Karl Sebastien Dykhuis (/ˈdaɪkhaʊs/ DYKE-hows; born July 8, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.

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Karl Dykhuis
Born	(1972-07-08) July 8, 1972 (age 51) Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
National team	Canada
NHL draft	16th overall, 1990 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1991–2006

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As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sept-Îles, Quebec.^[1]

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout Dykhuis played for the Amsterdam Bulldogs Hockey Club in The Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}

• QMJHL All-Rookie Team (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• QMJHL First All-Star Team (1990)^{[citation needed]}
• 1991 World Junior U20 Gold Medalist^{[citation needed]}

• Feb. 16 1995: Traded to Philadelphia Flyers by Chicago Blackhawks for Bob Wilkie and Philadelphia's fifth round choice (Kyle Calder) in 1997 Entry Draft^{[citation needed]}
• Aug. 20 1997: Traded to Tampa Bay Lightning by Philadelphia Flyers with Mikael Renberg for Philadelphia's first round choices (previously acquired) in 1998 (Simon Gagne), 1999: (Maxime Ouellet), 2000 (Justin Williams) and 2001 (later traded to Ottawa - Ottawa selected Tim Gleason) Entry Drafts^{[citation needed]}
• Dec. 28, 1998: Traded to Philadelphia Flyers by Tampa Bay Lightning for Petr Svoboda^{[citation needed]}
• Oct. 20, 1999: Traded to Montreal Canadiens by Philadelphia Flyers for cash^{[citation needed]}
• Jan. 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Amsterdam (Netherlands)^{[citation needed]}
• Aug. 25, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany)^{[citation needed]}