Position Defense Role Ice hockey player Shot Left Height 1.88 m | National team United States Career start 1991 Name Bret Hedican | |
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Born August 10, 1970 (age 53)
Saint Paul, MN, USA ( 1970-08-10 ) Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) Played for St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
Anaheim Ducks NHL Draft 198th overall, 1988
St. Louis Blues Spouse Kristi Yamaguchi (m. 2000) Children Emma Yoshiko Hedican, Keara Kiyomi Hedican Education St. Cloud State University, North High School Similar People Kristi Yamaguchi, Ryan Getzlaf, Bruce Boudreau Profiles | ||
NHL Player Tries Olympic Figure Skating
Bret Michael Hedican (born August 10, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, a Stanley Cup champion, and a two-time US Olympian.
Contents
- NHL Player Tries Olympic Figure Skating
- Kristi yamaguchi with her husband nhl defenseman bret hedican
- Playing career
- After retirement
- Awards and honors
- International play
- Personal life
- References
Kristi yamaguchi with her husband nhl defenseman bret hedican
Playing career
Hedican was drafted 198th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. A product of St. Cloud State University, Hedican played with the 1992 US Olympic Team before he made his NHL debut in the 1991–92 season with the Blues. In his third season with the Blues, Hedican was traded to the Vancouver Canucks with Jeff Brown and Nathan LaFayette for Craig Janney, on March 21, 1994, joining the Canucks in time for their Stanley Cup run that season.
Hedican established himself in the Canucks blueline and after five seasons was later traded to the Florida Panthers by Vancouver with Pavel Bure, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Robert Fried) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's first round choice (Nathan Smith) in the 2000 Entry Draft, on January 17, 1999.
Hedican was then traded by the Panthers with Kevyn Adams and Tomas Malec to the Carolina Hurricanes for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie on January 16, 2002. He would spend five and a half seasons with the Hurricanes and won his only Stanley Cup in 2006.
For the 2008–09 season, Hedican signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. He played his 1000th career NHL game on November 21, 2008 against the St. Louis Blues.
On September 6, 2009, Hedican was interviewed live on the television sports talk show Chronicle Live, on CSN Bay Area, and announced his retirement.
Hedican led the league in short-handed assists during the 1997-98 season, with seven.
After retirement
Hedican joined Comcast SportsNet California shortly after retiring, serving as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the channel's San Jose Sharks coverage. In the fall of 2014, he joined the Sharks Radio Network team and will provide color commentary alongside Dan Rusanowsky. He also occasionally analyzes games for NBCSN.
In 2014, Hedican partnered with another former Vancouver Canuck, Paul Reinhart, investing over $1 million in a sports team management start-up, RosterBot, based in Vancouver.
Awards and honors
International play
Personal life
Hedican has been married to figure-skater Kristi Yamaguchi since 2000. The couple have two daughters, Keara Kiyomi (2003) and Emma Yoshiko (2005). They reside in northern California. Hedican and Yamaguchi met at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games when both were members of the US Olympic team.
Hedican is a graduate of North High School in North St. Paul, Minnesota. August 12, 2006, was declared "Bret Hedican Day" in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, including the presentation of the Stanley Cup and a parade.