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• Canadian professional hockey player Erik Christensen currently plays in the National Hockey League for the Anaheim Ducks.

  Christensen was traded from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Ducks on March 4, 2009, in exchange for prospect Eric O'Dell.TSN.ca: Ducks Acquire Christensen From Thrashers for Prospect

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: December 17, 1983
  2. Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  3. Nickname: Crusher
  4. Height: 6-1
  5. Weight: 210
  6. Position: Center
  7. Shoots: Left
  8. Draft year: 2002

• NHL Career

  Christensen was drafted 69th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He split the 2002-03 season between the Kamloops Blazers and the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League. In 2004, Christensen was assigned to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, a Pittsburgh Penguins American Hockey League affiliate. He made his NHL debut in the 2005-06 season with the Penguins, playing in 33 games. Christensen played another year and a half in Pittsburgh, then was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers on February 26, 2008.

• Career Highlights

  In 2003, Christensen was awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy for leading the Western Hockey League in scoring.

• Timeline

  • 1999-04: Kamloops Blazers, WHL
  • 2002: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2003-04: Kamloops Blazers and Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL
  • 2004-05: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, AHL
  • 2005-08: Debuted with the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2008: Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers
  • 2009: Traded to the Anaheim Ducks

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