Sundogs sign forward for upcoming season
The Arizona Sundogs announced Tuesday that forward
Mickael Bedard has joined the club for the upcoming 2012-13 Central Hockey League season. Bedard is the second forward signed by the team this offseason.
The upcoming season will be Bedard's fifth as a pro. The left wing's professional career began in 2008-09 where he played 22 games for the St. Georges CRS Express of the North American Hockey League in Quebec, Canada. He totaled 17 points that year on 5 goals and 12 assists. The following season, Bedard joined the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League in Michigan and tallied 35 goals and 38 assists. He finished the season as a league leader with a plus-minus rating of plus-34, leading the Icehawks in goals and points.
Moving to the East Coast Hockey League, the 24-year-old Bedard pronounced (Beh-DARD) appeared in 114 games scoring 41 goals and adding 52 assists.
"We're excited to bring Mickael on board for this season," Arizona head coach David Lohrei said. "He's a proven player with skill and we're going to count on him to have an impact up front."
Prior to turning pro, the St-Prosper, Quebec Canada native spent six years playing junior hockey. Bedard was a two-time All-Star and was named the Nanaimo Clippers' Most Valuable Player for the 2007-08 season.