Richard Todd Bidner (born July 5, 1961) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre. He played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1981–82 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 2002, was mainly spent in the British Hockey League.
| Todd Bidner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1961 Petrolia, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals Fife Flyers Peterborough Pirates Nottingham Panthers Bracknell Bees Humberside Seahawks Teesside Bombers Durham Wasps Humberside Hawks | ||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||
| NHL draft | 110th overall, 1980 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1981–2002 | ||
Biography
Bidner was born in Petrolia, Ontario. Drafted in 1980 by the Washington Capitals, Bidner played 12 games with the Capitals. He spent most of his playing career playing in Great Britain.
In August 2006 it was announced that Bidner would become the new assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. On February 17, 2012, Bidner was hired to replace Sean Gillam as head coach of the SPHL's Fayetteville FireAntz.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 64 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 68 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 67 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 30 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 59 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 60 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 74 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Fife Flyers | BHL | 31 | 71 | 52 | 123 | 116 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 1986–87 | Peterborough Pirates | BD1 | 29 | 79 | 112 | 191 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL | 30 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL | 33 | 76 | 67 | 143 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Peterborough Pirates | BHL | 13 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Telford Tigers | BD1 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Telford Tigers | BD1 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 20 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1991–92 | Bracknell Bees | BHL | 19 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Humberside Seahawks | BHL | 17 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | Humberside Seahawks | BHL | 13 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Telford Tigers | BD1 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Teesside Bombers | BHL | 36 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 30 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 141 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 21 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Humberside Hawks | BHL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Guildford Flames | EPIHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Blackburn Hawks | NPIHL | 8 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Amarillo Rattlers | WPHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Peterborough Pirates | BNL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | ||
| 2001–02 | Petrolia Squires | OHA Sr | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| BHL totals | 267 | 386 | 349 | 735 | 826 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 42 | ||||
| NHL totals | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com