Mike Hedden

Mike Hedden (born December 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
==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 earned 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. He began the 2019–20 season by appearing in 4 games with the Americans before he was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Icemen on October 29, 2019.
On August 6, 2020, Hedden continued in the ECHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rapid City Rush. After he was named in the Rush training camp roster, Hedden opted to end his 11-year professional career announcing his retirement on December 1, 2020. A little over a month later, Hedden reversed his decision to retire, returning the Rapid City Rush on January 10, 2021.
In 2021, he was named an assistant coach of the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League.
==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
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
2019–20 	Allen Americans 	ECHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Jacksonville Icemen 	ECHL 		44 	16 	26 	42 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Rapid City Rush 	ECHL 		42 	9 	9 	18 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		210 	56 	71 	127 	153 		30 	10 	13 	23 	24
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Calder Cup (Texas Stars)	2014	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Allen Americans players
Category:Ässät players
Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards
Category:Cardiff Devils players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Jacksonville Icemen players
Category:KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Category:Rapid City Rush players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Category:Straubing Tigers players
Category:Texas Stars players
Category:Toledo Walleye players