High School

Named team's Most Valuable Player, Best Defenseman
Played in Maroon and Gold all-Star series
Received all-Metro and all-Conference team honors
Lettered three times in golf, twice in soccer, once in football.

College

1988-89: Played 28 games his first season
1989-90: Led team's defensemen in scoring (4 goals, 17 assists)

Received All-WCHA first team honors in 1990-1991, was St. Cloud's Most Valuable Player after strong showing in second half of season. He was the first player in SCSU to acheive such an honour.

Earned WCHA All-Academic honors in 1990-1991. (He majored in Physical Therapy)

Jersey Number was 24

Owns the St. Cloud team record for most goals by a defenseman in one season; 18 in 1990/91. Owns the season record for most assists (30 in 1990-91) and points (48 in 1990-91) by a defenseman. 

Last Defenseman at St. Cloud to score a hat trick. He scored 3 goals, Feb. 15, 1991 in a 7-7 tie with Wisconsin.

Owns the record for the most assists in a game by a defenceman with five vs Guelph on January 5, 1991, also most points in game with 6.

Only player from St. Cloud to play in the Olympics.

Scored 27 goals, 50 assists and 77 points in his 3 years with St. Cloud State.

Ranks 24th among SCSU's Div. I skaters for most career points.

Named one of the Top 50 Players in the 50 years of the WCHA (2002)

National Team

Competed in the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville France.

Participated in the Pravda Cup in Leningrad, USSR on the Select Team. 

US Olympic Festival: 1990, Played four games with gold medal winning Team North; 1991, Won a silver medal with Team South...Scored one goal, two assists.

Jersey Number was 24

NHL Draft

IHL

NHL - St. Louis
1992 - 1994

First NHL Game, Monday March 23, 1992 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto won 3-2. 

Scored first and only NHL goal of season on his first shot, April 14, 1992 in a 5-3 win over Chicago (it was an Empty Net Goal).

Played on 4 games in the NHL in 1991-92. 42 game in 1992-93. 61 games in 1993-94.

Missed 8 weeks in his rookie season when he was sidelined with a knee injury caused by Stu Grimson in the preseason. In his season debut, that did not occur until November 1992, Hedican helped the Blues to a 7-5 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Position: Left Defence

Jersey Number: 44

Traded

NHL - Vancouver
1994 - 1999

Played his first game as a Canuck, March 23, 1994 - coincidentally this was the same game where Wayne Gretzky scored his 802nd goal to break Gordie Howe's All-time goals record. Hedican got his first assist in this game with a sweet shot from the point that went off Geoff Courtnall and into the net :) (This game has aired on ESPN Classic Canada - so I got to see it) The Canucks won the game 6-3!

Played in 8 Regular Season games, then all 24 playoff games as the Canucks went all the way to the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers, where they lost in game 7. 

Scored first goal as a Canuck in the first game of the series vs. New York, this was also his first true NHL goal, since his other first was an Empty Net goal 2 years previous.

Ended the playoff series with a points record of 1-6-7. 

In the 1997-98 Season he led the NHL in Short Handed Points.

Position: Left Defence

Jersey Number: 3

Other Canucks that have wore #3: Larry Bolonchuk, Garth Butcher, Bob Dailey, Anders Eldebrink, Doug Lidster, Lars Lindgren, Joe McDonnell, Michel Petit, Pat Quinn, Brent Sopel

Traded

NHL - Florida
1999 - 2002

Injured by a High Stick Feb 11, 1999, missed 8 games.

Had a Career-high 4 point game vs Toronto December 29, 2001. With 2 goals and 2 assists.

Roomed at one time with Mark Parrish on the road.

Position: Defence

Jersey Number: 4

Traded

NHL - Carolina
2002 - Current

Jersey Number: 6

Scored his first goal in his second game as a Hurricane, January 19, 2002. (With assists to teammates he's been with before.. Kevyn Adams from Florida, and Martin Gelinas who he played with in Vancouver)

Other Notables..

1996 - 1997

• Bret missed 6 games early in the season after suffering from an oblique muscle pull. He had assists against Calgary (2), Pittsburgh, Anaheim (2), Edmonton (2 in one game), New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks and goals against the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and the Phoenix Coyotes.
• He had a goal called back against Florida that should've counted.
• He was named 3rd Star on April 9th against the Phoenix Coyotes.
• He has also suffered from groin injuries, one occurring Dec 4th against Buffalo, the other Dec 27th against San Jose.
• Bret was also a member of the 1997 World Championships with Team USA. Donald Brashear (who is from Indiana) was also on the team.

1997-1998

• The Canucks finished in last place in the Pacific Division. But Bret managed to stay in the positive.. for plus/minus that is!
• Bret ended the season in 9th place for total points, which for him is excellent considering he accumulated 8 more points that he did last season =)
• He ended up fourth on the team in assists, only behind Messier, Bure and Mogilny, including 7 shorthanded assists, which placed him second on the team behind Bure for shorthanded points this season, but for just assists (7) he was tops in the entire NHL.
• He ended up 8th on the team in power play points, with 6, 1 goal and 5 assists.
• He played a total of 71 out of the 82 games, missing some games in the beginning of the season due to his contract dispute (which was resolved by Oct. 9) and in late February due to an injury, which was still affecting him at the end of the season so he decided not to play in the World Championships.
• The most points Bret achieved in one game was three assists, in the game against Chicago, Nov. 22, 1997. He had a five game point streak between Nov. 20 and Nov. 29, beginning in Phoenix and ending in the game against Detroit on Dec. 1. Bret ended the season only 2 points off tying his highest point total in his NHL career and his highest +/- of the season was +15.
• Also... I'm beginning to see why Bret's favorite city is Chicago... he scores his first NHL goal there, and in the 97/98 season he gets 3 assists in one game against them!

1998-1999

• View the Bret Net Hedican/Panther Game Reports of the 1998/99 season to see how Bret did in each individual game.
• Bret missed the season opener due to an ankle injury in the preseason while with the Canucks. His next injury did not come until he was injured by an unpenalized (blind Ref's!) High Stick on February 11, 1999 from Daniel Alfredsson. His cornea was scratched, in addition to his nose. He missed close to 3 weeks of play (placed on Injured Reserve Feb 15, retroactive to Feb 12., returned March 3.), and had to wear a visor when he returned, he missed a total of 8 games. Hedican tore his groin in the 1st period of a Panther game March 31, 1999, the injury kept him out for 8 games, he returned to play the final Panther game of the season where he got a Gordie Howe Hat Trick.. an assist, a goal, and into a fight with Darcy Tucker. The most points he received in a game were.. 1 short-handed goal, and 1 assist against Colorado, Nov. 19, 1998, 1 goal and 1 assist in the final game of the season vs. Tampa Bay, 2 Assists in games against Nashville, Nov. 7, 1998, Calgary, December 22, 1998 and NY Islanders January 20, 1 999 (as a Panther). Highest +/- +11 (Nov. 19)(Bret never dropped below 0 for +/-, and had the highest +/- on the Canucks roster for the season!.. no Canuck player on the Roster at the end of the season was in the +). Bret tallied his 100th NHL Career Assist on November 19, 1998 against Colorado, also scored his first EVER short-handed goal in the same game. Bret was traded to the Florida Panthers in the Pavel Bure deal on January 17, 1999. Tallied his first two assists as a Panther January 20, 1999, then scored the Game Winning Goal for the Panthers on January 21, 1999.
• Bret played for team USA in the World Hockey Championships. In 6 games he had 1 assist, 8 penalty minutes, 10 shots on goal, and ended with a +5. View a game by game log of the World Championships.

1999-2000

• View the Bret Net Hedican/Panther Game Reports of the 1999/2000 season to see how Bret did in each individual game.
• Bret had some early problems with his groin, he missed 3 Panther practices due to it. He tore his groin last season, and the problems were caused by the scar tissue as a result. Due to overcompensation for problems in his right groin, he pulled his left groin and missed 2 games Oct. 24th and 27th. He then returned to play October 29th and scored his first goal of the season on a huge shot from the Blueline that resulted in Hasek getting a 90% tear in his groin, (Hasek did not return to play til February). In the game following that against Ottawa Bret slashed Sami Salo while trying to stop him from scoring a goal, the problem is he missed Salo's stick and hit is wrist and broke it (Salo did not return to play until Feb. 19). This resulted in a 3 game suspension, the 3 games Bret missed were in Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary (aka the games that Ariesrising and Meeko would have been able to see him play in!). You can here Bret talk about the slash in his own words here.
• Hedican scored a Game Winning Goal vs the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 29, 2000. He was also the Second Star of the game.
• Bret missed the last 2 periods of the game on Dec. 27th, 1999, due to a minor concussion caused by the elbow of Reid Simpson. He is okay and returned to action Dec. 30th. Bret also missed a game in February with a minor shoulder injury.

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2000-2001

• View the lone game report from the 2000-2001 Season
• Scored first goal of the year on the Power Play vs. Phoenix Oct. 18, 2000.  
• Scored 2 Power Play goals against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils on October 30, 2000. Tried to go for the hat trick was unsuccessful. 
• Missed  3 games as a result of a mild concussion from a collision with Rob Niedermayer during a game vs. Toronto Dec. 4, 2000 (returned Dec. 13, 2000). 
• Missed 9 games with an ankle sprain that occured in the game on December 29, 2000. Returned January 19th..
• Since the Panthers were SO bad this season (Bret was awesome though..) Bret played for Team USA in the World Hockey Championships. Team USA finished 4th, with Bret contributing 2 goals and 2 assists. Click here for more on Bret at the World Hockey Championships. 

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2001-2002

• Played his first game of the season Nov. 7 vs Pittsburgh. Logged a team-high 31:01 of ice time vs. Philly on Nov. 10. Scored his first goal of the season, Nov. 12 vs Buffalo. Finished a plus-4 with two assists in 6-0 win over Anaheim on Nov. 21.
• Bret missed the first 14 games on the season with a fractured jaw that he sustained in the last pre-season game vs Tampa Bay. He received the injury, shortly after returning to the ice after being stitched up after getting cut by a skate on the chin.
• Note to Svhela - you don't run over your own teammates - which is what Svhela did in the game against Boston, December 28, 2001. Bret was OK though and played the rest of the game.
• Bret had his best game of the season thus far, December 29, 2001!! Two Goals, Two Assists, and he was First Star!! It all played out on Hockey Night in Canada for all to see :) And for those watching - we really enjoyed it! (The Panthers won 4-2 vs Toronto) It is the most points Bret has got in a single game, and the most points a Panthers defenseman has got in a single game.
• Bret was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes January 16, 2002.
• Bret scored his first goal as a Hurricane, January 19, 2002 against New Jersey. First assist January 21, 2002 against Vancouver.
• Bret missed 7 games and 1 period of hockey with a strained back (he went out after the 2nd period in the game vs Florida January 25, 2002).
• Bret was 2nd star in the game April 12, 2002 vs the Panthers. He scored the Game Winning Goal.

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