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Josiah Didier (born April 8, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 97th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Didier played collegiate hockey with the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Following the completion of his four-year tenure with the Pioneers, Didier un-signed from the Montreal Canadiens and agreed to an AHL PTO contract with affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, to end the 2014–15 season on March 31, 2015.
He continued within the Canadiens organization in signing an AHL contract for the 2015–16 season with new AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps on June 8, 2015.
Following two full season with the Charlotte Checkers, culminating in a Calder Cup championship in the 2018–19 season, he was signed as a free agent by the Providence Bruins on July 1, 2019.
In the 2019–20 season, Didier recorded career bests mark with 12 goals and 15 points through 61 regular season games, leading the AHL in Plus/minus with +32. He was signed to a two-year contract extension with Providence on January 31, 2020.
On January 1, 2022, during the 2021–22 season, Didier was announced as the 26th captain in Providence Bruins franchise history.
Following four years with Providence, serving as team captain for the last two seasons, Didier left the club as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with fellow AHL outfit, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on July 1, 2023.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 58 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | Denver Pioneers | WCHA | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Denver Pioneers | WCHA | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Denver Pioneers | NCHC | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Denver Pioneers | NCHC | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 54 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 69 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 377 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 423 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2013 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) | 2019 | |
| Best Plus-minus +32 | 2020 | |
