FROM NHL/FLYERS MEDIA RELEASES

Preds trade Hamhuis to Flyers for Parent

JUNE 19, 2010 -- PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have acquired 6’1’’, 209-pound defenseman Dan Hamhuis (HAM-HOOS) and a conditional draft pick in the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Ryan Parent, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren.

"Dan Hamhuis is a good all-around defenseman,” said Holmgren. “He has been in Nashville since his draft year. He's a guy who can play lots of minutes and he can play in a lot of different situations, from power play to killing penalties. He is another athlete we'd like to add to our team to continue to improve our defense."

"Obviously it is sad to leave the Predators. I spent some great years with them and it is great organization to be a part of,” said Hamhuis. “I've heard nothing but great things about the city of Philadelphia and the Flyers.

"I think Philly has an unbelievable defensive core,” added Hamhuis. “To join a core like that makes the Flyers one of the tougher ones in the league. To play against the teams from the East, the conference has a lot of great forwards, and watching the playoffs, having a great defense will get you a long way.”

Hamhuis, 27, recorded 24 points (5G,19A) and 49 penalty minutes in 78 regular season games with Nashville in 2009-10. He also posted two assists and two penalty minutes in six games of the Western Conference Quarterfinal series with Chicago in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. He becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010.

“Obviously, our intention is to get him signed prior to that date and that is what our aim is at this point in time,” added Holmgren. “The sooner that we get going on trying to get this done, the better.”

“Ryan [Parent] came here in the Peter Forsberg trade a few years ago. I think Ryan is a good kid,” said Holmgren. “He is an extremely hard worker. We certainly thank him for his services and his time here. He has a lot of upside as a player and he is going back to an organization that obviously knows him because they drafted him."

In six full seasons of play in the NHL, all with the Predators, Hamhuis has compiled 32 goals and 129 assists for 161 points and 375 penalty minutes in 483 regular season games, in addition to nine points (1G,8A) and 18 penalty minutes in 28 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.

He has appeared in the second-most games among players drafted in 2001, behind only Ilya Kovalchuk (621), playing in 483 out of a possible 492 regular season games with Nashville since his first NHL season in 2003-04.

A native of Smithers, British Columbia, Hamhuis was selected by the Predators in the first round (12th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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