Freddy Meyer

Playing career

Meyer played in the 1994 and 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Beverly, Massachusetts and Syracuse, New York. He was an NCAA East First All-American team selection in 2002–03 at Boston University. The Philadelphia Flyers signed him to an entry-level contract on May 21, 2003. He was a key defenseman for the Philadelphia Phantoms when they won the Calder Cup in the 2004–05 AHL season.

On December 16, 2006, the Flyers traded Meyer and a conditional third-round draft pick to the New York Islanders for Alexei Zhitnik. The Phoenix Coyotes claimed him off waivers on October 8, 2007; after clearing waivers on October 23, he was sent to the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. The Islanders reclaimed him off re-entry waivers on November 10. Meyer signed a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers on August 19, 2010.

Following the 2010–11 season, he left the NHL and signed a one-year deal with Modo Hockey of the Elitserien on June 18, 2011. He retired from professional hockey on August 28, 2012, becoming an assistant coach with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League for two seasons before leaving to become head coach of the East Coast Wizards in the EHL.