Freddy Meyer

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Freddy Meyer
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Born (1981-01-04) January 4, 1981 (age 42)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  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).

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 Boston University HE 251111252—————
2000–01 Boston UniversityHE286131982—————
2001–02 Boston UniversityHE375152078—————
2002–03 Boston UniversityHE365162176—————
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 5914142850120338
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10000—————
2004–05 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL5969157121391234
2005–06 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL1133622—————
2005–06 Philadelphia FlyersNHL57621273360118
2006–07 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2523514—————
2006–07 New York Islanders NHL3503324—————
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL50000—————
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL802212—————
2007–08New York IslandersNHL52391222—————
2008–09 New York IslandersNHL2745914—————
2009–10 New York IslandersNHL644111540—————
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL151128—————
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 31391255—————
NHL totals28120537315560118

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1999 United States WJC18 7th61458
2001 United States WJC 5th702212
2006 United States WC 7th70006
Junior totals1316720
Senior totals70006

Awards and honors

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

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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 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  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. 2010-08-19. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Modo Hockey bring in American" (in Swedish). MODO Hockey. 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
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