Bret Michael Hedican (born August 10, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, a Stanley Cup champion, and a two-time US Olympian.

Cloud State University, Hedican played with the 1992 US Olympic Team before he made his NHL debut in the 1991–92 season with the Blues.

[5] In his junior year, Hedican grew increasingly upset about his lack of playing time and spent the entire offseason bulking up.

[5] As a senior, Hedican started the season playing his regular position as a winger but was forced to move to defense due to numerous injuries.

He proved to be successful in this position and was nominated to The Associated Press All-State team and played in the Maroon and Gold All-Star Series for high school seniors.

[14] Under the tutelage of Herb Brooks, Hedican became the only Twin Cities player named to Team USA's roster for the 1992 Winter Olympics.

[15] Hedican eventually signed with the Blues but missed 11 games with a broken foot due to a mistake during practice.

[20] After finishing the 1996–97 season with six goals and 23 assists in 77 games, Hedican signed a two-year contract worth just under $2 million to remain with the Canucks on October 10, 1997.

[24] Although Hedican established himself in the Canucks blueline after five seasons he was traded to the Florida Panthers with Pavel Bure, Brad Ference and Vancouver's third round choice (Robert Fried) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's first round choice (Nathan Smith) in the 2000 Entry Draft, on January 17, 1999.

[27] Hedican was traded by the Panthers with Kevyn Adams and Tomas Malec to the Carolina Hurricanes for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie on January 16, 2002.

[30] On February 6, 2005, Hedican was named to Team USA's roster for the 2006 Winter Olympics as a replacement for injured defenseman Aaron Miller.

[32] During the Hurricanes' Stanley Cup run, Hedican was the team's nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy as someone who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

On January 4, 2007, Jim Rutherford announced that Hedican would miss three to four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left ring finger.

"[42] Hedican joined NBC Sports California shortly after retiring, serving as a studio analyst and "Inside-the-Glass" reporter for select home games for the channel's San Jose Sharks coverage.

In the fall of 2014, he joined the Sharks Radio Network team, and either Baker or Hedican provided color commentary alongside Dan Rusanowsky.

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[48][49] In late July 2024, Hedican left NBC to work as a player development analyst for the San Diego Gulls, the AHL affiliate team of the Anaheim Ducks.