Bret Hedican is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on August 10, 1970 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Former NHL player who earned 2 Olympic gold medals for his team in the United States and was a part of 2006’s Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes.
He played with He was teammates with Pavel Bure on the Canucks from 1993 to 1998. on the Canucks from 1993 to 1998.
Hedican was drafted 198th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. A product of St. Cloud State University, Hedican played with the 1992 US Olympic Team before he made his NHL debut in the 1991–92 season with the Blues. In his third season with the Blues, Hedican was traded to the Vancouver Canucks with Jeff Brown and Nathan LaFayette for Craig Janney, on March 21, 1994, joining the Canucks in time for their Stanley Cup run that season.
Hedican led the league in short-handed assists during the 1997–98 season, with seven. Hedican established himself in the Canucks blueline and after five seasons was later traded to the Florida Panthers by Vancouver with Pavel Bure, Brad Ference and Vancouver’s 3rd round choice (Robert Fried) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida’s first round choice (Nathan Smith) in the 2000 Entry Draft, on January 17, 1999.
He was married to with the world-renowned figure skater He married the famous figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, in 2000. in 2000.
