Dan Hamhuis

It marked the first time a player had won both awards since Barry Beck in 1977.

Hamhuis additionally received the CHL Defenceman of the Year Award and was named to the WHL West and CHL First All-Star Teams.

He was also named Prince George's most valuable player.

Daniel Hamhuis (born December 13, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Prince George Cougars later put Hamhuis on their protected list and he went on to make his junior debut in 1998–99.

He recorded a goal and four points over 56 games while being named both Prince George's rookie and scholastic player of the year.

The following season, he improved to 10 goals and 33 points in 70 games.

He helped Prince George advance to the Conference Finals, scoring two goals and five points in a junior career-high of 13 post-season games.

He was also named the Cougars' scholastic player for the year for the second year in a row.

Hamhuis' third WHL season in 2000–01 saw him increase his offensive production to 13 goals and 59 points over 62 games, eighth in scoring among league defencemen.

He received WHL West First All-Star Team honours and was named Prince George's most dedicated player.

He was drafted in 2001 by the Nashville Predators.

Hamhuis played major junior hockey with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and was selected 12th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

The following year, he was awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy and Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenceman and player of the year, respectively; he would also be named the top defenceman in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the governing body of major junior hockey in Canada.

After a final season in the WHL, Hamhuis made his professional debut with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), a minor league affiliate of the Predators.

He made his NHL debut the next year for Nashville.

After five seasons with the club, Hamhuis became an unrestricted free agent and signed a six-year contract with the Canucks.

At the 2001 and 2002 World Junior Championships, he won a bronze and silver medal, respectively.

Playing in his NHL draft-eligible season, he participated in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game, where he served as captain for his team.

Hamhuis was ranked by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the second-best North American prospect overall (behind Jason Spezza) and the top defenceman.

He went on to be selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators.

He was the second defenceman to be selected after the Montreal Canadiens took Mike Komisarek seventh overall.

Scouting reports listed him as a physical offensive defenceman with excellent skating, passing and open-ice hitting abilities, as well as a good hockey sense.

Having identified his shot as a weaker aspect of his game, he worked on improving it during his junior years.

His coach in Prince George likened his playing style to Scott Niedermayer.

Following his draft, Hamhuis attended his first NHL training camp, but was returned to the WHL as an early cut on September 19, 2001.

Playing in his fourth season of junior, he recorded career-highs of 50 assists and 60 points in 59 games.

At the end of the campaign, he was awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy and Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenceman and player of the year, respectively.

On July 7, 2002, Hamhuis was signed by the Predators.

He was a late cut from Nashville's roster for the 2002–03 season and was assigned within the club's system to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on October 3.

He received a three-game suspension early in the season for an infraction during a game against the Utah Grizzlies.

He went on to record six goals and 27 points over 68 games in his professional rookie campaign with the Admirals.

Hamhuis left Prince George as the club's all-time leader in assists with 123 (he was later surpassed by Blake Robson on January 28, 2003).

He also appeared in four straight World Championships, winning a gold at the 2007 tournament and silver at both the 2008 and 2009 tournaments.

In his first year with the club, he helped Vancouver to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins.

Hamhuis has played in several international tournaments at both the junior and senior levels for Canada.

On January 7, 2014, he was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Hamuis suffered a broken tibia during his junior draft-eligible season, limiting his exposure to WHL scouts.

Consequently, he went unselected in the WHL Bantam Draft.

He later admitted to not even being aware of the junior draft until a couple months later.