Hayden Hodgson

Hayden Hodgson
Hodgson with the Erie Otters in 2013
Born (1996-03-02) March 2, 1996
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Hayden Hodgson (born March 2, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Belleville Senators in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Early life

Hodgson was born on March 2, 1996, in Windsor, Ontario,[1] to Christine and Todd Hodgson. He grew up playing ice hockey, baseball, and golf in Leamington, Ontario, and spent most of his adolescence deciding whether he would pursue hockey or baseball professionally.[2] Despite collecting several awards for golf, he abandoned that sport when his golf swing negatively impacted his baseball batting.[3] Hodgson spent the 2011–12 season playing minor ice hockey for the Sun County Panthers of the Alliance Hockey organization, scoring 21 goals and recording 41 points in 28 games, while pitching for the Windsor Selects under-16 team.[4]

Playing career

Amateur

The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) drafted Hodgson in the third round, 44th overall, of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection.[5] His first OHL goal came on October 24 as part of the Otters' 7–1 rout of the Saginaw Spirit.[6] He did not score again until November 23, when he recorded the first goal in the Otters' 3–2 loss to the Guelph Storm.[7] On February 24, Hodgson collided with Henri Ikonen of the Kingston Frontenacs. He was assessed a major interference penalty and was ejected from the game,[8] while Ikonen, who was leading the Frontenacs at that point with 48 points, sustained a concussion.[9] The OHL issued Hodgson a ten-game suspension for the hit, and as the suspension came with only seven games left in the 2012–13 season, Hodgson's rookie year ended early. He recorded eight goals and 12 points in 60 games.[10]

Hodgson recorded the first goal of his sophomore OHL season on November 11, 2013, in a 5–3 win over the Niagara IceDogs.[11] After netting four goals, nine points, and 45 penalty minutes in 34 games with Erie during the 2013–14 season, Hodgson was traded to the Sarnia Sting on January 10, 2014, in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2015 OHL priority selection draft.[12] In his first game with his new team, Hodgson was assessed a major penalty for an illegal check to the head of Plymouth Whalers skater Liam Dunda. After review, he was suspended for another ten games.[13] After the trade, Hodgson recorded five goals, nine points, and 19 penalty minutes in 18 games with Sarnia.[14]

After joining the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Detroit Red Wings' rookie camp on a tryout,[15] Hodgson returned to the Sting for the 2014–15 season.[16] He put up 23 goals and 38 points in 59 games with Sarnia.[14] The Sting made the playoffs and faced the Erie Otters in the first round. The Otters eliminated the Sting in five games, with Hodgson potting two goals in the series.[14][17] He began the 2015–16 season with Sarnia. On January 12, 2016, the Sting sent Hodgson to the Saginaw Spirit in exchange for centre Devon Paliani and four draft picks in the 2016 draft. Hodgson had struggled to that point with the Sting, with only five goals and 14 points in 36 games.[14][18] In 20 games with Saginaw he tallied four goals and nine points.[14] The Spirit qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated by the Erie Otters in four games.[19] In the series, Hodgson added three assists.[14]

Professional

Hodgson went undrafted by NHL teams.[20] On March 23, 2017, Hodgson signed a contract with the Cleveland Monsters, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets.[21] He played one split season with Cleveland in 2017–18, tallying three goals and six points while also spending periods in the ECHL with the Florida Everblades, appearing in three games and going scoreless, and the Manchester Monarchs where he notched two assists in two games.[14] For the 2018–19, he split the season between the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL, where he scored two goals and four points in 13 games before going to Europe on a better contract. He was suspended by the Thunder upon his departure.[22] In Europe, he played with HC 07 Detva in Slovakia, where he recorded seven goals and 14 points in 21 games.[14] He returned to North America for the 2019–20 season, where the Thunder traded his ECHL rights were traded to the Reading Royals for future considerations.[23] However, he suffered a serious cut to his leg during play and missed two months.[20] In 36 games, he registered 12 goals and 20 points.[14] The Royals chose not to resume play during the pandemic in the 2020–21 season, but Hodgson wanted to play and he was first sent to the Wheeling Nailers, where he scored two goals and six points in 18 games before he was traded the Utah Grizzlies for future considerations.[20][24] In 26 games with Utah, he tallied six goals and 12 points.[14] The Grizzlies qualified for the playoffs, but were swept by the Allen Americans in the first round.[25] In the three-game series, Hodgson added one assist.[14]

He returned to the Royals for the 2021–22 season but tried out for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL, the affiliate of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. He earned a two-way contract with the Phantoms.[20] In 46 games with the Phantoms he notched 19 goals and 31 points.[14] On March 22, 2022, the Flyers signed Hodgson to an NHL contract for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with an average annual value of $750,000.[26] He made his NHL debut two nights later when the Flyers faced the St. Louis Blues, filling in for an injured Oskar Lindblom.[27] Hodgson recorded his first NHL goal and assist in his debut, and the Flyers won 5–2 at the Enterprise Center, their first win on the road of 2022.[28] He appeared in six games for Philadelphia, scoring the one goal and three points.[14] On August 29, it was announced that Hodgson had re-signed with Philadelphia to a two-year contract that was two-way in 2022–23 and one-way in 2023–24.[29] He opened the 2022–23 season on the Flyers roster and made one appearance before he was placed on waivers.[30] After going unclaimed, he was assigned to Lehigh Valley where he spent the remainder of the season, scoring three goals and eight points in 44 games.[14]

On June 6, 2023, Hodgson was sent to the Los Angeles Kings as part of a three-team trade with Philadelphia and Columbus.[31] He was placed on waivers again to start the season and went unclaimed and was assigned to the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.[32] Hodgson played the entire 2023–24 season with the Reign.[33] He recorded six goals and 16 points in 49 games.[14] He was suspended for three games on March 16, 2024, by the AHL following an illegal check in a game against the Coachella Valley Firebirds.[34] The Reign made the playoffs but were eliminated by Coachella Valley in the second round.[35] He was suspended a second time on May 18 for two playoff games for an interference penalty during a playoff game against Coachella Valley.[36] In seven playoff games, Hodgson tallied one goal.[14]

On July 2, 2024, the Ottawa Senators signed Hodgson as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract.[37] He passed through waivers, going unclaimed, and was assigned to the Senators' AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, to start the 2024–25 season.[38] In 43 games with Belleville, he tallied five goals and 11 points.[14] He was suspended for two games by the AHL on April 4, 2025 for due to his actions in a game against the Syracuse Crunch in which he started a fight within the final minute of action and received a game misconduct penalty on the same play.[39] He was recalled on April 11, 2025, and made his Ottawa debut that night against the Montreal Canadiens.[40] He made one more appearance that season, going scoreless in the two games.[14]

In the offseason, he signed a two-year, two-way contract to return to Ottawa.[41] During training camp, Hodgson was fined by the NHL for an illegal check during a preseason exhibition game against the Montreal Canadiens.[42] He was assigned to the AHL to start the 2025–26 season after passing through waivers.[43] He was recalled from Belleville on November 9 and made his NHL season debut that night in a 4–2 victory over the Utah Mammoth.[44][45] He was returned to the AHL on December 2.[46] He was recalled twice more during the season, appearing in ten games with Ottawa, going scoreless.[14][47][48] In 47 games with Belleville, he recorded six goals and 11 points.[14] On February 3, 2026, he was suspended by the AHL for five games for an illegal check .[49]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12Sun County Panthers U16 AAAALLIANCE 4229255482 —————
2011–12Leamington FlyersGOJHL 10000 —————
2012–13Erie OttersOHL 60841260 —————
2013–14Erie OttersOHL 3445945 —————
2013–14Sarnia StingOHL 1854919 —————
2014–15Sarnia StingOHL 5923153862 52029
2015–16Sarnia StingOHL 36591453 —————
2015–16Saginaw SpiritOHL 2045921 40334
2016–17Saginaw SpiritOHL 6738286671 —————
2017–18Cleveland MonstersAHL 4133635 —————
2017–18Florida EverbladesECHL 30000 —————
2017–18Manchester MonarchsECHL 20222 —————
2018–19Wichita ThunderECHL 1322422 —————
2018–19HC 07 Detva2HL 21771443 60002
2019–20Reading RoyalsECHL 361282049 —————
2020–21Wheeling NailersECHL 1824641 —————
2020–21Utah GrizzliesECHL 26661286 301112
2021–22Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL 4619123170 —————
2021–22Philadelphia FlyersNHL 612311 —————
2022–23Philadelphia FlyersNHL 10000 —————
2022–23Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL 4435883 —————
2023–24Ontario ReignAHL 4961016116 710130
2024–25Belleville SenatorsAHL 435611156 —————
2024–25Ottawa SenatorsNHL 20005 —————
2025–26Belleville SenatorsAHL 476511134 —————
2025–26Ottawa SenatorsNHL 1000011 —————
NHL totals 1912327 —————

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