Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel | |||
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Born |
Bordeaux, France | 26 August 1986||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Gothiques d'Amiens Chamois de Chamonix Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Iowa Wild Boxers de Bordeaux | ||
National team | France | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2005–2018 |
Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel (born 26 August 1986) is a French retired professional ice hockey defenceman.
Undrafted and in the 2014–15 season, Dieude-Fauvel earned his first recall to the American Hockey League in his sixth North American season, playing 20 games with the Iowa Wild. Unsigned over the summer, Dieude-Fauvel opted to continue in the ECHL in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Evansville IceMen on 8 September 2015. [1] During the 2015–16 season, Dieude-Fauvel was unable to cement a role and split time between the IceMen, Rapid City Rush and the Kalamazoo Wings.
On August 15, 2015, Dieude-Fauvel opted to return to the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, signing a one-year deal. [2]
At the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, splitting the year between the Jackals and the Missouri Mavericks, Dieude-Fauvel was released as a free agent. On July 31, 2017, he signed a one-year contract with his seventh ECHL club, the Wheeling Nailers. [3]
Dieude-Fauvel was named to the France men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. [4]