Joel Broda
| Joel Broda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1989 Yorkton, SK, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EHC Black Wings Linz Houston Aeros Oklahoma City Barons Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hershey Bears HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL Draft |
144th overall, 2008 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Joel Broda (born November 24, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for EHC Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round, 144th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
On May 7, 2010, Broda won the Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Calgary Hitmen. He scored his sole final series goal in the game 2, against his former WHL team, the Tri-City Americans.
On July 13, 2010, Broda was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract, and on September 23, 2010 he was assigned to their top farm team, the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.[1]
On January 19, 2011 Broda was assigned to the Wilds ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.[2]
On August 15, 2013, Broda returned to the Condors as a free agent, signing a one-year contract to Captain the club for the 2013–14 season.[3] On October 15, 2013, Broda was signed to a PTO Contract with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL [4] On February 19, 2014, Broda was signed to a PTO with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL.[5] On April 1, Broda was released from PTO to return to the Bakersfield Condors [6] to play the ECHL playoffs as team captain.
As a free agent, Broda made a return of sorts to Capitals organization, in signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Hershey Bears on August 19, 2014.[7]
On August 29, 2015, Broda left North America as free agent in signing his first contract abroad with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian EBEL.[8] He excelled as his team’s leading scorer (26 goals, 22 assists in 60 games) in his first season in Europe and then penned a deal with fellow EBEL outfit EHC Linz in April 2016.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 51 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 71 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 70 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 39 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 28 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 66 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 65 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 32 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 41 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 53 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 54 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 202 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 2009 | [10] |
References
- ↑ "Joel Broda signs Entry Level contract with Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. July 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ↑ "Joel Broda reassigned by Minnesota to Condorstown". Bakersfield Condors. January 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ↑ "Broda and Cunningham on board for 2013-14". Bakersfield Condors. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Evans, Josh. "BARONS SIGN JOEL BRODA TO A PTO". Oklahoma City Barons. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "SOUND TIGERS SIGN JOEL BRODA TO PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "JOEL BRODA RELEASED FROM PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Bears agree to terms with forward Joel Broda". Hershey Bears. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ "Joel Broda new to HCB" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Zwei Neue für die Black Wings". EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ "Player Bio - Joel Broda". The Hockey News. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
External links
- Joel Broda's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Joel Broda's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Joel Broda's player profile at NHL.com