David Tanabe
Player profile and career history
D · #45
David Tanabe was a defenceman. Born July 19, 1980 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'1", weighed 212 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1999 (round 1, 16th overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes. In 449 NHL regular-season games he had 30 goals and 84 assists for 114 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 449
- Goals
- 30
- Assists
- 84
- Points
- 114
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 84
- Avg Toi
- 18:23
- Game Winning Goals
- 4
- Games Played
- 449
- Goals
- 30
- Ot Goals
- 2
- Pim
- 245
- Plus Minus
- -47
- Points
- 114
- Power Play Goals
- 14
- Power Play Points
- 51
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0453
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 661
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 7
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 1
- Points
- 3
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 1
- Avg Toi
- 18:53
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 7
- Goals
- 2
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 12
- Plus Minus
- -4
- Points
- 3
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- Power Play Points
- 3
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1538
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 13
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.07
- Assists / game
- 0.19
- Points / game
- 0.25
- Shots / game
- 1.47
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 7 2000–01 · Carolina Hurricanes
- Assists
- 22 2000–01 · Carolina Hurricanes
- Points
- 29 2000–01 · Carolina Hurricanes
- Shots
- 130 2000–01 · Carolina Hurricanes
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
2004–05
- KlotenSwiss
- RapperswilSwiss
2003–04
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01
Carolina HurricanesNHL- USAWC-A
1999–00
- CincinnatiIHL
- Carolina HurricanesNHL
1998–99
- U. Of WisconsinWCHA
- USAWJC-A
1997–98
- USNTDPNAHL
- USNTDPU-18
- USNTDPUSHL
1996–97
- Hill-MurrayHigh-MN
Boston BruinsCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | NHL |  Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL |  Boston Bruins | Regular | 54 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL |  Phoenix Coyotes | Regular | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss | Kloten | Regular | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss | Rapperswil | Regular | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss | Kloten | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Phoenix Coyotes | Regular | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 88 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -27 | 104 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 78 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 35 | -13 | 113 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 74 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 42 | -9 | 130 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | WC-A | USA | Regular | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | IHL | Cincinnati | Regular | 32 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 62 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | IHL | Cincinnati | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | Regular | 35 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | WJC-A | USA | Regular | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NAHL | USNTDP | Regular | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | U-18 | USNTDP | Regular | 33 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | USHL | USNTDP | Regular | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NAHL | USNTDP | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | High-MN | Hill-Murray | Regular | 28 | 12 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-18 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:50 |
| 2007-12-15 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:44 |
| 2007-12-14 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 |
| 2007-12-12 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 |
| 2007-12-09 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 |
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Profile updated Oct 13, 3:05 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.