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Canadian-born American ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
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
.
Playing career
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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.
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