Bret Hedican

Bret Hedican
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Born	(1970-08-10) August 10, 1970 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues
NHL draft	198th overall, 1988 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1991–present

Bret Michael Hedican (born on 10 August 1970 in Saint Paul, Minnesota U.S.) is an American professional hockey player currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. He is married to figure-skater Kristi Yamaguchi. The couple have two children, Keara Kiyomi and Emma Yoshiko and reside in Raleigh, North Carolina. Bret Hedican day is celebrated in North St.Paul, Minnesota on August 12.

Trades

Traded to Vancouver by St. Louis with Jeff Brown and Nathan LaFayette for Craig Janney, March 21, 1994. Traded to Florida by Vancouver with Pavel Bure, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Robert Fried) in 2000 Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's 1st round choice (Nathan Smith) in 2000 Entry Draft, January 17, 1999. Traded to Carolina by Florida with Kevyn Adams, Tomas Malec for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie, January 16, 2002. He wore #44 with the St. Louis Blues, #3 with the Vancouver Canucks, #4 with the Florida Panthers and #6 with the Carolina Hurricanes, where he won the Stanley Cup in 2006. Tim Gleason now wears Hedican's old #6. Signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks October 23rd 2008

Awards

• 1990–91: First All-Star Team (WCHA)
• 2005-06: Won Stanley Cup with Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	St Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		28	5	3	8	28		-	-	-	-	-
1989–90	St Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		36	4	17	21	37		-	-	-	-	-
1990–91	St Cloud State Huskies	WCHA		41	18	30	48	52		-	-	-	-	-
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		5	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		19	0	8	9	10		-	-	-	-	-
1992–93	St. Louis Blues	NHL		42	0	8	8	30		10	0	0	0	14
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		61	0	11	11	64		-	-	-	-	-
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		8	0	1	1	0		24	1	6	7	16
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		45	2	11	13	34		11	0	2	2	6
1995–96	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		77	6	23	29	83		6	0	1	1	10
1996–97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		67	4	15	19	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		25	3	7	10	17		-	-	-	-	-
1999–00	Florida Panthers	NHL		76	6	19	25	68		4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		70	5	15	20	72		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Florida Panthers	NHL		31	3	7	10	12		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		26	2	4	6	10		23	1	4	5	20
2002–03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		72	3	14	17	75		-	-	-	-	-
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	7	17	24	64		-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		74	5	22	27	58		25	2	9	11	42
2006–07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		50	0	10	10	36		-	-	-	-	-
2007–08	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		66	2	15	17	70		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				988	54	234	288	857		108	4	22	26	108

Stats as of April 15, 2008.

International play

• 1992 - Played for the United States in the XVI Olympic Winter Games
• 2006 - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

External links

• Bret Hedican career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bret Hedican Official Website
• Bret Hedican's Whatever it Takes Organization
• Bret Hedican's Day With the Stanley Cup