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14 Facts About Tom Preissing

1.

Thomas Joseph Preissing was born on December 3,1978 and is an American former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League.

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2.

Tom Preissing played in 326 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche.

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3.

Tom Preissing was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, but grew up in Rosemount, Minnesota.

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4.

Tom Preissing played four years as a forward on the varsity team at Rosemount High School before moving on to play two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League.

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5.

Tom Preissing played for Colorado College of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and was a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award; he captained the Tigers in his senior year.

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6.

Tom Preissing was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Jose Sharks on April 4,2003.

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7.

Tom Preissing played the full season with the Sharks where he had 2 goals and 17 assists in 69 games.

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8.

Tom Preissing was praised for making the step directly from college to the NHL without stopping in the American Hockey League and was named San Jose's rookie of the year in 2004.

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9.

Tom Preissing carried a +17 plus-minus rating, which ranked first among Sharks defensemen.

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10.

Tom Preissing helped the Senators reach the Stanley Cup final, in which they lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

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11.

On July 3,2009, Tom Preissing was traded by the Kings, along with Kyle Quincey and a fifth-round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Ryan Smyth.

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12.

On November 29,2009, after playing in four games with the Avs, Tom Preissing was placed on waivers and reassigned back to the Monsters.

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13.

In 29 games, Tom Preissing contributed seven points before leaving at year's end to sign with Swedish club Rogle BK of the Elitserien on a one-year contract on July 15,2012.

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14.

On January 14,2013, Tom Preissing continued his well traveled European tour, by signing for the remainder of the Finnish season with TPS of the SM-liiga.

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