Ken Hodge Jr.

Kenneth David Hodge Jr. (born April 13, 1966) is a Canadian born-American former professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, and Tampa Bay Lightning. Born in Canada and raised in the United States, he is the son of former Bruins star Ken Hodge.

Ken Hodge Jr.
Born (1966-04-13) April 13, 1966
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft 46th overall, 1984
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1988–1998

Playing career

Hodge was selected by Minnesota in the third round (46th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He then played three seasons with Boston College, beginning his professional career in 1987–88 with the Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League. He played three seasons with Kalamazoo, making his NHL debut with five games with the North Stars in 1988–89. He was traded to the Boston Bruins on August 21, 1990 in exchange for the draft pick later used to select Dallas star defensive forward and multiple Selke Trophy winner Jere Lehtinen.

Hodge's best season was with the Bruins in 1990–91, when he scored 30 goals and added 29 assists, and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. On September 4, 1992, the Bruins traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Matt Hervey for Darin Kimble and future considerations. His last NHL season was 1992–93 with Tampa Bay, when he had two goals and seven assists in 25 games. Hodge played several more seasons in the minors, then two seasons in Europe before retiring after the 1997–98 season.

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 St. John's Prep[1] HS-MA 22 22 33 55 — — — — — —
1983–84 St. John's Prep HS-MA 22 25 38 63 — — — — — —
1984–85 Boston College HE 41 20 44 64 28 — — — — —
1985–86 Boston College HE 21 11 17 28 16 — — — — —
1986–87 Boston College HE 37 29 33 62 30 — — — — —
1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 70 15 35 50 24 — — — — —
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 72 26 45 71 34 6 1 5 6 16
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1989–90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 68 33 53 86 19 10 5 13 18 2
1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 8 7 10 17 2 — — — — —
1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL 70 30 29 59 20 15 4 6 10 6
1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 19 6 11 17 4 — — — — —
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 42 6 11 17 10 — — — — —
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 16 10 17 27 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 25 2 7 9 2 — — — — —
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 30 11 24 35 16 14 4 6 10 6
1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 79 22 56 78 51 — — — — —
1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 62 15 25 40 18 17 4 6 10 4
1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 75 14 40 54 28 — — — — —
1996–97 EC Ratingen DEL 6 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1996–97 Cardiff Devils BISL 34 16 29 45 6 7 1 4 5 2
1997–98 Cardiff Devils BISL 32 10 19 29 18 9 4 10 14 0
IHL totals 393 124 239 363 139 47 14 30 44 28
NHL totals 142 39 48 87 32 15 4 6 10 6
AHL totals 106 35 77 112 57 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1984–85 [1]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1986 [2]

References
  1. "1984 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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