January 2, 2008
Ducks trade Hnidy to Bruins for Bochenski TheFourthPeriod.com
The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Shane Hnidy and a sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to the Boston Bruins in exchange for right wing Brandon Bochenski.
As part of the trade, the Ducks relinquished their option to exchange fourth-round picks with the Bruins in 2008 (as part of the Stanislav Chistov deal, Nov. 13, 2006).
Bochenski, 25, has played in 20 games for the Bruins this season, collecting six assists points and six penalty minutes.
Originally selected by Ottawa in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2001 draft, Bochenski has registered 21 goals and 26 assists for 47 points in 101 career NHL games between Ottawa (2005-06), Chicago (2006-07) and Boston (2007).
Hnidy, 32, scored three points points and 30 penalty minutes in 33 games with the Ducks this season. Originally selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (173rd overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Hnidy signed with Anaheim as a free agent on July 7, 2007.
A native of Neepawa, Manitoba, Hnidy has played for Ottawa (2000-04), Nashville (2004), Atlanta (2005-07) and Anaheim (2007) over seven NHL seasons. In 369 career NHL games, Hnidy has scored 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points with 479 penalty minutes.
