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2009-10 san jose sharks
danny groulx Defense
Shoots: Left 6-foot, 205 pounds
Born: 6/23/81 in LaSalle, Quebec
Hometown: LaSalle, Quebec
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 16, 2009.
2008-09: Led Rockford (AHL) in plus/minus (plus-18)...Has never been a minus player
in his six AHL seasons…Career 2007-08: Finished season with a plus/minus rating
of plus-11...Scored his 100th career point on April 2 vs. Chicago...Playoffs: Notched two power play goals
in six Calder Cup postseason games with Manitoba…2006-07: A member of the 2007 Calder Cup Champion
Hamilton Bulldogs...Scored a professional career-high six postseason goals…Fourth amongst team defensemen
in regular season assists…2005-06: Finished fourth among team defensemen in points…2004-05: Started the
season with Grand Rapids and was loaned to Manitoba…2003-04: Tied for second among team defensemen
in points…Led team in plus/minus (plus-20)…2002-03: Made professional debut with Grand Rapids (AHL)…
Juniors: Scored a junior career best 112 points, including 83 assists, in 68 games with the Victoriaville Tigers
(QMJHL) during his final season in juniors (2001-02)…QMJHL All-Star in both 2001 and 2002...Named the
Memorial Cup MVP, QMJHL Playoff MVP, Emile “Butch” Bouchard Trophy (QMJHL best D-man) and was named to
the CHL First All-Star Team and Memorial Cup All-Star Team.
Career Statistics
playoffs
Season Club league GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
1997-98 Val d’Or QMJHL 63 4 16 20 61 19 1 4 5 18
1998-99 Val d’Or QMJHL 36 3 26 29 55 - - - - -
Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL 36 2 15 17 51 18 0 2 2 6
1999-00 Victoriaville QMJHL 66 12 55 67 131 6 0 4 4 14
2000-01 Victoriaville QMJHL 72 16 71 87 164 13 2 19 21 46
2001-02 Victoriaville QMJHL 68 29 83 112 165 22 9 30 39 68
2002-03 Grand Rapids AHL 71 3 7 10 52 7 0 1 1 7
2003-04 Grand Rapids AHL 79 8 13 21 93 3 0 0 0 0
2004-05 Grand Rapids AHL 53 1 11 12 90 - - - - -
Manitoba AHL 16 2 5 7 16 13 1 3 4 14
2005-06 Kassel DEL 51 2 11 13 93 - - - - -
2006-07 Hamilton AHL 58 0 16 16 62 22 6 6 12 14
2007-08 Manitoba AHL 58 4 20 24 32 6 2 1 3 12
2008-09 Rockford AHL 80 6 34 40 58 4 0 2 2 2
Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Aug. 12, 2002. Signed by Kassel (DEL) as a free agent on Aug. 25, 2005. Signed by Montreal
on Sept. 27, 2006. Signed by Rockford (AHL) on Sept. 5, 2008. Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 16, 2009.
players
dwight helminen Center
Shoots: Left 5-foot-10, 190 pounds
Born: 6/22/83 in Hancock, Michigan
Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 16, 2009.
2008-09: Returned to North America and made his NHL debut with Carolina on Oct. 28 at
Montreal…Scored his first NHL goal (Curtis Joseph) and assist, including a plus-3 plus/
minus rating, in being named No. 1 star on Nov. 2 vs. Toronto…Also played with Albany
(AHL)…Career 2007-08: Ranked third on JYP Jyvaskyla of Finland’s SM-Liiga in points and tied for second in
goals…Tied for second on the team in scoring during the playoffs, tallying three goals and three assists in six
postseason contests…2006-07: Second on Hartford (AHL) in shorthanded goals (three)…2005-06: T-1st among
Hartford skaters in plus/minus (plus-23) and fourth on the team with an AHL career-high 32 goals…2004-05:
In his first season as a professional, he split time between Hartford (AHL) and Charlotte (ECHL)…Collegiate:
Played three seasons at the University of Michigan, totaling 80 points in 119 games…Received the Howard
Colby Award in 2003 as the player who exhibited the best sportsmanship…Also named to the 2003 CCHA Super
Six All-Tournament team...Part of the U.S. National Team Development Program before attending Michigan and
represented the United States at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships.
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