Joel Broda

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.

On January 19, 2011, Broda was assigned to the Wilds ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

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. On October 15, 2013, Broda was signed to a PTO Contract with the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL On February 19, 2014, Broda was signed to a PTO with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL. On April 1, Broda was released from PTO to return to the Bakersfield Condors 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.

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. 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.

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.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Tri-City Americans WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Tri-City Americans WHL 51 3 1 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Tri-City Americans WHL 71 16 28 44 62 6 2 0 2 0 2007–08 Tri-City Americans WHL 3 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 28 22 50 72 6 1 1 2 0 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 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 — — — — — 2010–11 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 32 17 13 30 39 4 0 1 1 0 2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 72 14 13 27 59 4 0 1 1 2 2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 30 2 2 4 27 — — — — — 2012–13 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 3 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 41 21 19 40 47 16 8 4 12 10 2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 8 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 53 7 3 10 52 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 54 23 21 44 44 6 3 1 4 0 2016–17 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 53 28 20 48 27 5 2 0 2 0 2017–18 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 54 20 27 47 26 12 4 6 10 12 2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 22 9 9 18 10 — — — — — 2019–20 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 50 23 18 41 27 — — — — — 2020–21 Graz99ers ICEHL 46 10 14 24 40 — — — — — 2021–22 EC VSV ICEHL 33 7 16 23 37 — — — — — 2021–22 Kassel Huskies DEL2 12 2 7 9 12 1 0 0 0 2 AHL totals 202 31 25 56 168 4 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours Award Year WHL East Second All-Star Team 2009