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Biography
Mike Hedden (born December 27, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Allen Americans of the ECHL.
Playing career
Prior to turning professional, Hedden played college hockey at Neumann University. Hedden made his professional debut in the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye in the 2009–10 season.
After impressing with the Walleye, Hedden earnt a try-out contract with American Hockey League clubs, Grand Rapids Griffins, Rockford IceHogs and the Rochester Americans. In the following 2011–12 season, he signed a one-year contract with the Texas Stars.
Hedden established himself alongside the Stars top offensive players, culminating in capturing the Calder Cup in his third and final season with the club in the 2013–14 season.
On June 20, 2014, Hedden signed his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the 2014–15 season, Hedden struggled to transition with Zagreb going scoreless in 12 games before he was released from his contract. On October 30, Hedden moved to the Finnish Liiga, signing for the remainder of the season with Ässät Pori.
On May 25, 2015, Hedden left Finland as a free agent, continuing his European career in Germany, signing an initial one-year deal with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
After three seasons in the DEL with Straubing, Hedden left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League on July 8, 2018.
Following five European seasons abroad, Hedden returned to North America as a free agent and agreed to play in the ECHL in signing a one-year deal with the Allen Americans on July 9, 2019.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Neumann University | ECAC-W | 25 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Neumann University | ECAC-W | 26 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Neumann University | ECAC-W | 26 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Neumann University | ECAC-W | 31 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 66 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 57 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 69 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 61 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 74 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Liiga | 39 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 51 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 52 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 59 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 210 | 56 | 71 | 127 | 153 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Texas Stars) | 2014 | |