Freddy Meyer
| Freddy Meyer | |
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| Born | January 4, 1981 Sanbornville, NH, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| SEL team Former teams |
Modo Hockey Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders Atlanta Thrashers |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
Frederick Meyer IV (born January 4, 1981) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien.
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[edit] Playing career
Meyer was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on May 21, 2003 to an entry level contract. Meyer was previously an NCAA East First All-American team in 2002–03 at Boston University.
Meyer was a key defenseman during the Philadelphia Phantoms Calder Cup winning team in the 2004–05 AHL season.
On December 16, 2006 he was traded along with a conditional 3rd round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Alexei Zhitnik.[1] He was claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 8, 2007.[2] On October 23, he cleared waivers and was sent to the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.[3] On November 10, he was reclaimed by the Islanders off of re-entry waivers.[4]
On August 19, 2010 he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers to a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.[5]
On June 18, 2011, following the completion of the 2010–11 season, Meyer left the NHL and signed a one-year deal with European team, Modo Hockey of the Elitserien.[6]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston University | HE | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston University | HE | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 59 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 281 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 155 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Junior int'l totals | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
[edit] Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| HE All-Rookie Team | 2000 | |
| HE First All-Star Team | 2003 | |
| East First All-American Team | 2003 | |
[edit] References
- ^ New York Islanders - News: ISLANDERS ACQUIRE MEYER FOR ZHITNIK - 12/16/2006
- ^ Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES CLAIM FREDDY MEYER OFF WAIVERS FROM NEW YORK ISLANDERS - 10/08/2007
- ^ Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES ASSIGN FREDDY MEYER TO SAN ANTONIO - 10/23/2007
- ^ New York Islanders - News: NEWS FLASH: FREDDY'S BACK - 11/10/2007
- ^ "Thrashers sign Freddy Meyer". Bluelandblog.com. 2010-08-19. http://bluelandblog.com/2010/08/19/thrashers-sign-freddy-meyer/. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Modo Hockey bring in American" (in Swedish). MODO Hockey. 2011-06-18. http://modohockey.se/nyheter.cfm?nyhet=6039&rows=5. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
[edit] External links
- 1981 births
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
- Living people
- Modo Hockey players
- New York Islanders players
- People from Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Ice hockey people from New Hampshire
