Joel Broda

Joel Broda (born November 24, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Graz99ers of the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL). He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round, 144th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Joel Broda
Born (1989-11-24) November 24, 1989
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
IceHL team
Former teams		 Graz99ers
Houston Aeros
Oklahoma City Barons
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
HC Bolzano
EHC Black Wings Linz
Dornbirn Bulldogs
HC TWK Innsbruck
NHL Draft 144th overall, 2008
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

On May 7, 2010, Broda won the Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Calgary Hitmen. He scored his sole final series goal in the game 2, against his former WHL team, the Tri-City Americans.

On July 13, 2010, Broda was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract, and on September 23, 2010 he was assigned to their top farm team, the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.[1]

On January 19, 2011 Broda was assigned to the Wilds ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.[2]

On August 15, 2013, Broda returned to the Condors as a free agent, signing a one-year contract to Captain the club for the 2013–14 season.[3] On October 15, 2013, Broda was signed to a PTO Contract with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL [4] On February 19, 2014, Broda was signed to a PTO with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL.[5] On April 1, Broda was released from PTO to return to the Bakersfield Condors [6] to play the ECHL playoffs as team captain.

As a free agent, Broda made a return of sorts to Capitals organization, in signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Hershey Bears on August 19, 2014.[7]

On August 29, 2015, Broda left North America as free agent in signing his first contract abroad with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian EBEL.[8] He excelled as his team's leading scorer (26 goals, 22 assists in 60 games) in his first season in Europe and then penned a deal with fellow EBEL outfit EHC Linz in April 2016.[9]

On August 14, 2020, Broda continued his career in Austria, joining his fifth club in 6 seasons by signing a one-year contract with the Graz99ers.[10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Tri-City Americans WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Tri-City Americans WHL 51 3 1 4 10 5 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Tri-City Americans WHL 71 16 28 44 62 6 2 0 2 0
2007–08 Tri-City Americans WHL 3 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 28 22 50 72 6 1 1 2 0
2008–09 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 39 36 12 48 45 — — — — —
2008–09 Calgary Hitmen WHL 28 17 22 39 19 18 11 13 24 8
2009–10 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66 39 34 73 65 23 13 4 17 16
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 22 5 2 7 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 32 17 13 30 39 4 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 72 14 13 27 59 4 0 1 1 2
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 30 2 2 4 27 — — — — —
2012–13 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 3 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 41 21 19 40 47 16 8 4 12 10
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 8 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 2 4 6 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 53 7 3 10 52 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 54 23 21 44 44 6 3 1 4 0
2016–17 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 53 28 20 48 27 5 2 0 2 0
2017–18 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 54 20 27 47 26 12 4 6 10 12
2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 22 9 9 18 10 — — — — —
2019–20 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 50 23 18 41 27 — — — — —
AHL totals 202 31 25 56 168 4 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
WHL
East Second All-Star Team 2009 [11]

References
  1. "Joel Broda signs Entry Level contract with Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  2. "Joel Broda reassigned by Minnesota to Condorstown". Bakersfield Condors. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  3. "Broda and Cunningham on board for 2013-14". Bakersfield Condors. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. Evans, Josh. "BARONS SIGN JOEL BRODA TO A PTO". Oklahoma City Barons. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  5. "SOUND TIGERS SIGN JOEL BRODA TO PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  6. "JOEL BRODA RELEASED FROM PTO". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  7. "Bears agree to terms with forward Joel Broda". Hershey Bears. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  8. "Joel Broda new to HCB". HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  9. "Zwei Neue für die Black Wings". EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  10. "Graz sign Altmann, Broda, Bowns and Cameranesi" (in German). Graz99ers. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. "Player Bio - Joel Broda". The Hockey News. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
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