Hayden Hodgson

Hayden Hodgson (born March 2, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger playing for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Early life ==
Hodgson was born on March 2, 1996, in Windsor, Ontario, to Christine and Todd Hodgson. He grew up playing ice hockey, baseball, and golf in Leamington, Ontario, and spent most of his adolescence deciding whether he would pursue hockey or baseball professionally. Despite collecting several awards for golf, he abandoned that sport when his golf swing negatively impacted his baseball batting. Hodgson spent the 2011–12 season playing minor ice hockey for the Sun County Panthers of the Alliance Hockey organization, scoring 21 goals and recording 41 points in 28 games, while pitching for the Windsor Selects under-16 team.
==Playing career ==
=== Junior ===
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) drafted Hodgson in the third round, 44th overall, of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection. His first OHL goal came on October 24 as part of the Otters' 7–1 rout of the Saginaw Spirit. He did not score again until November 23, when he recorded the first goal in the Otters' 3–2 loss to the Guelph Storm. On February 24, Hodgson collided with Henri Ikonen of the Kingston Frontenacs. He was assessed a major interference penalty and was ejected from the game, while Ikonen, who was leading the Frontenacs at that point with 48 points, sustained a concussion. The OHL issued Hodgson a ten-game suspension for the hit, and as the suspension came with only seven games left in the 2012–13 season, Hodgson's rookie year ended early. He recorded eight goals and 12 points in 60 games.
Hodgson recorded the first goal of his sophomore OHL season on November 11, 2013, in a 5–3 win over the Niagara IceDogs. After acquiring four goals, nine points, and 45 penalty minutes in 34 games with Erie during the 2013–14 season, Hodgson was traded to the Sarnia Sting on January 10, 2014, in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection. In his first game with his new team, Hodgson was assessed a major penalty for an illegal check to the head of Plymouth Whalers skater Liam Dunda. After review, he was suspended for another 10 games. After the trade, Hodgson recorded five goals, nine points, and 19 penalty minutes in 18 games with Sarnia.
After joining the Detroit Red Wings' rookie camp on a free agent National Hockey League (NHL) tryout, Hodgson returned to the Sting for the 2014–15 season.
On January 12, 2016, the Sting sent Hodgson to the Saginaw Spirit in exchange for centre Devon Paliani and four picks in the upcoming draft. Hodgson had struggled to that point with the Sting, with only five goals in 36 games.
=== Professional ===
On March 23, 2017, Hodgson signed a contract with the Cleveland Monsters, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
On March 22, 2022, the Flyers signed Hodgson to an NHL contract for the remainder of the season, with an average annual value of $750,000. He made his NHL debut two nights later when the Flyers faced the St. Louis Blues, filling in for an injured Oskar Lindblom. At the time, he had recorded 16 goals and 29 points in 44 games with the Phantoms. Hodgson recorded his first NHL goal and assist in his debut, and the Flyers won 5–2 at the Enterprise Center, their first win on the road of 2022.
== Career statistics ==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2011–12 	Sun County Panthers U16 AAA	ALLIANCE 		42 	29 	25 	54 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Leamington Flyers 	GOJHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		60 	8 	4 	12 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Erie Otters 	OHL 		34 	4 	5 	9 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		18 	5 	4 	9 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		59 	23 	15 	38 	62 		5 	2 	0 	2 	9
2015–16 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		36 	5 	9 	14 	53 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		20 	4 	5 	9 	21 		4 	0 	3 	3 	4
2016–17 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		67 	38 	28 	66 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Cleveland Monsters 	AHL 		41 	3 	3 	6 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Manchester Monarchs 	ECHL 		2 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Wichita Thunder 	ECHL 		13 	2 	2 	4 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	HC 07 Detva 	2HL 		21 	7 	7 	14 	43 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2019–20 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		36 	12 	8 	20 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		18 	2 	4 	6 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Utah Grizzlies 	ECHL 		26 	6 	6 	12 	86 		3 	0 	1 	1 	12
2021–22 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 		46 	19 	12 	31 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		6 	1 	2 	3 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		6 	1 	2 	3 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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