Joel Broda

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Joel Broda.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Broda with Hershey Bears in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|24}}

| birth_place = Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 203

| position= Centre

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Houston Aeros
Oklahoma City Barons
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
HC Bolzano
EHC Black Wings Linz
Dornbirn Bulldogs
HC TWK Innsbruck
Graz99ers
EC VSV
Kassel Huskies

| draft = 144th overall

| draft_year = 2008

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2022

}}

Joel Broda (born November 24, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round, 144th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

On May 7, 2010, Broda won the Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Calgary Hitmen. He scored his sole final series goal in the game 2, against his former WHL team, the Tri-City Americans.

On July 13, 2010, Broda was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract, and on September 23, 2010 he was assigned to their top farm team, the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League.{{cite web| url = http://wild.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474701&view=news | title = Joel Broda signs Entry Level contract with Minnesota Wild | publisher = Minnesota Wild | date = July 13, 2010 | accessdate = 2010-07-13}}

On January 19, 2011 Broda was assigned to the Wilds ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.{{cite web| url = http://bakersfieldcondors.com/web/news/joel-broda-reassigned-by-minnesota-to-condorstown/ | title = Joel Broda reassigned by Minnesota to Condorstown | publisher = Bakersfield Condors | date = January 19, 2011 | accessdate = 2011-01-19}}

On August 15, 2013, Broda returned to the Condors as a free agent, signing a one-year contract to Captain the club for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web| url = http://bakersfieldcondors.com/news/broda-and-cunningham-on-board-for-2013-14-2/ | title = Broda and Cunningham on board for 2013-14 | publisher = Bakersfield Condors |date = 2013-08-15 | accessdate = 2013-08-16}} On October 15, 2013, Broda was signed to a PTO Contract with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Josh|title=Barons Sign JOoel Broda to a PTO|url=http://okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=pressreleases&ra=showarticle&guid=B44310A1-39D6-48EA-8C91-62005CC059F3|publisher=Oklahoma City Barons |accessdate=October 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014174733/http://okcbarons.com/index.cfm?fa=pressreleases|archive-date=October 14, 2013|url-status=dead}} On February 19, 2014, Broda was signed to a PTO with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL.{{cite web|title=Sound Tigers Sign Joel Broda to PTO|url=http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209411189|website=Bridgeport Sound Tigers|accessdate=April 26, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104027/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209411189|url-status=dead}} On April 1, Broda was released from PTO to return to the Bakersfield Condors {{cite web|title=Joel Broda Released from PTO|url=http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209450670|publisher=Bridgeport Sound Tigers|accessdate=April 26, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} to play the ECHL playoffs as team captain.

As a free agent, Broda made a return of sorts to Capitals organization, in signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Hershey Bears on August 19, 2014.{{cite web| url = http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4437 | title = Bears agree to terms with forward Joel Broda | publisher = Hershey Bears | date =August 19, 2014| accessdate =August 19, 2014}}

On August 29, 2015, Broda left North America as free agent in signing his first contract abroad with Italian club, HCB South Tyrol of the Austrian EBEL.{{cite web | url = http://www.hcb.net/de/team/news/item/1309-sean-mcmonagle-confermato-in-biancorosso-joel-broda-e-il-nuovo-arrivo.html | title = Joel Broda new to HCB | website = HCB South Tyrol | date = 2015-08-29 | accessdate = 2015-08-29 | language = Italian | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150901155313/http://www.hcb.net/de/team/news/item/1309-sean-mcmonagle-confermato-in-biancorosso-joel-broda-e-il-nuovo-arrivo.html | archivedate = September 1, 2015 | df = mdy-all }} He excelled as his team's leading scorer (26 goals, 22 assists in 60 games) in his first season in Europe and then penned a deal with fellow EBEL outfit EHC Linz in April 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ehcliwestlinz.at/zwei-neue-fuer-die-black-wings/|title=Zwei Neue für die Black Wings|website=EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz|access-date=2016-04-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424081954/http://www.ehcliwestlinz.at/zwei-neue-fuer-die-black-wings/|archivedate=April 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

On August 14, 2020, Broda continued his career in Austria, joining his fifth club in 6 seasons by signing a one-year contract with the Graz99ers.{{cite web | url = https://www.99ers.at/2020/08/14/99ers-verpflichten-broda-altmann-bowns-cameranesi/ | title = Graz sign Altmann, Broda, Bowns and Cameranesi | publisher = Graz99ers | date = 14 August 2020 | accessdate = 14 August 2020 | language = German }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2004–05

| Tri-City Americans

| WHL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Tri-City Americans

| WHL

| 51

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 10

| 5

| 0

2006–07

| Tri-City Americans

| WHL

| 71

| 16

| 28

| 44

| 62

| 6

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Tri-City Americans

| WHL

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

| —

2007–08

| Moose Jaw Warriors

| WHL

| 70

| 28

| 22

| 50

| 72

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Moose Jaw Warriors

| WHL

| 39

| 36

| 12

| 48

| 45

| —

2008–09

| Calgary Hitmen

| WHL

| 28

| 17

| 22

| 39

| 19

| 18

| 11

| 13

| 24

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Calgary Hitmen

| WHL

| 66

| 39

| 34

| 73

| 65

| 23

| 13

| 4

| 17

| 16

2010–11

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 22

| 5

| 2

| 7

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Bakersfield Condors

| ECHL

| 32

| 17

| 13

| 30

| 39

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

2011–12

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 72

| 14

| 13

| 27

| 59

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 30

| 2

| 4

| 27

| —

2012–13

| Orlando Solar Bears

| ECHL

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Bakersfield Condors

| ECHL

| 41

| 21

| 19

| 40

| 47

| 16

| 8

| 4

| 12

| 10

2013–14

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 8

| 1

| 2

| 8

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 17

| 2

| 4

| 6

| —

2014–15

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 53

| 7

| 3

| 10

| 52

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| HC Bolzano

| EBEL

| 54

| 23

| 21

| 44

| 6

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 0

2016–17

| EHC Black Wings Linz

| EBEL

| 53

| 28

| 20

| 48

| 27

| 5

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| EHC Black Wings Linz

| EBEL

| 54

| 20

| 27

| 47

| 26

| 12

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 12

2018–19

| Dornbirn Bulldogs

| EBEL

| 22

| 9

| 18

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| HC TWK Innsbruck

| EBEL

| 50

| 23

| 18

| 41

| 27

| —

2020–21

| Graz99ers

| ICEHL

| 46

| 10

| 14

| 24

| 40

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| EC VSV

| ICEHL

| 33

| 7

| 16

| 23

| 37

| —

2021–22

| Kassel Huskies

| DEL2

| 12

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 12

| 1

| 0

| 2

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 202

! 31

! 25

! 56

! 168

! 4

! 0

! 1

! 2

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | WHL

East Second All-Star Team

| 2009

| {{cite magazine| url = http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6624 | title = Player Bio - Joel Broda | magazine = The Hockey News | date = February 3, 2011 | accessdate = 2011-02-03}}