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| Mark Giordano | |||
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.jpg) Giordano with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022 | |||
| Born |
October 3, 1983 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free agent Calgary Flames Dynamo Moscow Seattle Kraken Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Mark Giordano (/dʒoʊrˈdænoʊ/; born October 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with the Calgary Flames for fifteen seasons, where he was the team captain for his final eight seasons, and the Seattle Kraken, where he served as captain during the first six months of their inaugural season. An undrafted player, Giordano signed with the Flames as a free agent in 2004 after playing two seasons of major junior ice hockey with Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Giordano was named to play his first NHL All-Star Game in 2015, and he was named the recipient of the J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award by the Flames for his charitable work in 2012. Internationally, Giordano played with Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Championship and was a member of the 2007 Spengler Cup winning team. In 2019, he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman, while having a career-best performance at the age of 35.