Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel
French ice hockey player
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Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel (born 26 August 1986) is a French retired professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Benjamin Dieudé-Fauvel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | ||
Playing career
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]
International play
Dieude-Fauvel was named to the France men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[4]
