Which NHL star married actress Elisha Cuthbert in 2013?

Dion Phaneuf was the NHL star who married actress Elisha Cuthbert in 2013.

Phaneuf, a Canadian defenseman, became a prominent NHL player after Calgary drafted him ninth overall in 2003. He won the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie in 2005 and later served as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Cuthbert was already well known for playing Kim Bauer on the television thriller 24 and for appearing in films including The Girl Next Door.

The couple began dating in 2008 and announced their engagement in 2012. They married on July 6, 2013, in a private ceremony on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The relationship is sometimes remembered primarily through Cuthbert’s acting career, but Phaneuf was an established NHL defenseman and Canadian national sports figure in his own right.

A common mix-up is confusing Phaneuf with another Canadian hockey player because Cuthbert’s celebrity profile generated more wedding coverage than the athlete’s. The clue points specifically to Phaneuf, not to a teammate or another NHL captain.