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 (1961-07-05) July 5, 1961 (age 63)
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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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  1. ^ Pope, Thomas (17 February 2012). "Fayetteville FireAntz fire Coach Sean Gillam, bring in Todd Bidner". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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