Todd Bidner

Richard Todd Bidner (born July 5, 1961) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1981–82 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 2002, was mainly spent in the British Hockey League.

Todd Bidner
Born	(1961-07-05) July 5, 1961 Petrolia, 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 Fife Flyers Peterborough Pirates Nottingham Panthers Bracknell Bees Humberside Seahawks Teesside Bombers Durham Wasps Humberside Hawks
National team	Great Britain
NHL draft	110th overall, 1980 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1981–2002

Biography

Bidner was born in Petrolia, Ontario. Drafted in 1980 by the Washington Capitals, Bidner played 12 games with the Capitals. He spent most of his playing career playing in Great Britain.

In August 2006 it was announced that Bidner would become the new assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. On February 17, 2012, Bidner was hired to replace Sean Gillam as head coach of the SPHL's Fayetteville FireAntz.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		64	10	12	22	64		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		68	22	26	48	69		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		67	34	43	77	124		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hershey Bears	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Washington Capitals	NHL		12	2	1	3	7		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Hershey Bears	AHL		30	6	12	18	28		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Wichita Wind	CHL		15	2	9	11	17		7	1	2	3	9
1982–83	Moncton Alpines	AHL		59	15	12	27	64		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Moncton Alpines	AHL		60	17	16	33	75		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		4	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		74	22	35	57	61		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Fife Flyers	BHL		31	71	52	123	116		5	7	10	17	10
1986–87	Peterborough Pirates	BD1		29	79	112	191	95		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Peterborough Pirates	BHL		30	50	52	102	86		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Peterborough Pirates	BHL		33	76	67	143	70		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Peterborough Pirates	BHL		13	21	17	38	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Telford Tigers	BD1		13	23	42	65	32		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Telford Tigers	BD1		16	25	24	49	42		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Nottingham Panthers	BHL		20	20	28	48	67		6	4	4	8	10
1991–92	Bracknell Bees	BHL		19	20	20	40	70		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Humberside Seahawks	BHL		17	21	21	42	50		4	4	3	7	12
1992–93	Humberside Seahawks	BHL		13	15	18	33	26		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Telford Tigers	BD1		15	22	26	48	92		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Teesside Bombers	BHL		36	49	31	80	108		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Durham Wasps	BHL		30	30	27	57	141		5	3	2	5	4
1995–96	Durham Wasps	BHL		21	9	12	21	72		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Humberside Hawks	BHL		4	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Guildford Flames	EPIHL		5	2	3	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Blackburn Hawks	NPIHL		8	14	17	31	6		10	9	17	26	22
1997–98	Amarillo Rattlers	WPHL		6	1	2	3	7		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Peterborough Pirates	BNL		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	1	3	39
2001–02	Petrolia Squires	OHA Sr		14	6	5	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
BHL totals				267	386	349	735	826		29	32	33	65	42
NHL totals				12	2	1	3	7		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com