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Predators Sign Sullivan and Hamhius
Tuesday, Aug. 16th, 2005
Nashville, Tenn. – Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward Steve Sullivan (SUH-lih-van) to a four-year contract and defenseman Dan Hamhuis (HAM-yoos) to a one-year deal.
Sullivan, 31 (7/6/74), posted 73 points (24g-49a) in 80 games with Nashville (9g-21a-30pts) and Chicago (15g-28a-43pts) in 2003-04. The 5-9, 155-pound Timmins, Ontario native has scored 20 or more goals in each of his last six seasons and has notched over 60 points in each of his last five campaigns. He also recorded a career-high in assists (49) in 2003-04, which tied him for ninth in the NHL.
The versatile forward scored a hat trick in his first game as a Predator in a 7-3 win vs. San Jose on February 18, 2004. Sullivan became just the second player in NHL history to record 10 points (5g-5a) in his first three games with a new team and was named the NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the week of February 16-22, 2004.
Sullivan notched career-highs in goals (34) and points (75) with the Blackhawks in 2000-01 and led the NHL in shorthanded goals (eight) that season. He has tallied 175 goals and 274 assists (175g-274a-449pts) in 597 career NHL games over nine seasons with New Jersey, Toronto, Chicago and Nashville. Originally a ninth-round selection (233rd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Sullivan was acquired by the Predators from Chicago on February 16, 2004 for a second-round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) and a second-round selection in the 2005 Entry Draft (Michael Blunden).
Hamhuis, 22 (12/13/82), was named a Second Team American Hockey League All-Star this past season with the Milwaukee Admirals. The 6-0, 205-pound native of Smithers, B.C. ranked second among AHL defensemen in scoring with 51 (13g-38a) and led Milwaukee backliners in points and assists.
In 2003-04 with Nashville, Hamhuis appeared in 80 NHL games and finished second on the Predators in average ice time (22:08). He posted seven goals and 19 assists (7g-19a-26pts) in his rookie campaign and ranked second among NHL rookies in average ice time.
Hamhuis was Nashville’s first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He became the youngest Nashville Predators defenseman (20 years, 300 days) to appear in an NHL game when he made his debut on Oct. 9, 2003 vs. Anaheim.
Sullivan, 31 (7/6/74), posted 73 points (24g-49a) in 80 games with Nashville (9g-21a-30pts) and Chicago (15g-28a-43pts) in 2003-04. The 5-9, 155-pound Timmins, Ontario native has scored 20 or more goals in each of his last six seasons and has notched over 60 points in each of his last five campaigns. He also recorded a career-high in assists (49) in 2003-04, which tied him for ninth in the NHL.
The versatile forward scored a hat trick in his first game as a Predator in a 7-3 win vs. San Jose on February 18, 2004. Sullivan became just the second player in NHL history to record 10 points (5g-5a) in his first three games with a new team and was named the NHL Offensive Player of the Week for the week of February 16-22, 2004.
Sullivan notched career-highs in goals (34) and points (75) with the Blackhawks in 2000-01 and led the NHL in shorthanded goals (eight) that season. He has tallied 175 goals and 274 assists (175g-274a-449pts) in 597 career NHL games over nine seasons with New Jersey, Toronto, Chicago and Nashville. Originally a ninth-round selection (233rd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Sullivan was acquired by the Predators from Chicago on February 16, 2004 for a second-round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Ryan Garlock) and a second-round selection in the 2005 Entry Draft (Michael Blunden).
Hamhuis, 22 (12/13/82), was named a Second Team American Hockey League All-Star this past season with the Milwaukee Admirals. The 6-0, 205-pound native of Smithers, B.C. ranked second among AHL defensemen in scoring with 51 (13g-38a) and led Milwaukee backliners in points and assists.
In 2003-04 with Nashville, Hamhuis appeared in 80 NHL games and finished second on the Predators in average ice time (22:08). He posted seven goals and 19 assists (7g-19a-26pts) in his rookie campaign and ranked second among NHL rookies in average ice time.
Hamhuis was Nashville’s first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He became the youngest Nashville Predators defenseman (20 years, 300 days) to appear in an NHL game when he made his debut on Oct. 9, 2003 vs. Anaheim.
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