Mike Hedden

Mike Hedden
Date of birth	December 27, 1984
place of birth	Dunnville , Ontario , Canada
size	179 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	Left wing
number	# 26
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
until 2005	Thorold Blackhawks
2005-2009	Neumann College
2009-2011	Toledo Walleye
2011-2014	Texas Stars
2014	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
2014-2015	Ässät Pori
since 2015	Straubing Tigers

Michael "Mike" Hedden (born December 27, 1984 in Dunnville , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey striker who has been under contract with the Straubing Tigers of the German Ice Hockey League since the 2015/16 season .

Career

Youth and beginnings in college hockey

Hedden was born in Dunnville , Ontario but grew up and went to school in neighboring St. Catharines . Until he was 20, he played for the Thorold Blackhawks , an amateur team. During a tournament, the coach of the Neumann College ice hockey team observed Hedden and offered him a scholarship to the university. The offensive player accepted the offer and studied business administration and sports management at the college in Pennsylvania for four years . Hedden later stated that without this offer he would have ended his career. At Neumann College, the Canadian played for the Knights in ECAC West , which is incorporated into NCAA III . Hedden won the championship with the Knights in 2009 after defeating Gustavus Adolphus College 4-1 in the final. It was the first title for Neumann College.

Constant increase in performance and win the Calder Cup

After graduating, he was invited to a trial training session by Toledo Walleye from the third class ECHL . Since players from the NCAA III rarely make the leap into professional business in the long term, Hedden had little hope of a contract. Nevertheless, the winger was able to convince the coaching team and signed a one-year contract, which was extended for another season in the following year. He made his professional debut on October 16, 2009 against the Florida Everblades . After a total of two seasons and 50 goals in the ECHL, Hedden played for several teams from the second-rate AHL . Finally, the Texas Stars announced the commitment of the then 26-year-old for the 2011/12 season. In the three years with the Stars , Hedden was able to continuously improve his performance and was instrumental in the Calder Cup triumph in 2014 . Among other things, he was the top scorer in the AHL in the play-offs and scored two goals in the decisive fifth game of the final series against St. John's IceCaps .

Change to Europe

Just a few days after winning the AHL championship, his move to KHL Medveščak Zagreb from the Continental Hockey League became public. However, Hedden could not prevail there and remained pointless in twelve games. Due to a lack of playing time, the contract was terminated at the Canadian's request. Just five days later, Ässät Pori from the Finnish Liiga announced the striker's commitment. In the defensive league, Hedden was able to prove his goal threat again. For the 2015/16 season , the left winger signed a contract with the Straubing Tigers from the German Ice Hockey League for a year after almost a contract was signed in the previous season.

Style of play

Mike Hedden is considered a strong offensive player who has his strengths in power play. The left shooter has a placed shot and is also a good penalty taker . But its deficits in the defensive game cannot be overlooked. He has been spared serious injuries in his career so far. Jason Dunham , the sports director of the Straubing Tigers says of him: “Mike is a goalscorer. A poisonous player who knows exactly where the goal is and how to score goals. "

Achievements and Awards

• 2009 won the NCAA III championship with the Neumann Knights
• 2014 Calder Cup win with the Texas Stars

Career statistics

Hedden on a penalty against Dov Grumet-Morris

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
2005-06	Neumann Knights	ECAC West		25th	18th	14th	32	36		-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Neumann Knights	ECAC West		26th	31	21st	52	20th		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Neumann Knights	ECAC West		26th	30th	12	42	14th		-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Neumann Knights	ECAC West		31	17th	20th	37	39		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		66	18th	14th	32	58		4th	0	3	3	6th
2010-11	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		57	32	20th	52	94		-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		3	0	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Rochester Americans	AHL		2	1	1	2	15th		-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Texas Stars	AHL		69	19th	15th	34	55		-	-	-	-	-
2012–13	Texas Stars	AHL		61	13	22nd	35	38		9	1	3	4th	4th
2013-14	Texas Stars	AHL		74	23	32	55	43		21st	9	10	19th	20th
2014–15	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		12	0	0	0	9		-	-	-	-	-
2014–15	Ässät Pori	Liiga		39	10	9	19th	51		2	0	0	0	4th
2015–16	Straubing Tigers	DEL		52	17th	17th	34	14th		7th	0	2	2	2
2016–17	Straubing Tigers	DEL		51	18th	26th	44	52		2	0	0	0	0
ECAC West overall				108	96	67	163	109		-	-	-	-	-
ECHL total				123	50	34	84	152		4th	0	3	3	6th
AHL total				210	56	71	127	153		30th	10	13	23	24
DEL total				103	35	43	78	66		9	0	2	2	2

( 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 )

Web links

Commons : Mike Hedden  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mike Hedden at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Mike Hedden at hockeydb.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} uscho.com Another title under the belt for former Neumann forward Hedden as KHL awaits
2. ↑ theahl.com match report
3. ↑ medvescak.com Another Calder Cup winner in Medvescak's open
4. ↑ medvescak.com Mike Hedden leaves Medvescak
5. ↑ assat.com Mike Hedden changes to Ässät (Finnish)
6. ↑ ^{a b} straubing-tigers.de Attackers with scoring qualities: Straubing Tigers bring Canadian Mike Hedden ( memento of the original from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.