Andy Hedlund (born May 16, 1978, in Osseo, Minnesota) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
He played for the Trenton Titans, Binghamton Senators, Hershey Bears, Krefeld Pinguine, Adler Mannheim, DEG Metro Stars and EHC Black Wings Linz in his career.
He played in 15 games for the Titans for parts of two seasons, recording one goal and an assist before being called up to the Binghamton Senators.
After going unsigned by an NHL team, Hedlund signed with the Krefeld Penguins of Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany.
In June 2006, Hedlund re-signed with Ottawa and played 56 games with Binghamton scoring six goals, adding 21 assists.
Head coach Troy Jutting said of him, "He had a good freshman and sophomore season for us, where maybe he wasn't counted on to be one of the top two, three guys.
[2] After graduating, Hedlund signed with the Trenton Titans of the East Coast Hockey League for the final games of the 2001–02 season.
[2] In the 2002–03 season, he played in 13 games for Trenton recording a goal and two assists[2] before he was called up to the American Hockey League's Binghamton Senators.
"[8] Against the Manitoba Moose on October 31, Hedlund scored a goal from the blue line that tied the game, however the Senators ended up losing 5–3.
[11] After his stint with Team USA, Hedlund left the Senators organization and joined the Krefeld Penguins in Germany.
On May 10, 2012, Hedlund left the DEL to sign a one-year contract with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League.
[25] In July 2008, Hedlund returned to Minnesota State–Mankato to help out at a hockey camp in which he taught players one-time shooting and passing.