Andre Hidi
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1960)
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André Lawrence Hidi (born June 5, 1960) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Hidi played seven games with the Washington Capitals.
| Andre Hidi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1960 | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL draft |
148th overall, 1980 Colorado Rockies | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1986 | ||
Biography
Hidi was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1] Hidi played junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes to 1981.
Hidi then attended the University of Toronto. He played for the university's Toronto Varsity Blues from 1980–81 to 1983–84; the Varsity Blues won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1984,[2] with Hidi winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[3]
He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1980.[4] He was signed as a free agent in March 1984 by the Washington Capitals. He would play seven games in the NHL and 121 in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Whalers. During his seven total career games with the Capitals, Hidi scored 2 goals and 1 assist while receiving 9 penalty minutes.[5]
In 2014, Hidi was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame.[4]
As of 2018[update], Hidi is the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at BMO Capital Markets.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Dixie Beehives | OHA-B | 19 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 31 | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Toronto | CIAU | 22 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Toronto | CIAU | 22 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Toronto | CIAU | 24 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | University of Toronto | CIAU | 24 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 66 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AHL totals | 121 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 161 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||||