Brian Dumoulin

Brian Joseph Dumoulin (born September 6, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dumoulin was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Growing up in Maine, Dumoulin played hockey for the Biddeford High School Tigers where he helped them win back-to-back state championships. Following this, he played one season with the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs before starting his freshman season at Boston College. Throughout his three seasons at Boston College, Dumoulin accumulated numerous honors and awards including the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman, All-Hockey East First Team, and Rookie Team. During his time at Boston College, Dumoulin's playing rights were traded to the Penguins. As an American citizen, Dumoulin has represented the United States men's national junior ice hockey team at the junior level in international tournaments. His first international tournament was at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where Team USA placed 7th. In his second tournament at the international level, Dumoulin helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Early life Dumoulin was born on September 6, 1991, in Biddeford, Maine, to parents Deb and Pete Dumoulin. After his mother attended a nursing conference in California, she taught her two sons how to rollerblade. They began playing hockey in the driveway before being enrolled into the learn-to-skate program at the Biddeford Ice Arena. From there, Dumoulin played Atoms hockey before being forced to take a year off due to the birth of his little sister. He returned to Atoms at age seven and joined the select travel team Maine Renegades. Dumoulin returned to Maine but did not qualify for the first Biddeford youth hockey team. As such, he played pee wee and bantam in New Hampshire with the Seacoast Spartans. While playing in New Hampshire, Dumoulin skated alongside future NHL players Casey DeSmith and Garnet Hathaway. While growing up in Maine, Dumoulin's first job was washing dishes at a local restaurant called Huot's Seafood.