Kevin Hodson

Kevin Hodson (born March 27, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Hodson played professionally in the NHL and AHL before ending his playing career in the Finnish SM-liiga in 2003–04.

Kevin Hodson
Born (1972-03-27) March 27, 1972
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19952003

Hodson suffered from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (rapid heart beat) during his time in the NHL, and affectionately earned the nickname "Ticker" from teammates.

Amateur career

As a youth, Hodson played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team.[1]

Hodson joined the OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds during the 1990–91 season. Hodson backstopped the Greyhounds to their first ever Memorial Cup championship during the 1992–93 season. Hodson was also selected the top goaltender of the 1993 Memorial Cup tournament. Even with his strong OHL and Memorial Cup showing, Hodson went undrafted.

Professional career

Chicago

Hodson turned pro in 1992 after signing with the Chicago Blackhawks and spent the 1992–93 season with both his Junior Team and the IHL's Indianapolis Ice, where he posted a 5–9 record.

Detroit

After that season was finished, Hodson signed with the Detroit Red Wings and was sent to their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings, for 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, as Detroit had enough goaltending depth with Chris Osgood, Mike Vernon, Bob Essensa, Tim Cheveldae, Vincent Riendeau, and Peter Ing alternating goaltending duties at some point during those seasons. Hodson made his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1995–96 Season, where he shut out the Blackhawks 3–0. Hodson would go on to post a 2–0–0 record for that year.

During the 1996–97 Season in which the Red Wings would eventually win the Stanley Cup, Hodson remained as the Red Wings' Number 3 Goalie and as such, only saw 6 games that season, posting a 2–2–1 record. Since Hodson spent the majority of the season with the Red Wings, Detroit included his name on the Cup, even though did not officially qualify.

During the off-season, Vernon was traded to the San Jose Sharks, moving Hodson to the backup position for the 1997–98 Season. Hodson posted a 9–3–3 record in 21 regular season games as the Red Wings won another Stanley Cup.

For the 1998–99 Season, Norm Maracle challenged Hodson for the backup goaltender role in Detroit. Given Maracle's level of play, Hodson was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a deal that brought Bill Ranford and Wendel Clark to the Red Wings on March 23, 1999.

Tampa Bay

Hodson went 2–1–1 in the five games with Tampa Bay before suffering a groin injury which ended his season.

The 1999–2000 season found Hodson serving as a backup to Dan Cloutier, who was Hodson's backup in 1993 with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Hodson's record in 24 games that year was 2–7–4. Hodson was assigned to Tampa Bay's minor league affiliate, the Detroit Vipers and was later dealt to the Montreal Canadiens on June 2, 2000 for a seventh round pick in that year's entry draft.

Hodson remained inactive until the 2002–03 season, when he was re-signed by Tampa Bay as the backup goaltender to Nikolai Khabibulin. Hodson posted a 0–3–1 record in seven games with Tampa Bay that season.

On January 15, 2003, Tampa Bay made a trade with the Boston Bruins that brought goaltender John Grahame to the team as Khabibulin's new backup. Rather than accept reassignment to the minors, Hodson announced his retirement from on January 16, 2003.

Career in Europe

On November 6, 2003, Hodson was signed as a free agent by Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, where he posted a 1–1-1 record before leaving the team in mid-season.

After hockey

Kevin Hodson returned to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Algoma University. Hodson began a career as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, and in 2012 left the firm to join with RBC Dominion Securities.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 301811016388823.22.884 10916002802.80
1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 5028124272215103.33.896 1812611165913.17
1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 26185214707613.10.896 8804481702.28
1992–93 Indianapolis Ice IHL 145907775304.09.860
1993–94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3720105208310222.94.905 302891006.74.818
1994–95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5119228273116113.54.897 4042381403.53.892
1995–96 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 321313216548703.16.898 302149803.22.852
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4200163311.10.955
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6221294811.63.930
1996–97 Quebec Rafales IHL 2110118703.56.879
1997–98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 219339874422.67.901 1001000.001.000
1998–99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4020175903.09.886
1998–99 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 61323491903.27.893
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 52112381102.77.907
1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 242747694703.67.856
1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 92605052202.61.917
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70312831202.54.881
2003–04 Jokerit FIN 3111184511.63.932
NHL Totals 71171810291013442.76.893 1001000.001.000

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. "1993 – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – Memorial Cup". Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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