Freddy Meyer

Freddy Meyer
Born	(1981-01-04) January 4, 1981 (age 44) Sanbornville, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders Phoenix Coyotes Atlanta Thrashers Modo Hockey
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–2012

Frederick A. Meyer, IV (born January 4, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, and Atlanta Thrashers. He is currently the head coach for the East Coast Wizards of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Meyer played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Beverly, Massachusetts and Syracuse, New York. ^[1]

Meyer was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on May 21, 2003 to an entry-level contract. He was previously an NCAA East First All-American team in 2002–03 at Boston University.^{[ citation needed ]}

Meyer was a key defenseman during the Philadelphia Phantoms' Calder Cup-winning team in the 2004–05 AHL season.^{[ citation needed ]}

On December 16, 2006, Meyer was traded along with a conditional 3rd-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for Alexei Zhitnik. ^[2] He was claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 8, 2007. ^[3] On October 23, he cleared waivers and was sent to the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. ^[4] On November 10, he was reclaimed by the Islanders off of re-entry waivers. ^[5]

On August 19, 2010, Meyer was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers to a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent. ^[6]

On June 18, 2011, following the completion of the 2010–11 season, Meyer left the NHL and signed a one-year deal with Modo Hockey of the Elitserien. ^[7]

On August 28, 2012, Meyer retired from professional hockey, becoming an assistant coach with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League for two seasons. He would leave the Monarchs to be named as the head coach of the East Coast Wizards in the EHL.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Boston University	HE		25	1	11	12	52		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Boston University	HE		28	6	13	19	82		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston University	HE		37	5	15	20	78		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Boston University	HE		36	5	16	21	76		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		59	14	14	28	50		12	0	3	3	8
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		59	6	9	15	71		21	3	9	12	34
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		11	3	3	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		57	6	21	27	33		6	0	1	1	8
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		25	2	3	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		35	0	3	3	24		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		8	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Islanders	NHL		52	3	9	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	New York Islanders	NHL		27	4	5	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New York Islanders	NHL		64	4	11	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		15	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Modo Hockey	SEL		31	3	9	12	55		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				281	20	53	73	155		6	0	1	1	8

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	United States	WJC18	7th		6	1	4	5	8
2001	United States	WJC	5th		7	0	2	2	12
2006	United States	WC	7th		7	0	0	0	6
Junior totals					13	1	6	7	20
Senior totals					7	0	0	0	6

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1999–00
All-Hockey East First Team	2002–03
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2002–03

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
2. New York Islanders - News: ISLANDERS ACQUIRE MEYER FOR ZHITNIK - 12/16/2006
3. Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES CLAIM FREDDY MEYER OFF WAIVERS FROM NEW YORK ISLANDERS - 10/08/2007 Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. Phoenix Coyotes - News: COYOTES ASSIGN FREDDY MEYER TO SAN ANTONIO - 10/23/2007 Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
5. New York Islanders - News: NEWS FLASH: FREDDY'S BACK - 11/10/2007
6. "Thrashers sign Freddy Meyer". Bluelandblog.com. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
7. "Modo Hockey bring in American" (in Swedish). MODO Hockey. June 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011.

External links

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