André Lawrence Hidi (born June 5, 1960) is a

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former

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player. Hidi played seven games with the

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Biography

Hidi was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1973

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with a

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team from Toronto. Hidi played junior hockey with the

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to 1981. Hidi then attended the

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. He played for the university's

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from 1980–81 to 1983–84; the Varsity Blues won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1984, with Hidi winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament. He was drafted by the

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in 1980. He was signed as a free agent in March 1984 by the Washington Capitals. He would play seven games in the NHL and 121 in the American Hockey League with the

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. During his seven total career games with the Capitals, Hidi scored 2 goals and 1 assist while receiving 9 penalty minutes. In 2014, Hidi was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame. , Hidi is the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hidi, Andre 1960 births Living people Binghamton Whalers players Canadian ice hockey forwards Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Toronto Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players Washington Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States 20th-century Canadian sportsmen