Andre Hidi

Andre Hidi
Born (1960-06-05) June 5, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL draft 148th overall, 1980
Colorado Rockies
Playing career 1984–1986

André Lawrence Hidi (born June 5, 1960) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Hidi played seven games with the Washington Capitals.

Biography

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Hidi was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1] Hidi played junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes to 1981.

Hidi then attended the University of Toronto. He played for the university's Toronto Varsity Blues from 1980–81 to 1983–84; the Varsity Blues won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1984,[2] with Hidi winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[3]

He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1980.[4] He was signed as a free agent in March 1984 by the Washington Capitals. He would play seven games in the NHL and 121 in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Whalers. During his seven total career games with the Capitals, Hidi scored 2 goals and 1 assist while receiving 9 penalty minutes.[5]

In 2014, Hidi was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame.[4]

As of 2018, Hidi is the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at BMO Capital Markets.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Dixie Beehives OHA-B 19 15 16 31 19
1979–80 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68 30 35 65 49 14 4 8 12 31
1980–81 University of Toronto CIAU 22 12 13 25 32
1980–81 Peterborough Petes OHL 3 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 5 11
1981–82 University of Toronto CIAU 22 26 26 52 52
1982–83 University of Toronto CIAU 24 23 29 52 50
1983–84 University of Toronto CIAU 24 30 30 60 66
1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 6 2 1 3 9
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 55 12 17 29 57 3 0 1 1 5
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 66 19 24 43 104 6 1 4 5 13
NHL totals 7 2 1 3 9 2 0 0 0 0
AHL totals 121 31 41 72 161 9 1 5 6 18


References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "History | Past Champions". U Sports. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "ANDRE HIDI". varsityblues.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Andre Hidi". hockeyDB.com.
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