Joel Broda (born November 24, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round, 144th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
| Joel Broda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Broda with Hershey Bears in 2015 | |||
| Born |
November 24, 1989 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Houston Aeros Oklahoma City Barons Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hershey Bears HC Bolzano EHC Black Wings Linz Dornbirn Bulldogs HC TWK Innsbruck Graz99ers EC VSV Kassel Huskies | ||
| NHL draft |
144th overall, 2008 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2022 | ||
Playing career
editOn 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]
On August 14, 2020, Broda continued his career in Austria, joining his fifth club in 6 seasons by signing a one-year contract with the Graz99ers.[10]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 53 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | EBEL | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 50 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Graz99ers | ICEHL | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | EC VSV | ICEHL | 33 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kassel Huskies | DEL2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 202 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second All-Star Team | 2009 | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Joel Broda signs Entry Level contract with Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Joel Broda reassigned by Minnesota to Condorstown". Bakersfield Condors. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Broda and Cunningham on board for 2013-14". Bakersfield Condors. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Josh. "Barons Sign JOoel Broda to a PTO". Oklahoma City Barons. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Sound Tigers Sign Joel Broda to PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Joel Broda Released from PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Bears agree to terms with forward Joel Broda". Hershey Bears. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Joel Broda new to HCB". HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Zwei Neue für die Black Wings". EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Graz sign Altmann, Broda, Bowns and Cameranesi" (in German). Graz99ers. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Player Bio - Joel Broda". The Hockey News. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database