Nicolas Kerdiles (Wisconsin) died on Sept. 23 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Nashville. He was 29 years old.
A left wing from Lewisville, Tex., Kerdiles starred with the Los Angeles Selects before playing two years with the U.S. National Development Team Program. He then skated two seasons with Wisconsin, where in 60 games with the Badgers he collected 16 goals and 45 assists for 61 points to go with 70 penalty minutes. He also helped Wisconsin to the WCHA postseason title in 2013 before doing the same with the nascent Big Ten conference in 2014, although the Badgers were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament both years.
Selected 36th overall by Anaheim in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Kerdiles played three regular-season and four Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Ducks, notching one assist in postseason play. Having grown up in Irvine, Calif. after relocating there from France in his early years, he was the first player from Orange County to ever skate for Anaheim.
Kerdiles spent the bulk of his professional career in the American Hockey League with Norfolk, San Diego and Manitoba before retiring in 2019. In 181 AHL regular-season outings, he recorded 47-60—107 points and 178 PIM. He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 2012 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Czechia in his career, and played for the U.S. at the 2012 World Junior Championship in Alberta, Canada.
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