Alex Dunn
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Alex Dunn is an American
professional ice hockey
player, currently playing for the Odessa Jackalopes
of the CHL
after his release at the end of the 2008/09 season by the Manchester Phoenix
of the EIHL.
Dunn began his career icing for the Capital Centre Pride team at junior level in his home state of Michigan
and in the 2000-01 season featured in 31 games, helping out with 7 assists. Dunn split his maiden season between the Pride and the Omaha Lancers
of the United States Hockey League
, a tier-1 junior team. Dunn played in just seven games at this higher level, but coped well and managed to grab an assist during the brief spell.
He continued to play for the Pride in the 2001-02 season, and it proved to be a positive decision. Dunn's numbers rose dramatically, and in 55 games he scored 13 goals and totalled 24 assists as well as clocking up 169 penalty minutes, impressive numbers for a defenceman. Dunn began playing at NCAA level 1 for the season after, 2002–03, when he moved to Lake Superior State University
.
In his four years at LSSU, Dunn proved to be a cornerstone of the team, icing in 124 games. Dunn was mainly employed as a defensive minded defenceman though, and so point scoring opportunities were limited for him. After leaving Lake Superior, Dunn signed for the ECHL
Idaho Steelheads
for the rest of the 2005-06 season, when he played in nine games. He failed to score any points however, and so chose to move on to sign for the Odessa Jackalopes
for the 2006-07 term.
Dunn enjoyed his first season in Odessa, totalling 24 points and 121 penalty minutes in 62 Central Hockey League
games and for this performance, won the club's 'Defenceman of the Year' honour. He was retained for the 2007-08 season, where his point production again increased to 33. This helped Odessa into the post season, where Dunn grabbed his first post-season points of his career.
During the summer of 2008, Dunn made the decision to move to Europe, when along with Jackalopes team-mate Nathan Ward
he moved to sign for the EIHL Manchester Phoenix
, a team icing at the highest standard of ice hockey in Great Britain
. Dunn proved to be a good signing for the Phoenix, and would alternate between the top and second defensive pairing throughout the season. He would feature in every one of Manchester's games, helping out the offence with an impressive 43 points in 68 games. The Phoenix would make the final of both domestic cups as well as the post-season, but due to off-ice financial problems would choose to play in the EPL for the 2009-10 season. As a result Dunn, along with all the other imports from that season, were released on the grounds that they were ineligible to play in the EPL.
Dunn would soon make the switch back to the Jackalopes, the team he had iced for two seasons prior to the switch to Europe. The deal was announced on the 28th of July 2009.
United States
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professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
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player, currently playing for the Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa Jackalopes
The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders...
of the CHL
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
after his release at the end of the 2008/09 season by the Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in...
of the EIHL.
Dunn began his career icing for the Capital Centre Pride team at junior level in his home state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and in the 2000-01 season featured in 31 games, helping out with 7 assists. Dunn split his maiden season between the Pride and the Omaha Lancers
Omaha Lancers
The Omaha Lancers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .From 2002-2009, the Lancers' home ice was the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. Until the 2001-2002 season, the Lancers played at...
of the United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
, a tier-1 junior team. Dunn played in just seven games at this higher level, but coped well and managed to grab an assist during the brief spell.
He continued to play for the Pride in the 2001-02 season, and it proved to be a positive decision. Dunn's numbers rose dramatically, and in 55 games he scored 13 goals and totalled 24 assists as well as clocking up 169 penalty minutes, impressive numbers for a defenceman. Dunn began playing at NCAA level 1 for the season after, 2002–03, when he moved to Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste...
.
In his four years at LSSU, Dunn proved to be a cornerstone of the team, icing in 124 games. Dunn was mainly employed as a defensive minded defenceman though, and so point scoring opportunities were limited for him. After leaving Lake Superior, Dunn signed for the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Steelheads
The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003....
for the rest of the 2005-06 season, when he played in nine games. He failed to score any points however, and so chose to move on to sign for the Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa Jackalopes
The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders...
for the 2006-07 term.
Dunn enjoyed his first season in Odessa, totalling 24 points and 121 penalty minutes in 62 Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
games and for this performance, won the club's 'Defenceman of the Year' honour. He was retained for the 2007-08 season, where his point production again increased to 33. This helped Odessa into the post season, where Dunn grabbed his first post-season points of his career.
During the summer of 2008, Dunn made the decision to move to Europe, when along with Jackalopes team-mate Nathan Ward
Nathan Ward
Nathan Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Flint Generals after being released by the Manchester Phoenix.-Career:...
he moved to sign for the EIHL Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in...
, a team icing at the highest standard of ice hockey in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Dunn proved to be a good signing for the Phoenix, and would alternate between the top and second defensive pairing throughout the season. He would feature in every one of Manchester's games, helping out the offence with an impressive 43 points in 68 games. The Phoenix would make the final of both domestic cups as well as the post-season, but due to off-ice financial problems would choose to play in the EPL for the 2009-10 season. As a result Dunn, along with all the other imports from that season, were released on the grounds that they were ineligible to play in the EPL.
Dunn would soon make the switch back to the Jackalopes, the team he had iced for two seasons prior to the switch to Europe. The deal was announced on the 28th of July 2009.
Career stats
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Capital Centre Pride | NAHL | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Omaha Lancers Omaha Lancers The Omaha Lancers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .From 2002-2009, the Lancers' home ice was the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. Until the 2001-2002 season, the Lancers played at... |
USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger... |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Capital Centre Pride | NAHL | 55 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste... |
NCAA | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste... |
NCAA | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste... |
NCAA | 34 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste... |
NCAA | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Boise, Idaho. The team began playing in 1997 and has been a member of the ECHL since 2003.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Odessa Jackalopes Odessa Jackalopes The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
62 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | Odessa Jackalopes Odessa Jackalopes The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
64 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 129 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2008-09 | Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in... |
EIHL | 68 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 199 | 2 | ||||||
| 2009-10 | Odessa Jackalopes Odessa Jackalopes The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
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| Career Totals | 420 | 65 | 111 | 176 | 974 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||||
- Includes league games only, correct up to 01/09/09
External links
- Jacks Re-Sign Defenceman of The Year, Jackalopes.org, 12/07/07.
- Alex Dunn Completes Phoenix Blueline, Manchester Phoenix Official Site, 11/07/08.
- Alex Dunn Scouting Report, Five Minute Major, 13/07/08.
- Alex Dunn Personal Profile, Manchester Phoenix Official Website.
- Bernard, Dunn Return to Odessa, Odessa Jackalopes Official Website, 28/07/09