Brandon Grae Dubinsky was born on April 29,1986 and is an American former professional ice hockey player.
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18 Facts About Brandon Dubinsky
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Brandon Dubinsky previously played for the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.
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Brandon Dubinsky played his junior career with Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League for four years, and was a two-time Western Conference second team All-Star before being drafted in the second round of the 2004 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers.
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Brandon Dubinsky first played for the New York Rangers on March 8,2007, against the New York Islanders.
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Brandon Dubinsky spent much of the season centering the Rangers' first forward line with Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery.
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Brandon Dubinsky scored two goals and one assist and was named YoungStars Most Valuable Player.
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Brandon Dubinsky scored his first career playoff goal in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New Jersey Devils on April 13,2008.
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On May 12,2008, Brandon Dubinsky scored a hat trick in his first World Championships, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, against Norway.
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On November 24,2008, Brandon Dubinsky scored a Gordie Howe hat trick against the Phoenix Coyotes.
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Brandon Dubinsky squared off against the Coyotes' tough guy Daniel Carcillo protecting the Rangers' netminder Henrik Lundqvist at 2:58 into the first, taking a five-minute major penalty for fighting.
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Brandon Dubinsky then scored a wraparound goal 1 minute 15 seconds into the second period.
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Brandon Dubinsky then finished the "Gordie" with an assist to Dan Girardi, who scored a power play goal from the blue line at 7:37 into the third period.
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Brandon Dubinsky finished his second full season with one point more than his previous season.
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Brandon Dubinsky tallied 3 goals and 10 points on the season before suffering a broken hand in a game against the Calgary Flames on November 7,2009, which relegated him to the injured reserved list for more than a month.
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On July 23,2012, Brandon Dubinsky was traded, along with Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, and a first round draft pick in 2013, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Rick Nash, minor leaguer Steven Delisle and a conditional third round pick in the same draft.
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Brandon Dubinsky was named an alternate captain of the Blue Jackets on October 8,2015.
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In October 2017 Brandon Dubinsky was stripped of his "A", by head coach John Tortorella, and it was given to defenceman Jack Johnson.
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