Stephen Dixon (ice hockey)

Stephen Dixon
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Born	(1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 Halifax, NS, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Tappara Luleå HF HC Yugra Lokomotiv Yaroslav Brynäs IF Amur Khabarovsk Ässät
NHL Draft	229th overall, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2005–present

Stephen Dixon (born September 7, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Tappara of Liiga, the Finnish Elite League.

Playing career

A first round pick for Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) in the 2001 Midget Draft, the Halifax native played his entire junior career with Cape Breton, despite being traded to the Val-d'Or Foreurs before the start of the 2005 season.

Dixon was drafted in the seventh round, 229th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played all 80 games with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton penguins for the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 season. The Penguins traded him to the Anaheim Ducks on June 23, 2007, in exchange for Tim Brent. He was assigned to the Portland Pirates. Dixon played in the KHL-team Amur Khabarovsk in the season 2010-2011. On August 29, 2011, Dixon moved for the second consecutive season within Europe to sign a one year-contract with the Finnish club, Ässät of the SM-liiga.

During the 2012–13 season, Dixon transferred at the transfer deadline from Ässät to return to the KHL with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on January 31, 2013.

Dixon was a member of the gold medal winning Canadian team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		64	16	15	31	12		16	3	5	8	12
2002–03	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		72	28	42	70	54		4	0	0	0	6
2003–04	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		55	22	50	72	33		5	1	0	1	0
2004–05	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		45	17	34	51	40		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	12	17	29	45		11	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	17	24	41	43		11	2	3	5	6
2007–08	Portland Pirates	AHL		80	17	28	45	43		18	6	4	10	10
2008–09	Brynäs IF	SEL		53	8	19	27	32		4	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Brynäs IF	SEL		53	20	15	35	55		5	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		47	7	10	17	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ässät	SM-l		60	14	39	53	59		4	1	1	2	27
2012–13	Ässät	SM-l		44	9	35	44	51		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		3	0	2	2	0		6	0	4	4	6
SEL totals				106	28	34	62	77		9	0	0	0	2

Medal record
Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2005 North Dakota
	2004 Helsinki
World Junior U18 Championships
	2003 Yaroslavl

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Canada	U17	5	1	1	2	16
2003	Canada	WJC18	7	3	3	6	4
2004	Canada	WJC	6	0	1	1	0
2005	Canada	WJC	6	0	1	1	2
Junior int'l totals			24	4	6	10	22

External links

• Stephen Dixon's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Stephen Dixon's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Stephen Dixon profile at Eurohockey.com