RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes, announced that veteran forward Mike Hedden has signed with the Rush for the 2020-21 season.
Hedden joins the Rush following a 2019-20 campaign in which he played for the Allen Americans and Jacksonville Icemen. He notched a goal in four games with the Americans before finishing the season with the Icemen, where he earned 42 points (16g-26a) in 44 games.
A native of Dunnville, Ontario, Hedden is set to begin his 12th season of professional hockey in 2020-21. Hedden has the majority of his professional experience from the American Hockey League, where he has totaled 127 points (56g-71a) in 210 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Rockford IceHogs, Rochester Americans and Texas Stars. As a member of the Stars in the 2013-14 season, Hedden won the 2014 Calder Cup championship, finishing the title run tied for second in playoff scoring with 19 points in 21 games. Overall in his professional career, Hedden has 444 points (199g-245a) in 646 games.
Prior to playing professionally, Hedden was a teammate of Rush Assistant Coach Jeremy Gates at Neumann University, earning 163 points (97g-67a) in 108 games, and winning the 2009 NCAA-III National Championship.
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