Mark Flood

Mark Flood (born September 29, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the sixth round, 188th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL entry draft, and previously played for the New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets.

Playing career Flood was drafted in the sixth round, 188th overall, in the 2003 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He played in the ECHL prior to signing a free agent contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets playing for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. On November 26, 2006 Flood was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes organization for defensemen Derrick Walser. Flood spent the majority of the season in the AHL. Following a concussion to Islanders defensemen Dustin Kohn Flood was called up to the NHL, making his debut on March 25, 2010 against the Calgary Flames. Flood played 6 games for the Islanders registering 1 assist and a -4 plus-minus rating.

On July 22, 2012, it was reported that Flood had signed a contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. Flood was a part of the rebirth of the organization following the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash tragedy that forced Lokomotiv to cancel its 2011–2012 season. In 52 games with Yaroslavl, Flood was a stay-at-home fixture on the blueline, posting 6 points throughout the 2012–13 season.

On July 10, 2013, Flood returned to North America and signed a one-year two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Flood returned to the KHL after a single season within the Hurricanes organization in signing a two-year deal with KHL Medvescak Zagreb on June 11, 2014. After a single season in Croatia, Flood moved to KHL rivals HC Lada Togliatti on a one-year contract on June 19, 2015. In the following 2015–16 season, Flood struggled to find his offensive presence with Togliatti, contributing with 6 points from the blueline in 38 contests.

On June 24, 2016, Flood left the KHL to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

In the following off-season, Flood returned to North America as a free agent. He accepted an invitation to try out for the 2017–18 season, with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL on September 25, 2017. Joining the affiliate of former club the Winnipeg Jets, Flood played in a single game with the Moose before he was released from his tryout on October 17, 2017.

After spending his second season in the Finnish Liiga with Ilves in 2018–19, Flood returned to the Austrian EBEL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Vienna Capitals on June 18, 2019.

Post-playing career

As of 2024, he is working with the Ottawa Senators as a professional scout.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Charlottetown Islanders AAA Midget 2000–01 Charlottetown Abbies MHL 11 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Peterborough Petes OHL 57 1 4 5 21 6 0 0 0 2 2002–03 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 5 24 29 18 7 1 2 3 0 2003–04 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 15 29 44 30 — — — — — 2004–05 Peterborough Petes OHL 60 4 37 41 14 14 2 7 9 0 2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 9 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Dayton Bombers ECHL 50 11 14 25 20 — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 8 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL 36 3 7 10 20 — — — — — 2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 53 10 12 22 18 — — — — — 2008–09 Albany River Rats AHL 76 6 25 31 27 — — — — — 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 61 10 23 33 39 5 0 2 2 6 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 63 11 29 40 29 14 0 6 6 2 2011–12 St. John's Ice Caps AHL 11 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 33 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 52 1 5 6 25 6 0 0 0 2 2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 74 13 18 31 27 — — — — — 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 60 8 15 23 30 — — — — — 2015–16 Lada Togliatti KHL 38 2 4 6 16 — — — — — 2016–17 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 50 4 22 26 18 11 0 3 3 0 2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Ilves Liiga 38 1 7 8 16 — — — — — 2018–19 Ilves Liiga 60 3 6 9 48 7 2 2 4 6 2019–20 Vienna Capitals AUT 48 4 23 27 20 3 0 1 1 2 2020–21 Dragons de Rouen FRA 22 3 10 13 16 — — — — — 2021–22 Dragons de Rouen FRA 43 6 26 32 20 13 0 4 4 20 AHL totals 392 56 121 177 170 19 0 8 8 8 NHL totals 39 3 5 8 10 — — — — — KHL totals 150 11 24 35 71 6 0 0 0 2