Bret Hedican

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Bret Hedican
Date of birth August 10, 1970
place of birth Saint Paul , Minnesota , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1988 , 10th lap, 198th position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1988-1991 St. Cloud State University
1991-1994 St. Louis Blues
1994-1999 Vancouver Canucks
1999-2002 Florida panthers
2002-2008 Carolina Hurricanes
2008-2009 Anaheim Ducks

Bret Michael Hedican (born August 10, 1970 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 1147 games for the St. Louis Blues , Vancouver Canucks , Florida Panthers , Carolina Hurricanes and Anaheim Ducks has played in the National Hockey League on the position of fullback . Hedican, of the national team of the United States at the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 2006 took part, celebrated his biggest career success in the service of the Carolina Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup in 2006 .

Hedican is with the US since 2000 Figure Skating - Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi married.

Career

The 1.88 m tall defender began his career on the St. Cloud State University team from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a league in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In the 1988 NHL Entry Draft , the left shooter was selected ( drafted ) as 198th in the tenth round of the St. Louis Blues .

In March 1992 Hedican was the first time for the Blues in the NHL on the ice, a few weeks later he finally scored his first goal in the highest North American professional game class. In the 1992/93 season, the defender commuted between St. Louis and their farm team , the Peoria Rivermen from the International Hockey League . From the following season Hedican finally belonged to the regular squad of the Blues, in March 1994 he was transferred to the Vancouver Canucks in an exchange deal with several players .

In January 1999 Hedican was given together with Pawel Bure and Brad Ference and among others for Ed Jovanovski , Dave Gagner and Kevin Weekes to the Florida Panthers , in which he completed his 500th NHL game in the 1999/00 season .

After four seasons, the American was transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes for Sandis Ozoliņš, among others , with whom he was able to reach the Stanley Cup final in 2002 , which, however, was lost to the Detroit Red Wings . In the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs , the team reached the final again and this time won the trophy, it was also Hedican's first Stanley Cup victory in his 15-year career to date. After the 2007/08 season , the American moved to the Anaheim Ducks for a year . In September 2009 he announced the end of his active career.

International

With the national team of the United States , Bret Hedican took part in the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992 and in Turin in 2006 , but without being able to win a medal.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1988/89 St. Cloud State University NCAA 28 5 3 8th 28
1989/90 St. Cloud State University NCAA 36 4th 17th 21st 37
1990/91 St. Cloud State University NCAA 41 18th 30th 48 52
1991/92 USA hockey International 54 1 8th 9 59
1991/92 St. Louis Blues NHL 4th 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
1992/93 Peoria Rivermen IHL 19th 0 8th 9 10 - - - - -
1992/93 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 0 8th 8th 30th 10 0 0 0 14th
1993/94 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 0 11 11 64 - - - - -
1993/94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8th 0 1 1 0 24 1 6th 7th 16
1994/95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 2 11 13 34 11 0 2 2 6th
1995/96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 6th 23 29 83 6th 0 1 1 10
1996/97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 4th 15th 19th 51 - - - - -
1997/98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71 3 24 27 79 - - - - -
1998/99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 42 2 11 13 34 - - - - -
1998/99 Florida panthers NHL 25th 3 7th 10 17th - - - - -
1999/00 Florida panthers NHL 76 6th 19th 25th 68 4th 0 0 0 0
2000/01 Florida panthers NHL 70 5 15th 20th 72 - - - - -
2001/02 Florida panthers NHL 31 3 7th 10 12 - - - - -
2001/02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 26th 2 4th 6th 10 23 1 4th 5 20th
2002/03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72 3 14th 17th 75 - - - - -
2003/04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 7th 17th 24 64 - - - - -
2004/05 Carolina Hurricanes NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 74 5 22nd 27 58 25th 2 9 11 42
2006/07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 50 0 10 10 36 - - - - -
2007/08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 66 2 15th 17th 70 - - - - -
2008/09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 51 1 5 6th 36 - - - - -
NCAA overall 105 27 50 77 117
NHL overall 1039 55 239 294 893 108 4th 22nd 26th 108

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1992 United States Olympia 4th Place 8th 0 0 0 4th
1997 United States WM 6th place 8th 0 5 5 10
1999 United States WM 6th place 6th 0 1 1 8th
2001 United States WM 4th Place 9 2 2 4th 0
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 0 1 1 6th
Men overall 37 2 9 11 28

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Hedican, Bret
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hedican, Bret Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul, Minnesota , United States