet for 21 points (9G 12A) and 79 penalty minutes.
His only international experience came in 2008 when he played for Team Canada in the World Championships and helped Canada win the silver medal. During his 9 game run with Team Canada in the World Championships, he only contributed 2 assists, but was a +9 while shutting down some of the best hockey players that were out of their leagues' playoffs.
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