Dalton Thrower

Dalton Thrower
Born (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993
Squamish, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Montreal Canadiens
St. John's IceCaps (AHL)
NHL Draft 51st overall, 2012
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2014–present

Dalton Thrower (born December 20, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the St. John's IceCaps in the American Hockey League (AHL). Thrower was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round (51st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Amateur

Thrower competed at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge held Timmins, Ontario.[2] He was also selected to play in the 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game,[3] and was named the Saskatoon Blades top defenceman for the 2011–12 WHL season.[4] On May 27, 2013 the Giants acquired his rights in exchange for a conditional second round pick in the 2014 Bantam Draft.[5]

Professional

On September 16, 2013, after attending the Montreal Canadiens' pre-season training camp, Thrower was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Vancouver NW Giants BCMML 31 8 11 19 72 5 1 0 1 6
2009–10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 55 0 7 7 61 8 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 68 6 14 20 91 10 2 1 3 11
2011–12 Saskatoon Blades WHL 66 18 36 54 103 4 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Saskatoon Blades WHL 54 6 21 27 89 4 0 0 0 6
2013–14 Vancouver Giants WHL 42 12 27 39 70 — — — — —
2014–15 Brampton Beast ECHL 37 3 3 6 107 — — — — —
2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL 9 0 0 0 24 — — — — —
2015–16 Brampton Beast ECHL 29 1 3 4 60 — — — — —
AHL totals 9 0 0 0 24 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Honours Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2010 [7]
CHL Top Prospects Game 2011–12 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadiens pick Dalton Thrower grateful for hockey". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  2. ↑ Thrower takes on the world - Squamish Chief, Squamish, BC
  3. ↑ http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44470-Thrower-one-to-watch.html
  4. ↑ Makarov named season's MVP
  5. ↑ Giants acquire Dalton Thrower
  6. ↑ "Canadiens re-assign 13 to Hamilton". Montreal Canadiens. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  7. ↑ Blades Send Strong Group To World Under-17 Challenge - OurSports Central
  8. ↑ Home Hardware CHL Top Prospects Game

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