Shane Hnidy

Shane Hnidy	Shane Hnidy
 	
Born 	November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08) (age 34),
Neepawa, MB, CAN
Height
Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position 	Defence
Shoots 	Right
Shane Hnidy (born November 8, 1975 in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
== Playing career==
Shane Hnidy played junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos and Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL. He was drafted in the 7th round (173rd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, although he played no games for the team. After turning professional in 1996, he played for minor league teams Saint John of the AHL, Grand Rapids of the IHL, Cincinnati and Adirondack of the AHL before being traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2000 where he established his NHL career. He has also played for the Anaheim Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers and Nashville Predators.
On January 2, 2008, the Boston Bruins acquired Hnidy and a 6th rounder in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft for Brandon Bochenski.[1]
On July 3, 2009, Hnidy signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Minnesota Wild to a one-year contract.[2]
== 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
1991–92 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		56 	1 	3 	4 	11 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1992–93 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		45 	5 	12 	17 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 		27 	2 	10 	12 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 		69 	7 	26 	33 	113 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 		72 	5 	29 	34 	169 		15 	4 	7 	11 	29
1995–96 	Prince Albert Raiders 	WHL 		58 	11 	42 	53 	100 		18 	4 	11 	15 	34
1996–97 	Baton Rouge Kingfish 	ECHL 		21 	3 	10 	13 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 		44 	2 	12 	14 	112 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		77 	6 	12 	18 	210 		3 	0 	2 	2 	23
1998–99 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 		68 	9 	20 	29 	121 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1999–00 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		68 	9 	19 	28 	153 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		52 	3 	2 	5 	84 		1 	0 	0 	0 	1
2001–02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		33 	1 	1 	2 	57 		12 	1 	1 	2 	12
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		67 	0 	8 	8 	130 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		37 	0 	5 	5 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		9 	0 	2 	2 	10 		5 	0 	0 	0 	6
2004–05 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		19 	1 	4 	5 	56 		17 	0 	4 	4 	6
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		66 	0 	3 	3 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		72 	5 	7 	12 	63 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0
2007–08 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		33 	1 	2 	3 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		43 	1 	4 	5 	41 		7 	1 	1 	2 	9
2008–09 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		65 	3 	9 	12 	45 		7 	1 	0 	1 	0
2009–10 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		70 	2 	12 	14 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		547 	16 	55 	71 	631 		37 	4 	2 	6 	27
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		180 	20 	51 	71 	274 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
WHL totals	WHL totals 	WHL totals		327 	31 	122 	153 	498 		37 	8 	18 	26 	63
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== Transactions==
*June 28, 1994 - drafted by Buffalo Sabres in 7th round, 173rd overall
*August 6, 1998 - signed as free agent by Detroit Red Wings
*June 25, 2000 - traded by Red Wings to Ottawa Senators
*March 9, 2004 - traded by Senators to Nashville Predators for 2004 draft pick used to pick Peter Regin
*June 30, 2005 - traded by Predators to Atlanta Thrashers
*July 5, 2007 - signed as unrestricted free agent by Anaheim Ducks
*January 2, 2008 - traded by Ducks to Boston Bruins
*July 3, 2009 - signed as unrestricted free agent by Minnesota Wild
*August 10, 2010 - invited to training camp by Phoenix Coyotes
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players