Bret Hedican
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Age: 25 Birthdate: August 10, 1970 Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota Resides: Oakdale, Minnesota Height: 6'2" Weight: 205 lbs Shoots: Left Family: Single |
1995-96 | |
| -Recorded one assist vs. Colorado on March 6th.... -Recorded one assist vs. Buffalo Sabres on March 3rd.... -Recorded one assist vs. Detroit Red Wings on March 2nd.... -Did not dress on Feb. 21st @WPG... -Returned to lineup on Feb. 13th vs. Winnipeg after missing games due to back spasms. - Recorded one assist vs. NYI on Jan. 27th. - Recorded one goal vs. Dallas on Jan. 22nd... - Recorded his first two-goal game on Jan. 13th @ Toronto... - Recorded his second goal of the season (4th as a Canuck) on January 8th vs. Pittsburgh... - Recorded his first goal of the season on January 3rd vs. Tampa Bay... - Also recorded one assist on January 3rd.. - Recorded two assists vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 19th.. - Recorded two assists vs. Tampa Bay on November 18th... - Recorded his 50th NHL point on Jan. 27th vs. NYI. - Appeared in his 60th game with the Canucks on October 21 vs. Oilers. | |
Personal | |
| Spends the off-season at a lake in Brainerd, Minnesota, near his parent's home in Oakdale, where he enjoys golfing, fishing and boating ... As a high school student-athlete growing up in Minnesota, Bret played hockey, football and soccer ... Is learning to play the acoustic guitar in his spare time ... Has worked previously with Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Make A Wish Foundation...Helped promote the Canuck "Cares for Kids" telethon which raises money for Canuck Place and the Canuck Foundation. | |
1994-95 | |
| Appeared in 45 regular season games and recorded 2 goals and 11 assists, a career high...Recorded 2 short-handed assists...Scored one goal on March 14th in Winnipeg and one goal on April 15th in Anaheim (second and third regular season goals of career) ...Had two assists and Named Second Star of the Game vs. Anaheim on March 31st...Played in his 150th NHL game vs. Edmonton April 13th...Scored 2-6-8 at even strength (61.5% at even strength)...Fourth in scoring among defencemen...Had three two-point games this season (all on assists).. Playoffs: Appeared in all 11 playoff games and recorded two assists...Recorded both assists in game five vs. St. Louis... | |
1993-94 | |
| Finished seventh among defencemen in scoring with 0-12-12 in 69 games played with Canucks/Blues ... Acquired by Vancouver with Jeff Brown and Nathan La Fayette from St. Louis for Craig Janney minutes before the close of the NHL trading deadline, Mar. 21 ... Recorded one assist in eight games after coming to Vancouver from St. Louis ... That assist came in his debut as a Canuck, Mar. 23 at LA ... Recorded 10 of 12 assists at even-strength ... | |
Playoffs | |
| Appeared in all 24 playoff games, scoring 1-6-7 ... Finished fourth overall and tied with teammate Nathan La Fayette for team lead in plus/minus with a +13 ... Scored first goal as a Canuck in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final vs NY Rangers, finishing series with 1-3-4, tied for first among defencemen....CAREER:Split his first professional season between St. Louis and Peoria ... First and only NHL regular season goal was scored on his very first shot, April 14, 1992, against Chicago ... Signed with the Blues in March, 1992 after playing for the US National Team and Team USA at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France ... Team USA finished fourth at the Olympics ... Played three previous seasons at St. Cloud State University, increasing his point total each season ... In his final season at St. Cloud, Bret scored 21 goals, 26 assists and 47 points in 41 games, earning WCHA First Team All-Star honors. | |
| Bret Hedican | ||||||||||||
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| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||
| Season | Club | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1988-89 | St. Cloud | WCHA | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989-90 | St. Cloud | WCHA | 36 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990-91 | St. Cloud | WCHA | 41 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991-92 | US National | 54 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| US Olympic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| St. Louis | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992-93 | St. Louis | NHL | 42 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Peoria | IHL | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1993-94 | St. Louis | NHL | 61 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vancouver | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1994-95 | Vancouver | NHL | 45 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| NHL Totals | 160 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 128 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 | ||
| Canuck Totals | 53 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | ||
| Drafted by St. Louis from St. Cloud State in the 9th round (198th overall) of the 1988 Entry Draft. Traded to Vancouver with Jeff Brown and Nathan La Fayette by St. Louis for Craig Janney, March 21, 1994. |
