Cole Bardreau

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Cole Bardreau
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Bardreau with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2018
Born (1993-07-22) July 22, 1993 (age 30)
Fairport, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams
Bridgeport Islanders
New York Islanders
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present

Cole Bardreau (born July 22, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers and has played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

While playing for the United States National Team Development Program, Bardreau committed to Cornell University. [1]

In his sophomore season, Bardreau was lent to Team USA to compete at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Two weeks after returning from winning gold, Bardreau suffered a cervical fracture in his neck while playing at Cornell that caused him to miss the 2012–13 season and the NHL draft. [2] Bardreau spent three months post-surgery in a neck brace with limited activity allowed before slowly being allowed to return to skating six months later. [2] The following season, Bardreau was forced to miss some games to recover from back-to-back MCL tears [3] but was still able to rank fourth on the team with goals. [4]

In his last season at Cornell, Bardreau eclipsed more than 20 points for the first time in his NCAA career. He was named an NCAA (ECAC) Third All-Star Team and NCAA All-Ivy League First Team and awarded the NCAA (ECAC) Best Defensive Forward. [4]

On March 12, 2015, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Flyers and played the rest of the 2014–15 season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. [5] [6]

The 2015–16 season was Bardreau's first full season in the AHL. Bardreau was forced to miss most of October and November due to an arm and knee injury. [3] Bardreau was named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for the month of January after he scored 12 points in 11 games played in January. [7]

"The main thing with Cole is that he is tenacious," Gordon said. "When you are a pro, it means you can replicate the same process, not just here and there but with consistency. He takes pride in playing sound defense, killing penalties, finishing checks, winning puck battles; all those work ethic things we talk about. He has some skill, too, but the things he does that set him apart are in details."

Scott Gordon on Bardreau. [8]

After his sophomore season, Bardreau was forced to miss the Philadelphia Flyers training camp due to abdominal surgery. [9]

On July 15, 2017, Bardreau signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Flyers. [10] However, Bardreau broke his hand in a preseason game against the New York Islanders and started the season on injured reserve. [11] He returned to the lineup on October 25 and recorded five points in six games. [8]

On July 2, 2019, Bardreau signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders. [12] Bardreau's first NHL game came on October 19, 2019, when the New York Islanders were visiting Columbus, Ohio to play the Columbus Blue Jackets. [13] In his first game Bardreau logged 8:54 over 15 shifts. His first NHL point came on October 27, 2019 in Nassau Coliseum against the Philadelphia Flyers. He received the primary assist on Ross Johnston’s goal in the first period.[ citation needed ] He recorded his first career goal on a penalty shot against the Ottawa Senators on November 5, 2019, [14] which was the game-winning goal in a 4–1 Islanders win.[ citation needed ] On September 20, 2021, Bardreau was re-signed to a two-year contract by the Islanders. [15] [16] On December 1, 2022, the Islanders called Bardreau up from Bridgeport as one of two forwards to fill in for players who were out day-to day with injuries.

Following a productive 2022-23 season in which Bardreau scored a career-best 15 goals and 16 assists in 67 games — the eighth most on the team — at the conclusion of his NHL contract with the Islanders he opted to remain within the organization by signing a one-year AHL contract with the Bridgeport Islanders for the 2023–24 season on July 6, 2023. [17]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Russia

Bardreau was named an alternate captain for Team USA at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [18] Bardreau scored three points in seven games to help lead the team to a gold medal. [19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 35481225
2010–11 U.S. National Development TeamUSHL24471123
2011–12 Cornell University ECAC 3444818
2012–13 Cornell UniversityECAC1325712
2013–14 Cornell UniversityECAC26791614
2014–15 Cornell UniversityECAC305172238
2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 151122
2015–16 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL5413173054
2016–17 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL72915248550004
2017–18 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL45111930591303334
2018–19 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL40751238
2019–20 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL3822425
2019–20 New York Islanders NHL 101126
2020–21 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL241061610
2021–22 Bridgeport IslandersAHL45141125660004
2022–23 Bridgeport IslandersAHL6715163137
2022–23 New York IslandersNHL10002
2023–24 Bridgeport IslandersAHL7011132465
NHL totals111128

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States U17 Gold medal icon.svg60006
2011 United States U18 Gold medal icon.svg60004
2013 United States WJC Gold medal icon.svg71234
Junior totals2012314

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