Cole Bardreau

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Cole Bardreau
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Baldreau with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2018
Born (1993-07-22) July 22, 1993 (age 28)
Fairport, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Free agent
New York Islanders
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Cole Bardreau (born July 22, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on March 12, 2015.

Playing career[]

While playing for the United States National Team Development Program, Bardreau committed to Cornell University.[1]

In his sophomore season, Bardreau was lent to Team USA to compete at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Two weeks after returning from winning gold, Bardreau suffered a cervical fracture in his neck while playing at Cornell that caused him to miss the 2012–13 season and the NHL draft.[2] Bardreau spent three months post-surgery in a neck brace with limited activity allowed before slowly being allowed to return to skating six months later.[2] The following season, Bardreau was forced to miss some games to recover from back-to-back MCL tears[3] but was still able to rank fourth on the team with goals.[4]

In his last season at Cornell, Bardreau eclipsed more than 20 points for the first time in his NCAA career. He was named an NCAA (ECAC) Third All-Star Team and NCAA All-Ivy League First Team and awarded the NCAA (ECAC) Best Defensive Forward.[4]

On March 12, 2015, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Flyers and played the rest of the 2014–15 season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[5][6]

The 2015–16 season was Bardreau's first full season in the AHL. Bardreau was forced to miss most of October and November due to an arm and knee injury.[3] Bardreau was named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for the month of January after he scored 12 points in 11 games played in January.[7]

"The main thing with Cole is that he is tenacious," Gordon said. "When you are a pro, it means you can replicate the same process, not just here and there but with consistency. He takes pride in playing sound defense, killing penalties, finishing checks, winning puck battles; all those work ethic things we talk about. He has some skill, too, but the things he does that set him apart are in details."

– Scott Gordon on Bardreau.[8]

After his sophomore season, Bardreau was forced to miss the Philadelphia Flyers training camp due to abdominal surgery.[9]

On July 15, 2017, Bardreau signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Flyers.[10] However, Bardreau broke his hand in a preseason game against the New York Islanders and started the season on injured reserve.[11] He returned to the lineup on October 25 and recorded five points in six games.[8]

On July 2, 2019, Bardreau signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.[12]

Bardreau’s first NHL game came on October 19, 2019, when the New York Islanders were visiting Columbus, Ohio to play the Columbus Blue Jackets.[13] In his first game Bardreau logged 8:54 over 15 shifts. His first NHL point came on October 27, 2019 in Nassau Coliseum against the Philadelphia Flyers. He received the primary assist on Ross Johnston’s goal in the first period.[citation needed] He recorded his first career goal on a penalty shot against the Ottawa Senators on November 5, 2019.[14] It was the game winning goal in a 4–1 Islanders win.

International play[]

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Russia

Bardreau was named an alternate captain for Team USA at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[15] Bardreau scored three points in seven games to help lead the team to a gold medal.[16]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 35 4 8 12 25 — — — — —
2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 24 4 7 11 23 — — — — —
2011–12 Cornell University ECAC 34 4 4 8 18 — — — — —
2012–13 Cornell University ECAC 13 2 5 7 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Cornell University ECAC 26 7 9 16 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Cornell University ECAC 30 5 17 22 38 — — — — —
2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 54 13 17 30 54 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 72 9 15 24 85 5 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 45 11 19 30 59 13 0 3 3 34
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 40 7 5 12 38 — — — — —
2019–20 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 38 2 2 4 25 — — — — —
2019–20 New York Islanders NHL 10 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 24 10 6 16 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 10 1 1 2 6 — — — — —

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 6
2011 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 4
2013 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 4
Junior totals 20 1 2 3 14

References[]

  1. ^ "Cole Bardreau". hockeysfuture.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Snow, Bob (October 28, 2013). "Cornell's Bardreau returns from neck injury". NHL.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Gross, Stephen (October 18, 2016). "Phantoms' Cole Bardreau nearing return after yet another injury". The Morning Call. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cole Bardreau". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Flyers sign collegiate forward Cole Bardreau". Philadelphia Flyers. March 12, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Isaac, Dave (September 6, 2017). "Meet Cole Bardreau, a dark horse to make the Flyers' roster". Courier Post. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Phantoms Forward Cole Bardreau Named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month". phantomshockey.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Meltzer, Bill (November 6, 2017). "Phantoms 411: Young players contribute to leading the AHL". NHL.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cole Bardreau will miss chance to impress at Flyers training camp". nbcsports.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Flyers sign goaltenders Lyon, Stolarz; forward Bardreau". NHL.com. July 15, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  11. ^ Isaac, Dave (May 6, 2018). "Cole Bardreau, if healthy, could be an option to help Flyers' penalty kill". Courier Post. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  12. ^ Kandrach, Sasha (October 24, 2019). "Bardreau Relishes Chance For Second 'First Game'". nhl.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  13. ^ Gross, Andrew (October 19, 2019). "Islanders call up forward Cole Bardreau at the last minute for his NHL debut". Newsday. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  14. ^ @NYIslanders (November 5, 2019). "THAT'S A GOALLLLLL!