The former first-round pick of the Vancouver Canucks is returning to pro hockey for the first time in eight years.
Cody Hodgson walked away from professional hockey in 2016 at the age of 26 after being diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia. Now 33, Hodgson appears to be returning to pro hockey to go out on his own terms.
The first-round selection of the Vancouver Canucks in 2008 has inked a professional tryout with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League, an organization he played with before his retirement.
AHL transactions Jan. 17, 2024The Toronto native has banked 64 goals and 142 points in 328 NHL games with the Canucks, Sabres and Predators.
In his final season of pro hockey, Hodgson split time between Nashville and their AHL affiliate in Milwaukee, where he put up 11 points in 14 games.
The Admirals currently sit atop the Central Division with a 39-22-10-1 record, going 9-1 in their past ten games.