Terry Broadhurst (born November 30, 1988, in
Orland Park, Illinois) is an American professional
ice hockey forward
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. He is currently an
unrestricted free agent who most recently played with
Augsburger Panther
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in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL).
Playing career
After a successful college playing career with the
Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, Broadhurst signed a two-year entry level deal with the
Chicago Blackhawks of the
National Hockey League (NHL) in 2012 and was assigned to the
Rockford IceHogs. He split the following season between the IceHogs in the AHL and the
Toledo Walleye in the
ECHL. In 2013, he was joined by his younger brother
Alex Broadhurst
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on the IceHogs.
After spending two full seasons with the IceHogs, Broadhurst left the Blackhawks organization as a free agent to sign a one-year AHL deal with the
Chicago Wolves on July 30, 2014.
On July 10, 2015, Broadhurst signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club,
Skellefteå AIK, of the
Swedish Hockey League
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(SHL). He left Skellefteå in February 2016 and moved to fellow SHL side
Brynäs IF where he played for the remainder of the season.
On May 18, 2016, he penned a deal with
KooKoo of the Finnish top-flight
Liiga. In the
2016–17 season, Broadhurst quickly adapted to the Finnish level securing a scoring line role in producing 14 goals and 36 points in 53 games.
As a free agent over the summer, Broadhurst opted to return to the AHL during the
2017–18 season, re-uniting with brother Alex in agreeing to a professional try-out deal with the
Cleveland Monsters on October 30, 2017. Rediscovering his offensive touch, Broadhurst remained on the Monsters for the duration of the season, placing fourth in team scoring with 32 points in 49 games.
On August 8, 2018, Broadhurst returned to his original AHL club as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs. In 40 games with the IceHogs, Broadhurst added 4 goals and 12 points.
As a free agent entering the
2019–20 season, Broadhurst marked his 31st birthday by agreeing to a professional tryout contract with reigning AHL champions, the
Charlotte Checkers, on November 30, 2019. After adding 4 assists in 23 games over the course of his tryout, Broadhurst was signed to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season with the Checkers on February 18, 2020. Broadhurst made just 6 more appearances before he was traded by the Checkers, along with Cedric Lacroix to the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers in exchange for
Ryan Bourque on March 2, 2020.
Broadhurst remained a free agent into the pandemic delayed
2020-21
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season, only to belatedly sign with the Indy Fuel of the ECHL on April 8, 2021. He made 21 regular season appearances, providing a scoring presence with 6 goals and 19 points.
After a lone season with the
Tucson Roadrunners in the
2021–22 season, Broadhurst returned to Europe and signed a one-year deal with German club,
Augsburger Panther
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of the DEL, on September 9, 2022. In the
2022–23
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season with Augsburg, Broadhurst contributed with 10 goals and 28 points through 54 regular season games, however was unable to help prevent the Panthers finish in a relegation position. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract on March 17, 2023.
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1988 births
American men's ice hockey left wingers
Augsburger Panther players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Brynäs IF players
Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Chicago Wolves players
Cleveland Monsters players
Ice hockey players from Illinois
Indy Fuel players
KooKoo players
Living people
Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey players
Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Sioux Falls Stampede players
Skellefteå AIK players
Toledo Walleye players
Tucson Roadrunners players