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Damon Severson (born August 7, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Devils in the second round, 60th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Amateur
While playing major junior with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Severson was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils on September 6, 2012.
Professional
Approaching his first professional season, Severson made the Devils roster prior to the start of the 2014–15 season out of training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. He scored his first point, an assist, on October 11 against the Florida Panthers; his first goal came in the same game, six minutes later, at the 19:32 mark on goaltender Roberto Luongo. Severson finished his first professional season with 5 goals and 17 points in 51 games.
The following season, Severson played in 72 games for the Devils, recording 1 goal and 21 points. He also appeared in three games for the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany Devils.
Severson played in a career-high 80 games for the Devils during the 2016–17 season, scoring a career-high 31 points. On September 12, 2017, Severson signed a new six-year, $25.2 million contract with the Devils worth $4,166,700 annually.
International play
On April 29, 2019, Severson was selected to make his full international debut after he was named to Canada's roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia. On May 23, in the quarterfinal game against Switzerland, Severson scored the game-tying goal for Canada with 0.4 seconds left to play in regulation time. Canada went on to win the game in overtime to advance to the semifinals. Severson helped Canada progress through to the final before losing to Finland to finish with the silver medal on May 26. He finished the tournament with one goal and five assists in ten games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Yorkton Harvest | SMHL | 44 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | Melville Millionaires | SJHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2011–12 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 56 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 71 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 64 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 51 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 72 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Albany Devils | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 69 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 430 | 37 | 126 | 163 | 264 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada Western | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WJC18 |  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2019 | Canada | WC |  | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Honours | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge – Team Western Canada | 2011 | |
| CHL Top Prospects Game – Team Cherry | 2012 |