Dean Arsene

Dean Arsene (born July 20, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. While he played the majority of his AHL career with the Hershey Bears, he last played with the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 13 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career To date, Arsene's professional career has been almost solely in the American Hockey League, where he has played twelve seasons. He spent six of those seasons (from 2003–04 to 2008–09) with the Hershey Bears, winning the league's championship Calder Cup twice in that tenure, and earning the fond nickname "Mayor of Chocolatetown."

Following his second Calder Cup, Arsene chose to sign a two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers in the hope of earning some playing time in the NHL on July 16, 2009. That hope was realized when he was called up for a two-game stint in late 2009. He spent the majority of the 2009–10 season as the captain of the Springfield Falcons, however, he was again later recalled on an emergency basis on March 22, 2010, finishing out the season with Edmonton.

On August 11, 2010, Arsene signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.

Arsene signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 6, 2011. He spent the entirety of the 2011–12 season with the AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

On August 9, 2012, Arsene agreed to a one-year American League contract with the St. John's IceCaps.

In his final professional season, Arsene returned home, signing a one-year contract with the Abbotsford Heat for the 2013–14 campaign. Arsene posted 7 points in 42 games before announcing his retirement upon the Heat's first-round exit in the playoffs on May 7, 2014.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Regina Pats WHL 62 0 8 8 53 3 0 0 0 2 1997–98 Regina Pats WHL 31 2 7 9 47 — — — — — 1997–98 Edmonton Ice WHL 43 0 12 12 90 — — — — — 1998–99 Kootenay Ice WHL 68 1 4 5 111 4 0 0 0 4 1999–00 Kootenay Ice WHL 66 4 7 11 150 21 1 2 3 59 2000–01 Kootenay Ice WHL 68 1 10 11 178 11 0 1 1 14 2001–02 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 63 3 10 13 101 — — — — — 2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 50 1 3 4 94 — — — — — 2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 46 0 6 6 118 15 1 5 6 34 2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 22 0 2 2 44 — — — — — 2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 56 1 5 6 140 — — — — — 2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 68 2 5 7 181 21 0 1 1 29 2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 61 3 12 15 187 6 0 2 2 8 2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 14 0 2 2 23 — — — — — 2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 46 1 10 11 99 22 0 2 2 14 2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 56 2 9 11 100 — — — — — 2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 0 0 41 — — — — — 2010–11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 77 1 10 11 137 4 0 0 0 6 2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 63 2 8 10 110 — — — — — 2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 69 1 10 11 98 — — — — — 2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 42 1 6 7 43 3 0 0 0 18 NHL totals 13 0 0 0 41 — — — — —