Kevin Hodson Kevin Hodson ( born March 27 , 1972 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender . Hodson played professionally in the NHL and AHL before ending his playing career in the Finnish SM - liiga in 2003 – 04 . Hodson suffered from Wolff - Parkinson - White syndrome ( rapid heart beat ) during his time in the NHL , and affectionately earned the nickname " Ticker " from teammates . Career in The Juniors . Hodson joined the OHL ' s Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds during the 1990 – 91 season . Hodson backstopped the Greyhounds to their first ever Memorial Cup championship during the 1992 – 93 season . Hodson was also selected the top goaltender of the 1993 Memorial Cup tournament . Even with his strong OHL and Memorial Cup showing , Hodson went undrafted . Professional career . Chicago . Hodson turned pro in 1992 after signing with the Chicago Blackhawks and spent the 1992 – 93 season with both his Junior Team and the IHL ' s Indianapolis Ice , where he posted a 5 – 9 record . Detroit . After that season was finished , Hodson signed with the Detroit Red Wings and was sent to their AHL affiliate , the Adirondack Red Wings , for 1993 – 94 and 1994 – 95 seasons , as Detroit had enough goaltending depth with Chris Osgood , Mike Vernon , Bob Essensa , Tim Cheveldae , Vincent Riendeau , and Peter Ing alternating goaltending duties at some point during those seasons . Hodson made his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1995 – 96 Season , where he shut out the Blackhawks 3 – 0 . Hodson would go on to post a 2 – 0 – 0 record for that year . During the 1996 – 97 Season in which the Red Wings would eventually win the Stanley Cup , Hodson remained as the Red Wings ' Number 3 Goalie and as such , only saw 6 games that season , posting a 2 – 2 – 1 record . Since Hodson spent the majority of the season with the Red Wings , Detroit included his name on the Cup , even though did not officially qualify . During the off - season , Vernon was traded to the San Jose Sharks , moving Hodson to the backup position for the 1997 – 98 Season . Hodson posted a 9 – 3 – 3 record in 21 regular season games as the Red Wings won another Stanley Cup . For the 1998 – 99 Season , Norm Maracle challenged Hodson for the backup goaltender role in Detroit . Given Maracle ' s level of play , Hodson was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a deal that brought Bill Ranford and Wendel Clark to the Red Wings on 23 March 1999 . Tampa Bay . Hodson went 2 – 1 – 1 in the five games with Tampa Bay before suffering a groin injury which ended his season . The 1999 – 2000 season found Hodson serving as a backup to Dan Cloutier , who was Hodson ' s backup in 1993 with the Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds . Hodson ' s record in 24 games that year was 2 – 7 – 4 . Hodson was assigned to Tampa Bay ' s minor league affiliate , the Detroit Vipers and was later dealt to the Montreal Canadiens on 2 June 2000 for a 7th round pick in that year ' s entry draft . Hodson remained inactive until the 2002 – 03 Season , when he was re - signed by Tampa Bay as the backup goaltender to Nikolai Khabibulin . Hodson posted a 0 – 3 – 1 record in seven games with Tampa Bay that season . On 15 January , 2003 , Tampa Bay made a trade with the Boston Bruins that brought goaltender John Grahame to the team as Khabibulin ' s new backup . Rather than accept reassignment to the minors , Hodson announced his retirement from on 16 January 2003 . Career in Europe . On 6 November 2003 , Hodson was signed as a free agent by Jokerit of the Finnish SM - liiga , where he posted a 1 – 1 - 1 record before leaving the team in mid - season . After Hockey . Kevin Hodson returned to Sault Ste . Marie , Ontario and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Algoma University . Hodson now works as a financial adviser with Edward Jones .